Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 3701: What is the characteristic auscultatory finding in **severe aortic stenosis** heard at the **aortic area** (sitting; bell)?

Answer: Systolic murmur with absent S2

Extra: The A2 component of the second heart sound (S2) is typically soft or absent in **severe aortic stenosis** because the valve leaflets are heavily calcified and immobile, preventing them from snapping shut.

Flashcard 3702: Which thyroid imbalance presents with onycholysis?_____

Answer: Hyperthyroidism

Flashcard 3703: In normal pressure hydrocephalus, CSF pressure is _____ elevated

Answer: episodically

Flashcard 3704: Which bug is the most common cause of skin abscesses? _____

Answer: Staphylococcus aureus

Flashcard 3705: Which thyroid imbalance is associated with dry, cool skin and coarse, brittle hair?_____

Answer: Hypothyroidism

Flashcard 3706: Lung cancer risk is directly related to the duration and the amount of smoking, which is measured in '_____'.

Answer: pack-years

Flashcard 3707: Nitrates are contraindicated in patients with _____ cardiomyopathy

Answer: hypertrophic obstructive

Flashcard 3708: Is cervical dystonia typically painful?_____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 3709: 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 3710: _____ is a longitudinal intimal tear with dissection of blood through the media of the aortic wall

Answer: Aortic dissection