Cardiology — Flashcards

Complicated parapneumonic effusions must be drained to prevent the development of:

_____ ischemic strokes are due to hypoperfusion or hypoxemia; common during cardiovascular surgeries

Pasteurella multocida is a zoonotic bacteria that causes cellulitis early in infection, further spreading and causing _____

_____ vertigo is caused by a brain stem or cerebellar lesion (e.g. stroke affecting vestibular nuclei or posterior fossa tumor)

_____ cardiomyopathy is primarily characterized by decreased compliance of the ventricular endomyocardium

Likely cause of a **harsh, holosystolic murmur** heard best at the **left lower sternal border**?

Anemia may present with _____, especially with pre-existing coronary artery disease

_____ is a variant of Hashimoto thyroiditis that presents with transient hyperthyroidism followed sometimes by hypothyroidism

In patients with hypertension and what comorbidity should ACE inhibitors / ARBs become first line?_____

Hyperfiltration of the existing kidney in unilateral renal agenesis increases risk of _____ later in life