Cardiology — Flashcards

Heels or balls of feet = _____ ulcer Tips of toes / lateral malleolus = _____ ulcer Medial malleolus = _____ ulcer

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with a history of peripheral arterial disease that presents with pain, pallor, paresthesias, and pulselessness in one limb? _____

The pentad of symptoms seen in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) may be remembered using the mnemonic FAT RN: _____

Which type of infective endocarditis involves less virulent organisms infecting abnormal native valves? _____

Oxytocin toxicity leading to hyponatremia can cause _____

Hint: what neuro symptom?

Seizure with alternating stiffness and shaking with LOC points to a(n) _____

Hint: condition

FEV1/FVC < 70% = _____ lung disease

Hint: obstructive/restrictive

In a patient on mechanical ventilation, it is recommended to use the lowest _____ that maintains the oxygen saturation above 90%.

Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome (RADS) is caused by a single-known inhalation exposure to chemical irritants leading to asthma-like symptoms. The predominant cell responsible for airway infiltration are _____

Hint: cells

Arteriolar and soft tissue calcification leading to tissue ischemia and necrosis is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition