General Medicine — Flashcards

Bornholm's disease is also known as _____ or pleurodynia

_____ syndrome is a linear mucosal laceration at the gastroesophageal (GE) junction

Consolidation (lobar pneumonia, pulmonary edema) may present with _____ breath sounds along with: - Egophony- Bronchophony- Whispered Pectoriloquy

ALS is characterized by asymmetric limb involvement with a combination of _____ and lower (LMN) motor neuron signs.

_____ lung carcinoma may produce antibodies against neurons, which may cause paraneoplastic myelitis, encephalitis, and subacute cerebellar degeneration

_____ embolism is usually due to a thromboembolus that arises from the left heart (most common)

Bornholm's disease is characterized by sharp pain in the lower _____ uni-laterally

Discoloration below the _____, seen in acute pancreatitis is known as Fox sign

Risk factors for _____ gallstones may be remembered with the '4 F's': 1. Fat2. Female (estrogen increases activity of HMG-CoA reductase)3. Fertile (pregnant)4. Forty

Cardiogenic and obstructive shock are characterized by skin that is _____ and clammy