Cardiology US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Cardiology with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Cardiology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 731: What effect does the rapid squatting maneuver have on the "click" onset time of MVP murmurs?
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Answer: Later onset of click/murmur
Extra:
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Flashcard 732: MEN 2A is associated with mutations in the _____ gene, which codes for receptor tyrosine kinase in cells of neural crest origin
Answer: RET
Extra:
* RET = REarranged during Transfection
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Flashcard 733: What unique antibodies in plasma do patients with the O blood type have?
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Answer: Anti-A and Anti-B (IgG)
Extra: ABO Blood Group Summary:
• Type O: No antigens, Anti-A & Anti-B (IgG) antibodies. Universal RBC donor.
• Type AB: A & B antigens, No antibodies. Universal RBC recipient; Universal plasma donor.
Flashcard 734: Strokes involving the lenticulostriate artery may cause paralysis and sensory loss of the contra-lateral _____
Answer: entire body
Extra:
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Flashcard 735: Most common risk factor for **S. aureus** endocarditis (classically involving the tricuspid valve): _____
Answer: IV drug use (IVDU)
Extra: Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of acute infective endocarditis overall and the most common cause in IV drug users (IVDU).
In IVDU, the **tricuspid valve** is most frequently involved because it is the first valve the injected material and bacteria encounter in the venous return.
Mnemonic: **Tri**cuspid before **Bi**cuspid (Mitral) -> "**Try**" before you "**Buy**".
Flashcard 736: Polycythemia vera is characterized by _____ plasma volume
Answer: increased
Extra:
* due to increased proliferation of platelets
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Flashcard 737: One cause of acute primary adrenal insufficiency is _____ syndrome
Answer: Waterhouse-Friderichsen
Extra:
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Atlas:
Flashcard 738: Pregnancy, OCPs, smoking, and immobilization increase the risk for _____ in Factor V Leiden
Answer: thrombosis
Extra:
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Flashcard 739: Acute and chronic kidney disease may cause secondary _____ due to increased renin and/or decreased salt and water excretion
Answer: hypertension
Extra:
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Flashcard 740: _____ is inflammation of endocardium that lines the surface of cardiac valves (usually due to bacterial infection)
Answer: Endocarditis
Extra:
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