Cardiology — Flashcards

Primary hyperparathyroidism is most common in _____

Hint: demographic

Patients with hereditary spherocytosis are at risk of aplastic crisis with _____ infection of erythroid precursors

Atelectasis (bronchial / bronchiole obstruction) presents with _____ breath sounds

Hint: increased or decreased

_____-to-_____ shunts may cause endocarditis

A special finding in a(n) _____ nerve injury is "ulnar claw" on digit extension

Functional pituitary adenoma is rarely from adenoma of _____ and gonadotrophs (FSH, LH)

Obesity is an important risk factor for insulin resistance (particularly _____ fat)

Hint: location

What is the most common thyroid nodularity? _____ *bonus: why?

_____ syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a failure to complete puberty and **anosmia** (loss of smell).

After checking a patient on urinalysis, patients with _____ should be started on a(n) ACE inhibitor, especially if they have concomitant BP > 130/80