Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Pericardial effusion / tamponade = _____

Hint: diagnostic tool

A pt presents c/o colicky flank pain that radiates to the groin. He states that this started 2 days ago and that yesterday he had hematuria. He also complains of nausea and vomiting; denies any fever or chills: _____

Hint: Likely diagnosis?

Lytic bone lesion, eczema and hypernatremia/polyuria is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Disc herniation = _____

Hint: confirmatory imaging

Cervical radiculopathy = _____

Hint: diagnostic test

Which physical exam technique is very sensitive for lumbar disc herniation? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a young woman with significant hypertension, amaurosis fugax, and a carotid bruit? _____

Suprasellar tumor, ↓ FSH/LH and bitemporal hemianopsia is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

During a Rinne test: Air louder than bone = _____ deficit Bone louder than air = _____ deficit

Hint: sensorineural or normal/conductive

What CXR finding is often found in patients with coarctation of the aorta? _____