Cardiology — Flashcards

Which chemotherapeutic drug is used in the treatment of lupus nephritis?_____

"Locked-in" syndrome is typically caused by stroke of the _____ artery

What pathologic heart sound may be heard with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? _____

-thalassemia due to a three gene deletion presents with _____ disease and severe anemia

What disease presents with reduced sensitivity to pain, impaired tear formation, and orthostatic hypotension?_____

What type of cardiac tumor is associated with a diastolic "plop" sound (mid-diastolic rumbling murmur best heard at the apex) on auscultation? _____

What effect does the rapid squatting maneuver have on the intensity of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy murmurs?_____

Which antibiotic is used in the empiric treatment of bacterial endocarditis?_____

A delayed, rumbling late diastolic murmur is indicative of what pathology? _____

In asthma, the DLCO is _____