Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 3131: What acid-base disturbance is associated with hypokalemia? _____

Answer: Alkalosis

Flashcard 3132: Which patient population is most classically associated with *Staphylococcus aureus* infective endocarditis?

Answer: Intravenous drug users (IVDU)

Extra: *S. aureus* is the most common cause of infective endocarditis (IE) overall, but it is the classic etiology for IE in **IV drug users**, where it frequently affects the **tricuspid valve**.

Flashcard 3133: What is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly? _____

Answer: Alzheimer disease

Flashcard 3134: _____ cardiomyopathy is the dilation of all four chambers of the heart

Answer: Dilated

Flashcard 3135: What is the treatment for a gas (air) embolus?_____

Answer: Hyperbaric O2

Flashcard 3136: How do levels of parathyroid hormone change in chronic renal disease? _____

Answer: Increased (secondary hyperparathyroidism)

Flashcard 3137: Meningiomas are often asymptomatic but may present with _____ or focal neurologic signs

Answer: seizures

Flashcard 3138: What malignancy is associated with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome?_____

Answer: Small cell lung cancer

Flashcard 3139: Damage to watershed zones occurs with severe _____

Answer: hypotension

Flashcard 3140: One risk factor for cataracts is _____ sunlight

Answer: excessive