Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Flashcard 551: PE test of choice = _____

Answer: CT angiography

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Flashcard 552: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that presents with a hard, painless bump on the eyelid? _____

Answer: Chalazion

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Flashcard 553: Bibasilar crackles, S3 gallop, displaced point of maximum impulse and lower extremity edema is suggestive of _____

Answer: dilated cardiomyopathy

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Flashcard 554: What is the likely diagnosis for asymptomatic keratinized hair follicles ("rough bumps") typically distributed over the extensor arms and thighs? _____

Answer: Keratosis pilaris

Flashcard 555: What imaging modality is preferred for diagnosis of acute or chronic mesenteric ischemia? _____

Answer: CT angiography

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Flashcard 556: Initial test for subarachnoid hemorrhage = _____

Answer: non-contrast CT

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Flashcard 557: How do you diagnose neonatal chlamydia infection? _____ of conjunctival or nasopharyngeal swabs

Answer: NAAT

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Flashcard 558: Interferon-gamma release assay is not influenced by prior BCG vaccination _____

Answer: T

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Flashcard 559: Lungs that appear _____ (hyperlucent) on CXR are characteristic of COPD.

Answer: lucent black

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Flashcard 560: Pulmonary function testing (PFTs) → ↓ FEV1/FVC, but shows significant improvement with bronchodilators is suggestive of _____

Answer: asthma

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