Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Tracheal obstruction = (_____) coin sign on AP and (_____) coin sign on lateral x-ray

Hint: +/-

Abdominal bloating, food aversion, weight loss and abdominal pain/nausea following meals is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis?

_____ assesses the severity of pancreatitis and can increase with third spacing

Hint: Lab value

DVT = _____

Hint: diagnostic test

How is TE fistula dx'd? _____

What type of acute renal failure has a normal BUN/Cr ratio? _____

Productive cough, hemoptysis, fatigue, weight loss, history of tuberculosis and intracavitary mass on CXR is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis?

What is the preferred diagnostic study for hemodynamically stable patients with normal renal function and suspected aortic dissection? _____

Postoperatively, what are two outcomes from a water challenge test of 500 mL of normal saline? _____

↓ Mobility and bulging of TM is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis