Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Diverticulitis = _____

Hint: diagnostic test

Following X-ray, how do you diagnose malrotation? _____

↑ PCWP worsening after IVF and arrhythmias is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Narrow QRS, HR > 150, and no regular p waves +/- retrograde p waves is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Symptoms of spinal compression immediately after pulling epidural catheter is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Harsh, holosystolic murmur with palpable thrill: _____

Hypertension in the upper extremities; hypotension in lower extremities → claudication (refusal to walk) is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Pretest probability of coronary artery disease is high in patients with typical angina > age _____ (men) or _____ (women)

Bone pain, bone scan shows ↑ uptake and ↑ alkaline phosphatase is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Polycythemia and ↑ EPO and ↔ O2 saturation = _____

Hint: cause