Cardiology — Flashcards

Cardiovascular manifestations of lupus include accelerated _____, small-vessel necrotizing vasculitis, pericarditis, and libman-sacks endocarditis

_____ is defined as bronchial hyperresponsiveness with reversible airway bronchoconstriction

What is the intracellular potassium level in a type 1 diabetic patient? _____

Hint: increased or decreased

Lesions to the _____ may result in: - deficits in verbal memory (ex. word recognition) if the dominant lobe is affected - deficits in nonverbal memory (ex. musical ability) if the nondominant lobe is affected

In peripheral artery disease, buttock pain and erectile dysfunction are due to lesions in the _____ artery

Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia may present with _____ due to defective platelet aggregation

What can be used to localize hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue prior to surgery? _____

Ca2+ channel blockers may be used to treat _____ if β-blockers/nitrates have not worked or are contraindicated

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis can present as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with _____

Scurvy is associated with _____ hemorrhages and subperiosteal hemorrhages