Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2041: Do absence seizures present as episodes lasting 1-2 minutes? _____

Answer: No

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Flashcard 2042: _____ rhinitis is an upper airway pathology associated with eczema and asthma

Answer: Allergic

Extra: The atopic triad (or "atopy") refers to the association of allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis (eczema).

Flashcard 2043: _____ = diabetic neuropathy or bladder outlet obstruction

Answer: Overflow incontinence

Extra: Overflow incontinence is characterized by urinary dribbling and incomplete bladder emptying. Causes include: 1. **Detrusor underactivity** (impaired contractility): e.g., diabetic neuropathy, spinal cord injury. 2. **Bladder outlet obstruction**: e.g., BPH, pelvic organ prolapse.

Flashcard 2044: Postrenal AKI causes: _____ Ureters or Urethra (stone, cancer)

Answer: Bladder (BPH, cancer, neurogenic bladder)

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Flashcard 2045: Identification of dyslipidemia and calculation of 10-year CVD event risk requires lipid screening in adults ages: _____

Answer: 40- to 75-years-old

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Flashcard 2046: How do you definitively dx a PE? _____

Answer: CT angiogram

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Flashcard 2047: What is the difference between hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency? Hypertensive emergency is characterized by _____

Answer: end-organ damage

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Flashcard 2048: _____ is a subtype of migraine characterized by motor aura (weakness).

Answer: Hemiplegic migraine

Flashcard 2049: Which movement disorder presents as a high-frequency tremor with sustained posture (e.g. outstretched arms), often with a family history of tremor? _____

Answer: Essential tremor

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Flashcard 2050: What is the likely diagnosis in an adolescent girl with delayed puberty, clitoromegaly, and osteoporosis? Laboratory exam reveals undetectable estrogen and elevated testosterone levels. _____

Answer: Aromatase deficiency

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