Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 2661: Excessive heat production in malignant hyperthermia induces fever and _____

Answer: muscle damage (e.g. rhabdomyolysis)

Flashcard 2662: Inappropriate absolute polycythemia is characterized by _____ EPO

Answer: increased

Flashcard 2663: Characteristic petechial rash in meningococcemia indicates _____ (platelet levels)

Answer: thrombocytopenia

Flashcard 2664: Osteoporosis may be secondary to _____-parathyroidism

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 2665: What ethnicity is associated with decreased risk for osteoporosis?_____

Answer: African Americans

Flashcard 2666: What is the level of TSH in a patient with Graves disease (increased, decreased, or normal)? _____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 2667: What is the treatment for a patient with Takayasu arteritis? _____

Answer: Corticosteroids

Flashcard 2668: Aortic dissection is associated with a _____ aortic valve

Answer: bicuspid

Flashcard 2669: Cerebrovascular disease is the _____ leading cause of death in the United States

Answer: 5th

Extra: In the United States, stroke (cerebrovascular disease) is currently the 5th leading cause of death, following heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries (accidents), and chronic lower respiratory diseases (or COVID-19 in recent years). Globally, stroke is the 2nd leading cause of death.

Flashcard 2670: Membranous nephropathy has a(n) _____ response to corticosteroids

Answer: poor