Cardiology — Flashcards

IV drug users are at an increased risk of causing candidal endocarditis, most commonly of the _____ valve

What demographic is commonly associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm? _____

The cause of primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is often _____

Does aortic regurgitation cause a systolic or diastolic murmur?_____

Polymyalgia rheumatica is associated with a(n) _____ serum CRP and ESR

_____ hypertension (90-95% of cases) has no known etiology

Secondary hypertension may be caused by primary _____-aldosteronism

Tabes dorsalis presents with _____ of DTRs

What two tests may be used to differentiate between Cushing disease and ectopic (paraneoplastic) ACTH secretion? _____

The major risk factor for renal artery stenosis is _____