Cardiology — Flashcards

Von Hippel-Lindau disease is an inherited disease associated with increased risk for _____ carcinoma and hemangioblastoma of the cerebellum

What is the leading cause of death in a patient with diabetes mellitus? _____

Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease present with claudication, ischemic _____, and numbness distal to the occlusion

Acute aortic dissection may lead to new-onset _____ with signs and symptoms of cardiogenic shock

Which ADH disorder is characterized by high levels of circulating ADH and thus inappropriately concentrated urine? _____

Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) can ultimately result in Rheumatic Fever and _____

Varicose veins are a result of incompetence of the _____

Excluding skin cancer, which demographic has **Breast, Lung, and Colorectal** as the top 3 most common cancers by incidence in the United States? _____

Hint: Men, Women, or Children (age 0-14)?

In the united states, the majority of overdose deaths are caused by _____

Severe intravascular hemolysis can cause _____ due to acute tubular necrosis (ATN)