Cardiology — Flashcards

Chronic _____ can look similar to TB, with cavitary lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs and calcified nodules with fibrotic scarring

Hint: fungal infection

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

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis often presents with upper respiratory tract symptoms, such as _____ or nasopharyngeal ulceration

_____ emboli, an important complication of atrial septal defect, are emboli that arise on the right-side of the body and crossover to lodge on the left side

Which renal tubular acidosis may be caused by aldosterone resistance? _____

Treatment for overflow incontinence includes _____ and/or relief of obstruction (e.g. α-blockers for BPH)

One possible complication of mitral stenosis is _____ with associated risk for mural thrombi

Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila is associated with low blood _____

_____ cell carcinoma of the lung is usually not amenable to surgical resection and is thus treated with chemotherapy +/- radiation

Essential thrombocythemia may present with decreased plasma _____ because it is consumed by platelets