Bayesian approach to diagnosis US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Bayesian approach to diagnosis with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Bayesian approach to diagnosis Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: A _____ is typically used to diagnose spinal stenosis or other vertebral pathology (ex. osteomyelitis) in patients who cannot undergo MRI
Answer: CT Myelogram
Flashcard 2: In Legg-Calve-Perthes, will you often observe pathology on the initial x-ray?_____
Answer: No
Flashcard 3: What laboratory finding has a high sensitivity for the diagnosis of congestive heart failure?
_____
Answer: Elevated brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiology/heart-failure/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 4: Sleep apnea is diagnosed via _____, where a patient sleeps in a monitored setting and a number of related measurements are taken
Answer: polysomnography
Flashcard 5: The _____ blot *used to be* the confirmatory test for HIV after a positive ELISA
Answer: Western
Flashcard 6: tuberous sclerosis
Answer:
Extra: cutaneous angiofibromas (adenoma sebaceum), hypopigmented "ash leaf" spots, seizures, mental retardation, cortical and retinal hamartomas, renal cysts and angiomyolipomas, cardiac rhabdomyomas, astrocytomas
AD, but incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity TSC1/TSC2
Flashcard 7: What is the most common clinical application for an ELISA?
Answer: detection of antibodies in patient blood sample
Flashcard 8: accuracy (diagnostic testing)
Answer: the "trueness" of a test's results
Flashcard 9: precision (diagnostic testing)
Answer: consistency and reproducibility of a test's results
Flashcard 10: What is the next step in diagnosis for a patient with new-onset epigastric pain, nausea, hypotension, bradycardia and T-wave inversions in leads II, III, aVF?
_____
Answer: Right-sided precordial ECG
Extra:
Watch Stable Angina, Vasospastic Angina, & Acute Coronary Syndromes (UA, NSTEMI, STEMI) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-cardiac/videos/medical-pathophysiology-cardiac-ischemic-heart-disease-stable-angina-vasospastic-angina-and-acute-coronary-syndromes-ua-nstemi-stemi?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiac?ref=anki
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