Cardiology — Flashcards

↑ Mitral stenosis severity = _____ gap between S2 and opening snap

Hint: ↑↓↔

What is the likely diagnosis in an obese patient with daytime hypercapnia, hypoxemia, and respiratory acidosis? _____

Thalassemia, when major, is treated with _____ and prophylactic _____ to prevent _____

Pseudohyponatremia (isotonic hyponatremia) is caused by _____

Hint: condition

(+) QRS in lead I (-) QRS in lead II frontal axis for ventricular depolarization = _____

Hint: alignment

What is the initial treatment for a macroprolactinoma (> 10mm) or symptomatic microprolactinoma? _____

Smoking cessation in COPD will reverse the lung damage _____

Hint: T/F

Back pain in a patient with alarm signs concerning for **spinal cord compression**: _____

Hint: most appropriate first step

What is the recommended treatment for severe, stage III COPD? _____

What is the preferred next step for diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in symptomatic patients? _____