Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Patient presents with chorea, dementia, and caudate/putamen degeneration is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What biliary disease is characterized by a "beads-on-a-string" appearance on MRCP? _____

How is endotracheal tube placement confirmed? _____

Cholangiocarcinoma is dx with _____

"Thumb-sign" on lateral X-ray: _____

Hint: Organism and Diagnosis?

The hallmark finding on Chest X-ray (CXR) in a patient with _____ is bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy.

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient who recently emigrated from Mexico and presents with fever, RUQ pain, and bloody diarrhea with a subcapsular liver cyst visible on CT? _____

What is the best initial test for Myasthenia Gravis? _____

Inability to flex middle finger but pops with forced flexion is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the next step in management for patients with hyperbilirubinemia and a predominantly cholestatic pattern of liver function? _____