Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2121: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy aka _____ is extreme burning/tingling non-dermatomal pain after a(n) _____

Answer: complex regional pain syndrome

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Flashcard 2122: No cortisol suppression with high dose dexamethasone (8 mg) is characteristic of _____ Yes cortisol suppression with high dose dexamethasone (8 mg) is characteristic of _____

Answer: ectopic ACTH production (small cell)

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Flashcard 2123: Which stroke subtype is characterized by early focal neurologic symptoms that worsen over minutes to hours with possible features of increased ICP (e.g. vomiting, headache, reduced alertness)? _____

Answer: Intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke

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Flashcard 2124: What is the recommended screening protocol for osteoporosis?\n_____

Answer: DEXA scan for all women ≥ 65

Flashcard 2125: Autonomic dysreflexia is a complication of spinal cord injury above T6 whereby noxious stimuli can cause an unregulated _____ response leading to severe hypertension

Answer: sympathetic

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Flashcard 2126: High likelihood of PE, what to do first? _____

Answer: Anticoagulate

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Flashcard 2127: In diabetic patients, what urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) is an indication for starting an ACE inhibitor?\n_____ mg/g

Answer: 30-300

Extra: The urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) of 30-300 mg/g (microalbuminuria) is an early indication of diabetic nephropathy and a prompt to initiate ACE inhibitors or ARBs for renal protection.

Flashcard 2128: Does conus medullaris syndrome present with upper or lower motor neuron symptoms? _____

Answer: Both upper and lower

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Flashcard 2129: Which spinal cord syndrome is characterized by ipsilateral spastic paralysis, ipsilateral loss of vibration/proprioception, and contralateral loss of pain/temperature? Answer: _____

Answer: Brown-Sequard syndrome

Extra: Brown-Sequard syndrome is most commonly caused by penetrating trauma (e.g., a knife wound) resulting in hemisection of the spinal cord.

Flashcard 2130: Patients with COPD who have resting PaO2 < _____ mmHg or SaO2 < _____% are candidates for long-term home O2 treatment

Answer: 55

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