Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 3681: Aortocavitary fistulas are an uncommon complication of _____

Answer: bacterial endocarditis

Flashcard 3682: Wernicke (receptive) aphasia is characterized by _____ speech (fluent or nonfluent)

Answer: fluent

Flashcard 3683: Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy can present as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with _____

Answer: Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

Flashcard 3684: How do PCWP and preload change during distributive shock?_____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 3685: Which bug is the most common cause of skin abscesses? _____

Answer: Staphylococcus aureus

Flashcard 3686: Osteoarthritis classically presents with joint pain that improves with _____

Answer: rest

Flashcard 3687: How does the ESR change in a patient with giant cell (temporal) arteritis?_____

Answer: Increased (often >100)

Flashcard 3688: _____ hallucinations often occur as an aura of temporal lobe epilepsy and in brain tumors

Answer: Olfactory

Flashcard 3689: One symptom associated with bacterial endocarditis is _____, which are tender, raised lesions on the finger or toe pads

Answer: Osler nodes

Flashcard 3690: What is the characteristic auscultatory finding in **severe aortic stenosis** heard at the **aortic area** (sitting; bell)?

Answer: Systolic murmur with absent S2

Extra: The A2 component of the second heart sound (S2) is typically soft or absent in **severe aortic stenosis** because the valve leaflets are heavily calcified and immobile, preventing them from snapping shut.