Cardiology — Flashcards

Miliary tuberculosis develops when the infection is disseminated into the _____

What is the most common inherited cause of hypercoagulable state in Caucasians? _____

What is the result of a dexamethasone suppression test if the cause of hypercortisolism is an ACTH-secreting tumor of the anterior pituitary?_____

_____ is the progressive onset of heart failure over many years due to chronic ischemic myocardial damage

What does the e in JeNES criteria represent? _____

Patients with atlantoaxial instability can acutely present with neurological deficits due to _____ if their subluxation is worsened

What two organs are commonly affected by Churg-Strauss syndrome?_____

How does microscopic polyangiitis present differently from granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener)? _____

Renal papillary necrosis may be caused by _____ disease or trait

Where is murmur due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy best heard?_____