Cardiology — Flashcards

_____ aphasia is caused by damage to the watershed areas around (but not including) Broca and Wernicke areas and the arcuate fasciculus

Is pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease usually at least partially reversible following correction of underlying abnormality?_____

Patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (very rare) have cholesterol levels of ~ _____ mg/dL

UTI's are associated with _____ incontinence

Clinical features of Addison disease include hyponatremia, hypovolemia, and hyperkalemia, due to lack of _____

What is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease in the U.S.? _____

How is a biopsy performed for a thyroid nodule? _____

Hereditary spherocytosis is a cause of microcytic or _____ (MCV) anemia

NSAIDs may be contraindicated for patients with _____ insufficiency

Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and Good syndrome can present as paraneoplastic syndromes associated with _____