Cardiology — Flashcards

Aortic stenosis may present with _____, angina, and dyspnea on exertion

What is the next step in management for a patient with a clean or minor wound and an uncertain immunization history or <3 tetanus doses? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a young adult female with stroke-like symptoms and a positive RPR test despite no clinical evidence of syphilis? _____

What is the recommended anti-hypertensive agent(s) for a patient with chronic kidney disease (regardless of age/race/proteinuria)? _____

Manifestations of _____: * Cafe-au-Lait Spots, Lisch Nodules (hamartomas on iris), axillary and inguinal freckling * Multiple Neurofibromas (peripheral nerve sheath tumors) * Painless nodules on/under skin * Scoliosis (1/3) * Optic gliomas (CN2 tumor)

Hint: disease

Once a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is established, patients should receive a CT or MRI of the chest to evaluate for _____

The most common cause of hypothyroidism that is non-iatrogenic = _____

Stanford type A aortic dissection = _____ aorta + treated _____ Stanford type B aortic dissection = _____ aorta and treated _____

Hint: ascending/descending

What retinal pathology is associated with AV nicking, copper/silver wiring, and/or flame hemorrhages on funduscopy? _____

Pheochromocytomas are associated with: MEN 2A/2B _____ von Hippel-Lindau disease

Hint: familial condition