Cardiology — Flashcards

In patients with SLE, leukopenia may manifest through _____-mediated peripheral destruction

ABCs: _____ is influenced by FiO2 and PEEP _____ is influenced by TV * RR

Hint: Oxygenation/Ventilation

_____ ulcers are typically found at bony prominences (e.g., sacrum, 1st or 5th metatarsal heads, heel).

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

Elderly white female with muscle aches in shoulders and hips with rapid response to low-dose steroids is suggestive of _____ (associated with giant cell arteritis)

Hint: condition

Salt retention is a feature of nephritic syndrome _____

Hint: T/F

Both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis require vascular access _____

Hint: T/F

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

Hint: condition

A(n) decreased interval between S2 and the opening snap sounds of a mitral stenosis murmur correlates with _____ disease severity

Best prognostic indicator of COPD = _____