Cardiology — Flashcards

What is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in adults?_____

Vascular dementia is characterized by presence of multiple cortical and/or subcortical _____ on MRI or CT

Patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (1:500) have cholesterol levels of ~ _____ mg/dL

What demographic (age group) is most commonly affected by aortic stenosis? _____

Intraparenchymal hemorrhage may occur secondary to _____ injury following an ischemic stroke

What demographic is most commonly associated with acute endocarditis due to staphylococcus aureus?_____

Is gout more common in males or females?_____

Does central post-stroke pain (thalamic pain) syndrome respond to analgesic medications?_____

Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure > _____ mmHg at rest

What is the mode of inheritance of medullary cystic kidney disease (MCKD) and what gene mutations are associated with it?