Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

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Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding: Diagnose Upper GI bleed with EGD Diagnose Lower GI bleed with _____ (fast bleeding) Diagnose Lower GI bleed with _____ (slow bleeding) Diagnose Lower GI bleed with _____ (no bleeding)

How does postconcussive syndrome present? _____

Asymmetric red reflex is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Under what conditions should a patient with a breast lump receive a mammogram and core needle biopsy? 1) The patient is older than _____ years old 2) The ultrasound shows a(n) _____ 3) The aspirate is _____ 4) The cyst _____

Irregular, nonlobular infiltrates in the setting of blunt thoracic trauma is suggestive of _____

Fever after anesthesia (halothane, succinylcholine) or fever > 104: _____

Hint: Diagnosis?

Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) = _____

Hint: diagnosis?

Test of choice for oropharyngeal dysphagia = _____

Perivalvular thickening with an echolucent cavity describes a(n) _____