Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

_____ is more sensitive for detecting ischemic stroke

Hint: CT or MRI

Disc herniation = _____

Hint: confirmatory imaging

Cervical radiculopathy = _____

Hint: diagnostic test

Lytic bone lesion, eczema and hypernatremia/polyuria is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Which physical exam technique is very sensitive for lumbar disc herniation? _____

A pt presents c/o colicky flank pain that radiates to the groin. He states that this started 2 days ago and that yesterday he had hematuria. He also complains of nausea and vomiting; denies any fever or chills: _____

Hint: Likely diagnosis?

Perforated viscus may present with _____, in which gas outlines the inner and outer surfaces of the intestine

Young male with lower back pain and morning stiffness that improves with use is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the next set of imaging that you get after non-contrast CT for stroke? _____

What CXR finding is often found in patients with coarctation of the aorta? _____