Clinical Reasoning US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Clinical Reasoning Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 111: Thick peripheral rim enhancement on MRI is the characteristic appearance of _____
Answer: glioblastomas
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Flashcard 112: Chest X-ray of left-sided heart failure may reveal _____ (dark airway against opacified alveoli) and cardiomegaly
Answer: air bronchograms
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Flashcard 113: Chronic HCV diagnosis requires both a serologic test for the HCV antibody and a confirmatory _____ for the presence of _____
Answer: molecular test
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Flashcard 114: Solitary Lung Nodule:
1) _____
2) CT scan if (1) is not available or growth
Answer: Compare with old x-ray
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Flashcard 115: Acute otitis media and mastoid swelling/anteriorly rotated ear is suggestive of _____; confirm with CT scan
Answer: mastoiditis
Extra: Mastoiditis is a clinical diagnosis; CT scan of the temporal bone (with contrast if intracranial extension is suspected) confirms the diagnosis and assesses for complications (e.g., subperiosteal abscess).
**Management:**
- IV antibiotics
- Drainage (e.g., myringotomy or tympanostomy tube placement)
- Mastoidectomy is indicated for severe or refractory cases.
Flashcard 116: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with low urine osmolality that improves by > 50% following administration of desmopressin?
_____
Answer: Central diabetes insipidus
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Flashcard 117: What diagnosis is suggested by a rash that starts on the extensor surfaces and moves inward?\n\n_____
Answer: Erythema multiforme
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Flashcard 118: The next best test following a pulmonary nodule found on X-ray with possible growth is _____
Answer: Chest CT
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Flashcard 119: Pneumatic insufflation → tense, immobile membrane = _____
Answer: otitis media
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Flashcard 120: Why is an abdominal ultrasound not the best initial imaging modality for patients with suspected chronic pancreatitis?
_____
Answer: Pancreas is a retroperitoneal organ that is not easily visualized through the overlying bowel loops
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