Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

How is choledocholithiasis dx'd? _____

What imaging modality is used to confirm the diagnosis of rotator cuff tear? _____

What is the diagnosis in an elderly patient with swelling and tenderness of the parotid gland and erythema with scant purulent drainage? _____

Cholecystitis is associated with a positive _____ sign, which is inspiratory arrest after RUQ palpation due to pain

To grade GCS of eye opening: 4: _____ 3: _____ 2: _____ 1: _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient who develops a spike in creatinine a day after having a CT with IV contrast? _____

What is the next step in management for an elderly man with a significant smoking history that presents with urinary frequency and episodic gross hematuria for the past two months? Physical exam, including rectal exam, is unremarkable. _____

Congenital cardiac defects are diagnosed with _____

Hint: imaging

At what time of day is plantar fasciitis the worst? _____

_____ is characterized by optic disc atrophy with characteristic cupping