Cardiology — Flashcards

Haemophilus influenzae has a higher risk of infection in _____ patients

Is pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease usually at least partially reversible following correction of underlying abnormality?_____

_____ aphasia is caused by damage to the watershed areas around (but not including) Broca and Wernicke areas and the arcuate fasciculus

Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and Good syndrome can present as paraneoplastic syndromes associated with _____

UTI's are associated with _____ incontinence

NSAIDs may be contraindicated for patients with _____ insufficiency

What is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease in the U.S.? _____

What joint complication is associated with tabes dorsalis? _____

Patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (very rare) have cholesterol levels of ~ _____ mg/dL

Pulmonary emboli are usually clinically silent as the embolus is usually _____ (size) and self-resolves