Cardiology — Flashcards

_____ pneumothorax may be due to mechanical ventilation with use of high pressures

Pseudoaneurysm is a local vascular complication of cardiac catheterization characterized by a(n) _____ bruit and painful, pulsatile mass

Treatment of acute adrenal insufficiency includes _____ or _____ with aggressive fluid support

What is the likely diagnosis in an HIV patient that presents with a two-month history of low-grade fever and a productive cough that is worst in the morning?\n_____

In Guillain-Barré syndrome, elective intubation is indicated for patients with: - _____ - Respiratory distress - Severe dysautonomia - Bulbar weakness

Albuterol/ipratropium nebulizer is used for acute _____

Osteoarthritis classically presents with joint pain that _____ during the day

Hint: improves/worsens

Hemorrhagic shock is treated with _____

vertical/torsional nystagmus that lasts > 1 minute + postural instability and headache indicates _____ vertigo

Hint: peripheral/central

_____ syndrome is a(n) autoimmune phenomenon that results in fibrinous pericarditis following an MI (> 1 month)