Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 461: Plantar Fasciitis is distinguished from Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome in that heel pain _____ with use

Answer: improves

Flashcard 462: Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a(n) _____ chronic enlargement of the ventricles with _____ CSF pressure

Answer: idiopathic

Flashcard 463: In chronic mitral regurgitation (compensated), how do the following change? - preload = _____ - ejection fraction = _____

Answer: increase

Flashcard 464: What cancer is associated with IgG-mediated immune hemolytic anemia? _____

Answer: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

Extra: *Classically associated with warm AIHA per uWorld; may also be seen with IgM-mediated IHA-

Flashcard 465: What is the result of a dexamethasone suppression test if the cause of hypercortisolism is an adrenal cortical tumor? _____

Answer: Neither low nor high dose dexamethasone suppresses cortisol secretion

Flashcard 466: _____ ischemic strokes are due to an embolus from another part of the body that obstructs a vessel

Answer: Embolic

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Flashcard 467: Romaña's sign is inflammation and swelling around the _____ due to acute _____ disease

Answer: eyelids

Flashcard 468: _____ aortic dissection involves the ascending aorta

Answer: Stanford type A (proximal)

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Flashcard 469: Familial pheochromocytomas are more likely to be _____lateral

Answer: bi

Flashcard 470: Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is associated with _____ levels of complement

Answer: decreased

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