Clinical decision rules US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Clinical decision rules 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.
Clinical decision rules 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: What lab test is used clinically to rule out DVT (high sensitivity, low specificity)? _____
Answer: D-dimer
Flashcard 3: The Windlass test can be used to diagnose Plantar Fasciitis, in which dorsiflexing the _____ elicits pain in the heel
Answer: hallux
Flashcard 4: Diagnosis of pneumonia is made by _____ and sputum & blood gram stain/culture
Answer: CXR
Flashcard 5: What is the rule in test for HIV?_____
Answer: HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab
Flashcard 6: The confirmatory test for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip is an _____
Answer: ultrasound
Flashcard 7: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is diagnosed with _____
Answer: echocardiography
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Flashcard 8: What mnemonic is used to help in the diagnosis of measles (rubeola)?_____
Answer: 4 C's (cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, koplik spots)
Flashcard 9: 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 10: What is the most common clinical application for an ELISA?
Answer: detection of antibodies in patient blood sample
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