Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 741: Strokes involving the lenticulostriate artery may cause paralysis and sensory loss of the contra-lateral _____

Answer: entire body

Flashcard 742: 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 743: What demographic is classically affected by Buerger disease? _____

Answer: Heavy smokers, males < 40 years old

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Flashcard 744: Mitral regurgitation usually arises as a complication of mitral valve _____

Answer: prolapse

Flashcard 745: Patients with DRESS syndrome present with fever, generalized lymphadenopathy, facial edema, and diffuse _____ skin rash

Answer: morbilliform

Flashcard 746: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome may present with easy bruising and a tendency to _____

Answer: bleed

Flashcard 747: Anti-SRP antibodies are associated with _____

Answer: polymyositis

Extra: Anti-SRP (signal recognition particle) antibodies are specific for polymyositis (classically necrotizing autoimmune myopathy) and are associated with a poor prognosis. Note: While Anti-SRP can be associated with cardiac involvement (myocarditis), its primary association in myositis is polymyositis, not dermatomyositis.

Flashcard 748: Low-dose _____ is commonly used to prevent ischemic stroke in patients with Transient ischemic attack

Answer: aspirin

Flashcard 749: Cotton wool spots and a "pizza pie" description on funduscopy are characteristic of what viral infection complication? _____

Answer: CMV retinitis

Flashcard 750: Dermatomyositis may present with a(n) _____ rash that is similar to SLE

Answer: malar