Diagnostic thoroughness (Hickam's dictum) — Flashcards

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A _____ is typically used to diagnose spinal stenosis or other vertebral pathology (ex. osteomyelitis) in patients who cannot undergo MRI

Diagnosis of pneumonia is made by _____ and sputum & blood gram stain/culture

On a non-contrast head CT, acute bleeding appears as _____ lesions

What mnemonic is used to help in the diagnosis of measles (rubeola)?_____

Sleep apnea is diagnosed via _____, where a patient sleeps in a monitored setting and a number of related measurements are taken

tuberous sclerosis

What is the most common clinical application for an ELISA?

accuracy (diagnostic testing)

precision (diagnostic testing)

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What is the next step in diagnosis for a patient with new-onset epigastric pain, nausea, hypotension, bradycardia and T-wave inversions in leads II, III, aVF? _____

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Diagnostic thoroughness (Hickam's dictum) Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards

Flashcard 1: A _____ is typically used to diagnose spinal stenosis or other vertebral pathology (ex. osteomyelitis) in patients who cannot undergo MRI

Answer: CT Myelogram

Flashcard 2: Diagnosis of pneumonia is made by _____ and sputum & blood gram stain/culture

Answer: CXR

Flashcard 3: On a non-contrast head CT, acute bleeding appears as _____ lesions

Answer: hyperattenuated (bright)

Flashcard 4: What mnemonic is used to help in the diagnosis of measles (rubeola)?_____

Answer: 4 C's (cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, koplik spots)

Flashcard 5: Sleep apnea is diagnosed via _____, where a patient sleeps in a monitored setting and a number of related measurements are taken

Answer: polysomnography

Flashcard 6: tuberous sclerosis

Answer:

Extra: cutaneous angiofibromas (adenoma sebaceum), hypopigmented "ash leaf" spots, seizures, mental retardation, cortical and retinal hamartomas, renal cysts and angiomyolipomas, cardiac rhabdomyomas, astrocytomas AD, but incomplete penetrance and variable expressivityTSC1/TSC2

Flashcard 7: What is the most common clinical application for an ELISA?

Answer: detection of antibodies in patient blood sample

Flashcard 8: accuracy (diagnostic testing)

Answer: the "trueness" of a test's results

Flashcard 9: precision (diagnostic testing)

Answer: consistency and reproducibility of a test's results

Flashcard 10: What is the next step in diagnosis for a patient with new-onset epigastric pain, nausea, hypotension, bradycardia and T-wave inversions in leads II, III, aVF? _____

Answer: Right-sided precordial ECG

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