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: Treatment of follicular lymphoma is reserved for symptomatic patients and involves low-dose chemotherapy or _____ (anti-CD20 antibody)
Answer: rituximab
Extra:
* 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]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/hematology-oncology/lymphoma/acquire?ref=anki
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Flashcard 292: 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 293: In diabetes insipidus, the _____ and _____ are at greatest risk for hypernatremia
Answer: elderly
Extra:
* 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 294: _____ 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 295: The "JONES" criteria is used for Rheumatic Fever:
J: _____
O: ♥ - carditis (endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis)
N: Subcutaneous Nodules (forearms, elbows, knees)
E: Erythema marginatum (rash w/ thick red borders)
S: Sydenham's chorea (rapid movement, esp. of hands and face)
Answer: Joints - migratory polyarthritis
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki
Flashcard 296: What demographic is classically affected by giant cell (temporal) arteritis?
_____
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 297: _____ 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 298: When treating heat stroke, is supportive care or active cooling primarily indicated?
_____
Answer: Active cooling
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki
Flashcard 299: 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
Extra:
* 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
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https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine?ref=anki
Flashcard 300: 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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