Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 521: Restrictive cardiomyopathy causes _____ dysfunction

Answer: diastolic

Extra: Cannot FILL the LV due to deposition of "crap;" normal EF

Flashcard 522: The _____ vaccine can result in a false positive PPD test

Answer: BCG

Flashcard 523: Which arthritis, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, classically involves the PIPs and DIPs? _____

Answer: Osteoarthritis (also the 1st CMC)

Extra: Osteoarthritis happens at the end of our lives at the end of our fingers (PIP/DIP)

Flashcard 524: Open-angle glaucoma is associated with _____ race and family history

Answer: African-American

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 525: Graves' ophthalmoplegia may cause _____ and decreased _____

Answer: diplopia

Flashcard 526: Patients with vertebral osteomyelitis will present with _____ back tenderness and constitutional symptoms

Answer: focal

Flashcard 527: What acid-base disturbance is associated with the maintenance phase of acute tubular necrosis? _____

Answer: Metabolic acidosis

Extra: Atlas: Step Up to Medicine:

Flashcard 528: The diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism may be confirmed with _____ after a(n) oral saline load

Answer: aldosterone suppression testing

Flashcard 529: What demographic  is associated with scleroderma? _____

Answer: Middle-aged females (30-50 years)

Flashcard 530: Increased risk of lung cancer is seen in _____ miners, due to increased exposure to radon

Answer: uranium