Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 521: What is the pathophysiology of cholelithiasis in pregnancy? _____

Answer: Increased biliary cholesterol excretion Decreased gallbladder motility

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Flashcard 522: Anabolic steroid use leads to hypogonadism _____

Answer: T

Extra: Excess androgens can also be converted to estradiol via aromatase, leading to gynecomastia.

Flashcard 523: PCOS = _____ GnRH and _____ estrogen levels

Answer: ↑

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Flashcard 524: Does compression of the median nerve in the forearm (e.g., pronator syndrome) present with sensory loss over the thenar eminence?\n_____

Answer: Yes

Extra: Compression of the median nerve in the forearm (pronator syndrome) affects the **palmar cutaneous branch**, which arises proximal to the carpal tunnel. This results in sensory loss over the **thenar eminence**, a finding that helps distinguish it from carpal tunnel syndrome (where the thenar eminence is spared).

Flashcard 525: _____ hemostasis involves vWF and platelets and consists of platelet adhesion and aggregation resulting in a platelet plug. _____ hemostasis involves clotting factors and consists of the clotting cascade, resulting in a fibrin plug.

Answer: Primary

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/hematology-oncology/bleeding/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 526: Pregnancy = _____ hematocrit

Answer: ↓

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/obstetrics/3rd-trimester-labs/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 527: Anabolic steroid use = _____ testosterone and _____ GnRH, LH, FSH

Answer: ↔

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Flashcard 528: Why is thyroid hormone replacement given post-resection of thyroid cancer? _____

Answer: (-) feedback → ↓ TSH

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Flashcard 529: Atrial flutter is most commonly caused by a re-entrant circuit around the _____

Answer: tricuspid annulus

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Flashcard 530: Identify the heart sound heard at the apex (bell, left lateral decubitus) produced by atrial contraction into a non-compliant ventricle:\n\n_____

Answer: S4 gallop