Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2961: Flares of Behcet syndrome last 1-4 _____

Answer: weeks

Flashcard 2962: Disorders of primary hemostasis present with symptoms of skin bleeding, such as _____ (> 1 cm)

Answer: ecchymoses

Flashcard 2963: Which neurocutaneous disorder is associated with cafe-au-lait spots, cutaneous neurofibromas, and Lisch nodules? _____

Answer: Neurofibromatosis I

Flashcard 2964: In red blood cells, lack of ATP impairs membrane integrity due to lack of cation transport, causing an _____ anemia

Answer: extravascular hemolytic

Flashcard 2965: If a patient with ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome has increased ACTH secretion following a CRH stimulation test, the most likely cause of their syndrome is _____

Answer: Cushing disease

Flashcard 2966: Which renal tubular defects (2) present similarly to hyperaldosteronism? _____

Answer: Liddle syndrome, Syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess

Flashcard 2967: What demographic should alert you to possible Rubella infection?_____

Answer: Patients w/o vaccinations (ie: immigrants, anti-vaxxers)

Flashcard 2968: What cardiac pathology can be caused by adenovirus, coxsackie B, parvovirus B19, HIV, and HHV-6?_____

Answer: Myocarditis

Flashcard 2969: In polycystic kidney disease, cysts are usually _____-lateral

Answer: bi

Flashcard 2970: What is the most likely cause of a mid-systolic crescendo-decrescendo murmur heard best at the right upper sternal border that radiates to the carotids?

Answer: Aortic stenosis

Extra: The murmur of aortic stenosis is a mid-systolic crescendo-decrescendo ejection murmur, typically heard loudest at the right second intercostal space (base of the heart) and radiating to the carotid arteries. It is often associated with a weak and delayed carotid pulse (pulsus parvus et tardus).