Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 3161: Lung cancer often presents on CXR with a "_____-lesion" or on CT with a non-calcified nodule

Answer: coin

Flashcard 3162: What malignancy is associated with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome?_____

Answer: Small cell lung cancer

Flashcard 3163: Conservative treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension includes _____

Answer: weight loss

Flashcard 3164: In patients with hypertension and what comorbidity should ACE inhibitors / ARBs become first line?_____

Answer: Hypertension with Diabetes Mellitus

Flashcard 3165: Hyperfiltration of the existing kidney in unilateral renal agenesis increases risk of _____ later in life

Answer: renal failure

Flashcard 3166: Anemia may present with _____, especially with pre-existing coronary artery disease

Answer: angina

Flashcard 3167: 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 3168: A feared complication of severe thrombocytopenia is _____ bleeding

Answer: intracranial

Flashcard 3169: What is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly? _____

Answer: Alzheimer disease

Flashcard 3170: What type of goiter is associated with Graves disease?_____

Answer: Diffuse goiter