Cardiology — Flashcards

_____ is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia

Lung cancer is the most common cause of metastasis to the _____

Are focal neurologic deficits seen in early Alzheimer disease? _____

What ethnicity has the lowest risk of developing hypertension?_____

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

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

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

What diabetes complication can be treated with TCAs? _____

Which cardiac tumor often causes systemic / constitutional symptoms (fevers, chills, sweats)?_____

Aortic _____ is associated with "Pulsus parvus et tardus", meaning pulses are weak with a delayed peak