Cardiology — Flashcards

Lytic bone metastases present with hyper_____

Hyperreflexia, spontaneous twitching, muscle cramping, tingling, and numbness are signs of which calcium imbalance? _____

Patients with hypertension and what comorbidity should replace ACE inhibitors with ARBs and nonselective betablockers with cardioselective beta blockers?_____

What is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in adults?_____

Vascular dementia is characterized by presence of multiple cortical and/or subcortical _____ on MRI or CT

Patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (1:500) have cholesterol levels of ~ _____ mg/dL

What demographic (age group) is most commonly affected by aortic stenosis? _____

Intraparenchymal hemorrhage may occur secondary to _____ injury following an ischemic stroke

What demographic is most commonly associated with acute endocarditis due to staphylococcus aureus?_____

Does central post-stroke pain (thalamic pain) syndrome respond to analgesic medications?_____