Approach to Common Symptoms (Fever, Pain, Fatigue) — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the earliest hematological response to iron therapy in iron-deficiency anemia?_____

Answer: Bone marrow erythroid hyperplasia

Flashcard 2: Anemia is classified as _____ if the MCV < 80 fL

Answer: microcytic

Flashcard 3: If the PSA is found elevated (in a hard feeling prostate) and cancer is suspected, the next step would be to do a _____ followed by biopsy

Answer: MRI

Flashcard 4: _____ is a painful sustained erection lasting >4 hours

Answer: Ischemic priapism

Flashcard 5: Mentzer index is defined as the quotient of _____

Answer: MCV/TRBC

Flashcard 6: _____ is almost always secondary to another disease, which may be remembered with "STOP Making Thrombi" S: Sepsis, Snake bite (rattlesnake) T: Trauma O: Obstetric complications P: Acute pancreatitis Making: Malignancy Thrombi: Transfusion

Answer: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

Flashcard 7: If the Mentzer index is _____, the patient likely has iron deficiency anemia.

Answer: > 13

Flashcard 8: In the **two-tier (Modified) Well's Criteria** for Pulmonary Embolism, a score of _____ points indicates that PE is **likely** or "probable".

Answer: > 4

Extra: The Modified (Two-tier) Well's Criteria is used to clinicaly assess the probability of Pulmonary Embolism (PE): - **Score > 4**: PE Likely (Directly proceed to imaging, typically CT Pulmonary Angiography). - **Score ≤ 4**: PE Unlikely (Proceed to high-sensitivity D-dimer testing to rule out PE).

Flashcard 9: Vitamin _____ deficiency (rare) presents with dermatitis, enteritis, alopecia, and adrenal insufficiency

Answer: B5

Flashcard 10: Vitamin _____ deficiency is characterized by sideroblastic anemia and peripheral neuropathy

Answer: B6