Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 331: One sign of medial cerebellar lesion is _____ dysfunction when the eyes try to fix on a point

Answer: gaze

Extra: Medial cerebellar lesions (vermis, flocculonodular lobe) result in nystagmus (gaze dysfunction), truncal ataxia, and head tilting.

Flashcard 332: What type of brain hematoma presents insidiously 1-2 weeks after the initial injury with headache, somnolence, confusion, and focal neurologic deficits? _____

Answer: Chronic subdural hematoma

Flashcard 333: One clinical feature of Addison disease is _____

Answer: hyperkalemia

Flashcard 334: SLE may affect the _____, causing seizures or psychosis

Answer: brain

Flashcard 335: Chronic _____ presents with edema, skin pigmentation and venous stasis dermatitis (skin peeling due to ulcerations)

Answer: venous insufficiency

Flashcard 336: What is the most common inflammatory condition of the pituitary gland? _____

Answer: Lymphocytic hypophysitis

Flashcard 337: The _____ stage of ATN is associated with fairly normal kidney function and urine output

Answer: initiation

Flashcard 338: In hyperkalemic RTA, _____ causes hyperkalemia

Answer: hypoaldosteronism

Flashcard 339: What diabetes complication can be treated with TCAs? _____

Answer: Diabetic neuropathy

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 340: If a patient with myasthenia gravis experiences muscle weakness due to over-treatment, edrophonium _____ reverse the muscle weakness

Answer: will NOT

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics