Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

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Hint: Diagnosis?

Diagnosis of adrenal tumor is supported by an elevated level of _____

Pain on palpation of sinuses is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

How does alveolar edema appear on CT scan in the setting of a pulmonary contusion? _____

Liver cysts caused by entamoeba histolytica appear on ultrasound as _____echoic lesions

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that develops acute posterior calf pain/swelling while walking? Physical examination shows tenderness/induration at the medial head of the gastrocnemius and a crescent-shaped patch of ecchymosis at the medial malleolus. _____

What is the best diagnostic test for GERD, but is rarely done? _____

What kind of ulcer is associated with hairless legs, scaly skin, and absent pulses located at the tips of the toes? _____

Strabismus or congenital cataracts → cortical blindness is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Melanoma =_____

Hint: diagnostic step