Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

A patient with fever and an absolute neutrophil count < _____ cells/mm³ is suggestive of neutropenic fever

Bone Mineral Density (DEXA) T-score ≤ -2.5 @ hip, spine, or wrist is _____

Hint: condition

Biopsy test of choice to confirm breast cancer = _____

In patients with a(n) anterior cerebral artery occlusion, involvement of the _____ can cause flat affect and lack of motivation (abulia)

How does a pt. present w/ gallstone pancreatitis? _____

Bloody diarrhea, fever and history of travel or a local outbreak is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the preferred imaging modality for diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants > 4 months old? _____

Are iron studies or hemoglobin electrophoresis done first in someone suspicious for iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with an aortic dissection that develops hypotension, JVD, and pulsus paradoxus? _____

A nonhealing tonsillar ulcer in an older male smoker is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis