Cardiology — Flashcards

Is the A - a gradient normal, increased, or decreased, in response to a pulmonary embolus? _____

Which antibody is sensitive for drug-induced lupus? _____

Neutropenia may result from severe _____

T-cell ALL (leukemia or lymphoma) often presents with _____, particularly in the cervical, supraclavicular, and axillary lymph nodes

Costosternal syndrome (costochondritis) typically presents after repetitive activity and involves the upper costal cartilage at the _____ or _____ junctions

How do serum K+ levels change in Bartter syndrome? _____

von Willebrand disease is associated with an abnormal _____ assay

MEN_____ and MEN_____ may cause primary hyperparathyroidism

Without treatment, patients with giant cell (temporal) arteritis are at high risk for _____

Amaurosis fugax presents with a painless, transient, monocular vision loss that is caused by a small embolus to the _____ artery