Cardiology US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Cardiology with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Cardiology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 291: What two tests may be used to differentiate between Cushing disease and ectopic (paraneoplastic) ACTH secretion?
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Answer: 1. High-dose dexamethasone suppression test
2. CRH stimulation test
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* High dose dexamethasone test inhibits ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas, but NOT ectopic ACTH-secreting tumors
* CRH stimulation test increases ACTH production in pituitary adenomas, but fails to increase ACTH production with ectopic tumors
Watch Cushings Syndrome [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine/videos/medical-internal-medicine-endocrinology-adrenal-disease-cushing-syndrome-soap?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine?ref=anki
Flashcard 292: What demographic is classically affected by giant cell (temporal) arteritis?
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Answer: Elderly females (> 50)
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Watch Large & Medium Vessel Vasculitides [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-vascular/videos/medical-pathophysiology-vascular-vasculitides-large-and-medium-vessel-vasculitides?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/surgery-subspecialty/vascular/acquire?ref=anki
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Flashcard 293: _____ is the most common cause of constrictive pericarditis in developing countries
Answer: Tuberculosis
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Watch Pericarditis & Constrictive Pericarditis [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-cardiac/videos/medical-pathophysiology-cardiac-myocardial-and-pericardial-disorders-pericarditis-and-constrictive-pericarditis?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/cardiology/videos/pericardial-disease?index=4]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiac?ref=anki
Flashcard 294: When treating heat stroke, is supportive care or active cooling primarily indicated?
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Answer: Active cooling
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Flashcard 295: Symptoms of essential thrombocythemia are related to an increased risk of _____ and/or thrombosis
Answer: bleeding
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Watch Myeloproliferative Neoplasms & Myelodysplastic Syndromes [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-myeloid-lymphoid/videos/medical-pathophysiology-myeloid-and-lymphoid-myeloid-disorders-myeloproliferative-neoplasms-and-myelodysplastic-syndromes?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-and-myeloproliferative-disease?index=4]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/hematology-oncology/leukemia/acquire?ref=anki
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Flashcard 296: _____ arteritis is associated with a(n) weak or absent pulse in the upper extremity
Answer: Takayasu
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Watch Large & Medium Vessel Vasculitides [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-vascular/videos/medical-pathophysiology-vascular-vasculitides-large-and-medium-vessel-vasculitides?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/surgery-subspecialty/vascular/acquire?ref=anki
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Flashcard 297: β-blockers are useful in the management of chronic, stable _____
Answer: angina
Extra:
Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics (β-blockers)
Watch Beta blockers [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pharmacology/units/medical-pharmacology-autonomic-drugs/videos/medical-pharmacology-autonomic-drugs-sympathetic-beta-blockers?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/cardiology/videos/renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system?index=4]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiology/hypertension/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 298: In diabetes insipidus, the _____ and _____ are at greatest risk for hypernatremia
Answer: elderly
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* due to inability to increase fluid intake to compensate for free water loss
Watch Diabetes Insipidus & SIADH [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine/videos/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine-hypothalamic-and-pituitary-disorders-diabetes-insipidus-and-siadh?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/nephrology/videos/electrolytes?index=2]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine?ref=anki
Flashcard 299: Which disease caused by Legionella pneumophila is associated with high fever and respiratory symptoms (pneumonia)?
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Answer: Legionnaires' disease
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Watch Legionella pneumophila [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-bacteria/videos/medical-microbiology-bacteria-gram-negative-bacilli-respiratory-tract-legionella-pneumophila?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki
Flashcard 300: Treatment of follicular lymphoma is reserved for symptomatic patients and involves low-dose chemotherapy or _____ (anti-CD20 antibody)
Answer: rituximab
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* Because it is a B-cell lymphoma, thus Rituxumab will inhibit B-cell expression
Watch Non Hodgkin Lymphoma [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-myeloid-lymphoid/videos/medical-pathophysiology-myeloid-and-lymphoid-lymphoid-and-plasma-cell-disorders-non-hodgkin-lymphoma?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/leukemias-and-lymphomas?index=8]
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