Cardiology — Flashcards

Hyperaldosteronism presents as hypertension with _____, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis

Hint: Na+

Type I hyperlipoproteinemia commonly presents with red-orange _____

Incremental reductions in _____ define the stages of chronic kidney disease

In Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, there is ventricular apical ballooning due to increased _____

Aortic regurgitation may present with a(n) bounding pulse (Corrigan / Water-hammer pulse), pulsating nail bed (Quincke pulse), and head _____ when severe

Uremia, a consequence of renal failure, may cause severe _____ and purpura of the skin

Traumatic vascular dissection is a relatively common cause of ischemic stroke in the young, affecting the _____ vessels

Hint: intracranial or extracranial?

Non-enzymatic glycosylation of medium and large-sized vessels may cause _____, which is the leading cause of nontraumatic amputation in diabetic patients

Cushing _____ is the result of chronic excess glucocorticoids caused by hypersecretion of ACTH from a pituitary adenoma

_____ hypertension (90-95% of cases) has no known etiology