Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 361: Antibodies to spliceosomal snRNPs, also known as anti-Smith antibodies, are highly specific for _____

Answer: SLE

Flashcard 362: What demographic is associated with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura? _____

Answer: Adult females

Flashcard 363: In Heyde syndrome, the stenotic aortic valve causes passing vWF to _____, making it available to be degraded by ADAMTS13 in the vasculature

Answer: uncoil

Flashcard 364: Silent thyroiditis usually presents with a(n) _____ goiter

Answer: painless

Flashcard 365: Symptoms of bronchial carcinoid tumor are related to mass effect or _____

Answer: carcinoid syndrome

Flashcard 366: How does urinary excretion of Ca2+ change in Gitelman syndrome? _____

Answer: Decreased (hypocalciuria)

Flashcard 367: The pentad of classical symptoms seen in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) may be remembered using the mnemonic FAT RN: F: _____ A*: Anemia (Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia) T*: Thrombocytopenia R: Renal symptoms (1/2 of patients)-More common in HUS N: Neurologic symptoms (2/3 of patients)-More common in TTP

Answer: Fever (1/5 patients)

Extra: peripheral blood smear helps aid in diagnosis (e.g. schistocytes suggestive of intravascular hemolysis)

Flashcard 368: The abnormal heart sounds S3 and S4 are best heard at the heart _____, with the patient in left lateral decubitus position

Answer: apex

Flashcard 369: Radiation to the chest and pulmonary fibrosis are risk factors for _____ cancer

Answer: lung

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Flashcard 370: In primary adrenal insufficiency, the metyrapone stimulation test results are _____ ACTH with _____ 11-deoxycortisol

Answer: increased