Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 631: Peripheral Arterial Disease is most commonly caused by occlusion of the _____

Answer: popliteal artery

Flashcard 632: How many lobes does interstitial (atypical) pneumonia typically involve? _____

Answer: > 1

Flashcard 633: In secondary/tertiary adrenal insufficiency, the metyrapone stimulation test results are _____ ACTH with _____ 11-deoxycortisol

Answer: decreased

Extra: * due to low ACTH secondary to dysfunctional anterior pituitary

Flashcard 634: What endocrine pathology is treated with demeclocycline? _____

Answer: SIADH

Flashcard 635: One complication of atherosclerosis is _____, which may result from stenosis of the popliteal artery

Answer: peripheral vascular disease

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 636: Muscle loss, truncal obesity, and osteoporosis are clinical manifestations of _____ deficiency in adults

Answer: growth hormone

Extra: * "Muscle wasting"

Flashcard 637: Pituitary apoplexy may lead to _____ due to acute hypopituitarism causing decreased ACTH

Answer: cardiovascular collapse

Extra: Cardiovascular collapse is the rapid or sudden development of circulatory failure. In the context of pituitary apoplexy, it results from acute secondary adrenal insufficiency (lack of ACTH causing lack of cortisol).

Flashcard 638: Disorders of primary hemostasis present with symptoms of mucosal and skin _____

Answer: bleeding

Flashcard 639: One ECG change associated with cardiac tamponade is _____, which occurs due to "swinging" movement of the heart in a large effusion

Answer: electrical alternans

Flashcard 640: Milk alkali syndrome is characterized by a triad of _____, metabolic alkalosis, and AKI

Answer: hypercalcemia

Extra: * Kidney injury occurs due to both hypercalcemia-induced renal vasoconstriction and calcium-induced diuresis * Metabolic alkalosis occurs due to volume depletion, reduced GFR, and alkali intake