Cardiology — Flashcards

Deep diabetic foot infections are commonly _____microbial with secondary osteomyelitis due to _____ spread from the wound.

Work-Up: 1) ↑ 24-hour urine catecholamines and metanephrines is suggestive of _____ followed by: 2) Adrenal CT/MRI to localize tumor 3) I-123 MIBG scan that is taken up by tumor

Hint: condition

_____ is an inflammatory disease that presents with early morning stiffness, proximal muscle pain, and elevated ESR and CRP

Acute (< 1 month), uncomplicated back pain (e.g. lumbar strain) is treated with _____

Treatment of TTP is _____

What is the most important modifiable risk factor for AAA formation and expansion? _____

History of cancer, decreased breath sounds, dullness to percussion and friction rub = _____

Sturge-Weber syndrome is a neurocutaneous disorder associated with ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomas, which may cause _____ or epilepsy

Contrary to opioid intoxication, _____ is usually only mild in benzodiazepine overdose along with an absence of pupil _____

Hint: symptom

Impaired CSF reabsorption at the arachnoid villi leads to _____

Hint: condition