Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 3671: Sudden cardiac death may be prevented with an implantable _____

Answer: cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)

Flashcard 3672: What type of pneumonia is typically caused by S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, H. influenzae, and Klebsiella? _____

Answer: Bronchopneumonia

Flashcard 3673: What clinical features are seen in 17-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency in males (sex hormone effects)?

Answer: Pseudohermaphroditism: ambiguous genitalia, undescended testes

Flashcard 3674: In the **JONES** criteria for rheumatic fever, what does the **'O'** represent?

Answer: **Carditis** (Pancarditis: endocarditis, myocarditis, and pericarditis)

Extra: The major **JONES** criteria for Rheumatic Fever are: - **J**oints (Migratory polyarthritis) - **O** (Heart): Carditis - **N**odules (Subcutaneous) - **E**rythema marginatum - **S**ydenham chorea

Flashcard 3675: How does microscopic polyangiitis present differently from granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener)? _____

Answer: Microscopic polyangiitis lacks nasopharyngeal involvement and granulomas

Flashcard 3676: Alzheimer disease presents with _____-onset (speed) memory loss, beginning with short-term and progressing to long-term loss

Answer: slow

Flashcard 3677: _____ is the progressive onset of heart failure over many years due to chronic ischemic myocardial damage

Answer: Chronic ischemic heart disease

Flashcard 3678: Patients with atlantoaxial instability can acutely present with neurological deficits due to _____ if their subluxation is worsened

Answer: spinal cord compression

Flashcard 3679: How do PCWP and preload change during distributive shock?_____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 3680: A murmur with an opening snap is most likely indicative of what pathology? _____

Answer: Mitral stenosis