Cardiology — Flashcards

Sarcoidosis is associated with _____ due to increased 1α-hydroxylase activity in epithelioid histiocytes

Chronic kidney disease is an independent risk factor for developing _____ disease

Complications of chronic rheumatic heart disease include infectious _____

Hypertensive retinopathy revolves around retinal damage due to chronic _____ hypertension

Tumor Lysis Syndrome results from the fulminant release of tumor cell contents into the plasma, resulting in the following problems - _____kalemia - Hyperphosphatemia - Hypocalcemia - hyperuricemia due to increased nucleic acid breakdown

Autoantibodies form complexes with antigens, which activate the classical complement pathway and induce tissue damage in _____

Hint: autoimmune disorder

_____ is characterized by hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia that is not correctable by administration of exogenous PTH

Pancoast tumors may cause Pancoast syndrome, which is characterized by _____ pain, Horner syndrome, and atrophy of hand muscles.

One complication of atherosclerosis is _____, which may result from stenosis of the mesenteric artery

Tuberous Sclerosis may present with _____, which are CNS hamartomas that line the ventricular system