Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Cholangiocarcinoma is dx with _____

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

Hint: diagnosis

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? _____

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

How is endotracheal tube placement confirmed? _____

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? _____

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

Hint: Organism and Diagnosis?

When the likelihood of pulmonary embolism is low, do a(n) _____ to rule it out.

What is the likely diagnosis in a cancer patient with hypotension, JVD, hypoxia and clear lungs? _____