Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Why is an abdominal ultrasound not the best initial imaging modality for patients with suspected chronic pancreatitis? _____

Rule out fracture = _____

Hint: imaging

What is the most accurate test of ejection fraction? _____

A loud P2 implies _____

Hint: pathology

Ultrasound shows thin walled, dilated gallbladder is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the likely diagnosis in an African-American male that presents with fever, jaundice, dark urine and the peripheral smear below? _____

Multiple small pustules localized to hair follicles on any body surface? _____

A postviral patient who develops RBC casts: _____

Hint: Diagnosis?

Below is a CXR of a patient with _____

Hint:

What is the management in a patient with asymptomatic proteinuria? _____