Cardiology — Flashcards

Statin therapy may be used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in high-risk _____

What is the most common heart valve affected by rheumatic heart disease?_____

What is the level of estrogen in a patient with Klinefelter syndrome?_____

What acid-base disorder is a consequence of renal failure? _____

90% of patients who suffer sudden cardiac death have pre-existing severe _____

Consolidation (lobar pneumonia, pulmonary edema) presents with _____ to percussion

SVC syndrome can raise _____ pressure (if obstruction is severe), leading to headaches and dizziness

What diabetes complication can be treated with TCAs? _____

_____ is the insufficient production of hormones by the anterior pituitary gland

Are the MLF lesions seen with multiple sclerosis classically uni- or bilateral? _____