Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1621: The symptoms of Ménière disease are due to elevated _____

Answer: endolymphatic pressure

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Flashcard 1622: Management of chronic primary **mitral regurgitation** in patients who are symptomatic OR asymptomatic with **LVEF ≤ 60%**: _____

Answer: Surgical valve repair

Flashcard 1623: What is the most common leukemia in adults > 60 years old? _____

Answer: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

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Flashcard 1624: What patients are at greatest risk for IV contrast-induced AKI? _____

Answer: Preexisting renal damage (e.g. diabetes, glomerulonephritis)

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Flashcard 1625: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with hematuria a few days after an upper respiratory infection with normal complement levels? _____

Answer: IgA nephropathy (synpharyngitic glomerulonephritis)

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Flashcard 1626: Recent intracranial/spinal surgery, neoplasm, major GI or brain bleed are contraindications to _____ usage in ischemic/thrombotic stroke

Answer: tPA

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Flashcard 1627: What produces a classic "square root sign" on cardiac catheterization?\n_____

Answer: Constrictive pericarditis

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Flashcard 1628: Sickle cell disease = _____ bilirubin and _____ Hgb and _____ reticulocyte count

Answer: ↑

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Flashcard 1629: Anemia of chronic kidney disease is managed with _____

Answer: EPO

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Flashcard 1630: What is the gold standard confirmatory test for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia? _____

Answer: Serotonin release assay

Extra: The serotonin release assay (SRA) is the gold standard confirmatory test for HIT (high specificity). The HIT antibody (PF4 ELISA) is the initial screening test (high sensitivity).