Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Systolic, < 2/6, soft, vibratory and musical, heard best @ lower mid-sternum: _____

Hint: Diagnosis?

How is Meckel diverticulum diagnosed? _____

What is the next best step in diagnosing/treating a thyroid nodule that has low TSH? _____

Early Lyme disease is diagnosed through _____

Hint: clinical signs or ELISA/Western blot

Patient presents with streak ovaries, congenital heart disease, horseshoe kidney, cystic hygroma at birth, short statue, webbed neck, and lymphedema is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the initial step in evaluation of a newly discovered thyroid nodule? _____

Obese woman, painful lumps in skin folds, fistulas w/ scarring, and drainage of malodorous, purulent fluid _____

Hint: Diagnosis?

What lab do you order to determine what type of AKI is present if patient is on diuretic? _____

What study may be used to confirm the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome if the diagnosis is uncertain? _____

What is the ultrasound description of a mature cystic teratoma? _____