Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

A loud P2 implies _____

Hint: pathology

What is the most appropriate and confirmatory diagnostic step for suspected primary adrenal insufficiency? _____

Osteoporosis is defined as a(n) _____ at least _____ standard deviations below normal

How do you diagnose HIV during the asymptomatic infection (pre-AIDS)? Screen: _____ Confirm: _____

What is the initial imaging study of choice in a patient that presents to the ED after an unprovoked first seizure? _____

Preceding sore throat → sandpaper skin that eventually desquamates (peels), strawberry tongue and circumoral pallor is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What do decreased pulmonary markings mean? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with unilateral hearing loss with a dull, hypomobile tympanic membrane with air-fluid level behind the TM on otoscopic exam? _____

Young patient with hypertensive emergency (blood pressure 185/125 mm Hg, papilledema, severe headache, confusion, and vomiting) and an abdominal bruit on examination that is best heard at the right costovertebral angle is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the best initial test for carcinoid tumor? _____