Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

What type of hearing loss is suggested by the hearing test results below in a patient with left-sided hearing loss? Rinne: air > bone conduction in both ears Weber: lateralizes to the right ear _____

Recurrent and reproducible vertigo lasting < 1 minute brought on by head movement is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the likely diagnosis for a solid liver mass in a young woman on oral contraceptives? _____

How do you dx perforation?\n_____

Which type of parapneumonic effusion is characterized by the following values: pH > 7.2 Glucose > 60 mg/dl WBC < 50,000/mm3 Gram stain/culture: negative _____

Patient presents with bilateral renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblastomas, angiomatosis, and pheochromocytoma: _____

Hint: diagnosis

_____ is a feature of Tetanus that is also referred to as Lockjaw

Refractory duodenal ulcers and diarrhea is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

X-ray at the time of injury has _____ sensitivity for scaphoid fracture

Disc herniation = _____

Hint: confirmatory imaging