Cardiology US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Cardiology with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Cardiology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 81: von Willebrand disease is associated with an abnormal _____ assay
Answer: Ristocetin
Extra: von Willebrand Disease (vWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. It typically presents with mucosal bleeding (e.g., epistaxis, menorrhagia) and may show an increased PTT because vWF normally stabilizes Factor VIII.
Flashcard 82: T-cell ALL (leukemia or lymphoma) often presents with _____, particularly in the cervical, supraclavicular, and axillary lymph nodes
Answer: lymphadenopathy
Extra:
Watch Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Hairy Cell Leukemia & Adult T cell Leukemia [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-myeloid-lymphoid/videos/medical-pathophysiology-myeloid-and-lymphoid-lymphoid-and-plasma-cell-disorders-acute-lymphoblastic-leukemia-all-chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia-cll-hairy-cell-leukemia-and-adult-t-cell-leukemia?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
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Flashcard 83: Neutropenia may result from severe _____
Answer: infection (e.g. gram-negative sepsis)
Extra: Neutropenia in severe infection (like gram-negative sepsis) occurs due to increased margination and migration of neutrophils into the affected tissues, depleting the circulating pool.
Flashcard 84: Anti-phospholipid syndrome is characterized by a(n) _____-coagulable state
Answer: hyper
Extra:
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Atlas:
Flashcard 85: Endocarditis secondary to rheumatic fever most commonly affects the _____ valve
Answer: mitral
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiac/endocarditis/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 86: 1-2% of patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) develop _____ per year
Answer: multiple myeloma
Extra: Watch Plasma Cell Neoplasms [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-myeloid-lymphoid/videos/medical-pathophysiology-myeloid-and-lymphoid-lymphoid-and-plasma-cell-disorders-plasma-cell-neoplasms?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-and-myeloproliferative-disease?index=2]
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Flashcard 87: Which microcytic anemias present with increased free erythrocyte protoporphyrin?
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Answer: Iron deficiency anemia, Anemia of chronic disease
Extra:
* excess of protoporphyrin relative to iron (decreased heme)
Watch Iron Deficiency Anemia & Anemia of Chronic Disease [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-blood-coagulation/videos/medical-pathophysiology-blood-and-coagulation-microcytic-anemias-iron-deficiency-anemia-and-anemia-of-chronic-disease?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/microcytic-anemia?index=8]
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Other:
Flashcard 88: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may impair _____ valve closure, thus causing regurgitation
Answer: mitral
Extra:
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Flashcard 89: What is the treatment for von Willebrand disease?
_____
Answer: Desmopressin
Extra:
Watch Inherited Coagulation Defects [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-blood-coagulation/videos/medical-pathophysiology-blood-and-coagulation-coagulopathies-and-platelet-disorders-inherited-coagulation-defects?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/coagulation-and-fibrinolysis?index=7]
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Flashcard 90: Degeneration of the **dorsal columns** and **dorsal roots** is characteristic of which disease?\n_____
Answer: Tabes dorsalis (tertiary syphilis)
Extra: Tabes dorsalis is a manifestation of tertiary syphilis. It results in impaired proprioception and vibratory sense (dorsal columns), sensory ataxia, and lancinating pains. It is often associated with Argyll Robertson pupils.
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