Cardiology — Flashcards

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

Hint: intracranial or extracranial?

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

Conn syndrome presents with hypertension, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis due to _____ aldosterone levels

Functional pituitary adenoma is less commonly from adenoma of _____ and corticotrophs (ACTH)

_____ arthritis is due to an infectious agent, usually bacterial

Pulmonary embolism may present with _____

Hint: what acid-base disorder?

Filoviruses (ebola, marburg) cause acute _____ that can progress to end-organ failure

Generally, obstructive lung diseases increase risk for chronic, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction with subsequent _____

What demographic is associated with Coxiella burnetii pneumonia? _____

Where does osteomyelitis most commonly occur in adults? _____