Cardiology — Flashcards

One clinical feature of Addison disease is _____ (H+ levels)

Where is a murmur due to aortic stenosis the loudest? _____

Hypertensive _____ is defined as severe hypertension (>180 / >120 mmHg) without acute end-organ damage

What is the state of the adrenal glands in Cushing syndrome due to ACTH secreting pituitary adenoma (hyperplasia, atrophy; one, both)?_____

The _____ test uses edrophonium to help diagnose myasthenia gravis

Patients who develop pulmonary infarction may develop right heart strain that generates a _____ EKG finding

Patients with scleroderma can present with a sclerodermal renal crisis, which is an intense renal failure that causes _____

Mitral valve prolapse (Barlow syndrome) complications are rare but include infective _____, arrhythmia, and severe mitral regurgitation

One symptom associated with bacterial endocarditis is septic arterial or pulmonary _____

Does mitral valve prolapse cause a systolic or diastolic murmur?_____