Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

A positive screening test for Treponema pallidum (via VDRL or RPR) is confirmed via _____

Cholecystitis is associated with a positive _____ sign, which is inspiratory arrest after RUQ palpation due to pain

What is the most sensitive initial test for malabsorption syndromes? _____

Can intestinal atresia be diagnosed with abdominal x-ray? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with a firm, mobile nodule on the back (pictured below)? The nodule does not change shape when pinched at the edge. The patient had a similar bump in the same location months ago, which spontaneously resolved. _____

Below is a patient with _____

Diagnosis? _____

Persistent nonproductive cough and consolidation in the right middle lobe is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with weight loss, tachycardia, anti-thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies, and the physical exam findings below? Thyroid gland: normal size, non-tender TSH: low Free T4: high Radioactive iodine uptake: < 5% _____

_____ phenomenon is characterized by episodic vertigo triggered by loud noises, occurring in the setting of a perilymphatic fistula