Cardiology — Flashcards

Non-pharmacological treatments for venous insufficiency include leg _____ and compression leg stockings

The main danger associated with creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels greater than 20,000 U/L is _____ due to myoglobinuria

Ipsilateral dilated pupil with down/out gaze and ipsilateral paralysis and contralateral homonymous hemianopia = _____ herniation

RAI ablation can worsen Graves ophthalmopathy _____

Hint: T/F

Pheochromocytoma may be accompanied by unexplained fasting _____

Antinuclear antibodies (anti-Smith and anti-dsDNA) _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the likely diagnosis in an elderly female who presents with acute back pain after lifting boxes? There is decreased spinal mobility due to pain, which worsens with standing or walking and is relieved by lying down. There is focal tenderness to palpation at the L4 vertebra.\n\n_____

Subacute signs of increased ICP (headache, fever) in an HIV individual is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Following treatment of septic shock with antibiotics and fluids, patient deteriorates rapidly - cause?\n_____

A(n) _____ refers to damage to the spinal cord