Differential diagnosis — Flashcards

What type of thyroid nodule, hyperfunctioning ("hot") or hypofunctioning ("cold"), is more likely to be cancerous? _____

Cervical motion tenderness and mucopurulent/bloody discharge without PID symptoms is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the most likely diagnosis in a patient with previous percutaneous liver biopsy, RUQ pain, melena, and jaundice? _____

Post-prandial vomiting and alopecia is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the diagnosis in an elderly patient with swelling and tenderness of the parotid gland and calculi on oral exam? _____

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Hint: diagnosis

Complex regional pain syndrome shows patchy _____ on X-ray and increased uptake in affected limbs on bone scintigraphy

Which type of hematuria, glomerular or non-glomerular, is associated with microscopic hematuria, proteinuria, and dysmorphic/casted RBCs? _____

Below is a T2-weighted MRI with high-intensity signal in the area of the _____

Hint:

_____ presents with sluggish ankle jerks

Hint: Hypothyroid myopathy or polymyositis