Cardiology — Flashcards

Chronic exposure to _____ can occur with patients who work in the aerospace industry, in electronics manufacturing, or with nuclear reactors

Polymyalgia rheumatica is associated with a(n) _____ serum creatine kinase (CK)

How do levels of plasma renin change in Liddle syndrome? _____

Restrictive lung disease may be caused by poor muscular effort, such as _____, myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barré syndrome

_____ hyperaldosteronism is seen in patients with renovascular hypertension due to independent activation of the RAAS

Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is associated with _____ levels of complement

Pompe disease is a glycogen storage disease associated with _____ cardiomyopathy

The consequences of renal failure may be remembered using the mnemonic "MAD HUNGER": M: _____ A: Anemia D: Dyslipidemia (especially increased triglycerides) H: Hyperkalemia U: Uremia N: Na+ / H2O retention G: Growth retardation and developmental delay E: Erythropoietin failure R: Renal osteodystrophy

Which blood transfusion reaction is caused by donor anti-leukocyte antibodies against recipient neutrophils and pulmonary endothelial cells? _____

What acute phase reactant can be measured clinically as a nonspecific sign of ongoing inflammation? _____