Cardiology — Flashcards

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

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

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

Pulmonary embolism may present with _____

Hint: what acid-base disorder?

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

_____ arthritis is due to an infectious agent, usually bacterial

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

Where does osteomyelitis most commonly occur in adults? _____

One possible complication of benign prostatic hyperplasia is _____, due to backup of fluid into the kidney

What demographic is associated with Coxiella burnetii pneumonia? _____