Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2961: What demographic should alert you to possible Rubella infection?_____

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

Flashcard 2962: What cardiac pathology can be caused by adenovirus, coxsackie B, parvovirus B19, HIV, and HHV-6?_____

Answer: Myocarditis

Flashcard 2963: In polycystic kidney disease, cysts are usually _____-lateral

Answer: bi

Flashcard 2964: 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).

Flashcard 2965: Symptomatic treatment of _____ in MS patients may include baclofen or other GABAB receptor agonists

Answer: spasticity

Flashcard 2966: Which CN III fibers (motor or parasympathetic) are affected first by vascular disease?_____

Answer: Motor

Flashcard 2967: Which Rickettsia spp. is characterized by a rash that starts at the extremities, spreading inwards to the trunk?_____

Answer: Rickettsia rickettsii

Flashcard 2968: What is the diagnostic cutoff for HbA1c for a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus? _____

Answer: ≥ 6.5%

Flashcard 2969: Which chemotherapeutic drug is used in the treatment of lupus nephritis?_____

Answer: Mycophenolate mofetil

Flashcard 2970: The average age of presentation for lung cancer is _____ years old

Answer: 70

Extra: The median age at diagnosis for lung cancer is approximately 70-71 years. Most patients are diagnosed between the ages of 65 and 74.