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 91: One source of von Willebrand factor (vWF) is from the _____ of endothelial cells
Answer: Weibel-Palade bodies
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/platelets?index=4]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/heme-onc/hemostasis/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 92: Characteristic petechial rash in meningococcemia indicates _____
Answer: thrombocytopenia
Extra:
Watch Neisseria meningitidis [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-bacteria/videos/medical-microbiology-bacteria-gram-negative-cocci-neisseria-meningitidis?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/heme-onc/hemostasis/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 93: What is the treatment for von Willebrand disease?
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Answer: Desmopressin
Extra:
Watch Inherited Coagulation Defects [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-blood-coagulation/videos/medical-pathophysiology-blood-and-coagulation-coagulopathies-and-platelet-disorders-inherited-coagulation-defects?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/coagulation-and-fibrinolysis?index=7]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/heme-onc/hemostasis/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 94: Coronavirus is a virus that can cause acute bronchitis, eventually leading to _____
Answer: ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)
Extra:
Watch Coronavirus (Coronaviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-viruses/videos/medical-microbiology-viruses-rna-viruses-positive-sense-coronavirus-coronaviridae?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
Watch Coronavirus (Coronaviridae) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pediatrics-hepatobiliary/videos/medical-pathophysiology-hepatobiliary-pancreatic-disease-pancreatic-cancer-and-islet-cell-tumors?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki
Flashcard 95: A bicuspid aortic valve presents with a soft systolic early ejection murmur that radiates to the _____ with a high frequency ejection click
Answer: neck
Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gross-anatomy/videos/heart?index=12]
https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki
Flashcard 96: Degeneration of the **dorsal columns** and **dorsal roots** is characteristic of which disease?\n_____
Answer: Tabes dorsalis (tertiary syphilis)
Extra: Tabes dorsalis is a manifestation of tertiary syphilis. It results in impaired proprioception and vibratory sense (dorsal columns), sensory ataxia, and lancinating pains. It is often associated with Argyll Robertson pupils.
Flashcard 97: Pneumonitis, glomerulonephritis (RPGN) and palpable purpura are common clinical symptoms of _____ vessel vasculitides
Answer: small
Extra:
* Symptoms vary -> papules/plaques, hematuria/AKI, crescents, interstitial fibrosis, etc
Watch Small Vessel Vasculitides [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-vascular/videos/medical-pathophysiology-vascular-vasculitides-small-vessel-vasculitides?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/surgery-subspecialty/vascular/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 98: Both polymyositis and dermatomyositis are associated with _____ disease
Answer: interstitial lung
Extra: - Reported in 10-40% of cases; prevalence can reach 70% in pt. with anti-histidyl transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetase (anti-Jo-1) or antimelanoma differentiation associated protein (MDA)-5 antibodies.
Flashcard 99: The cause of primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is often _____
Answer: idiopathic
Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/pulmonology/videos/lung-pathology-special-topics?index=4]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiology/hypertension/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 100: What demographic is associated with Ewing sarcoma?
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Answer: Boys < 15 years old
Extra: Ewing sarcoma is most common in boys < 15 years old and is much more common in Caucasian patients. It typically involves the diaphysis of long bones (especially femur), pelvic flat bones, and presents with an 'onion skin' periosteal reaction.
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