Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Pericardial effusion / tamponade = _____

Hint: diagnostic tool

_____ is more sensitive for detecting ischemic stroke

Hint: CT or MRI

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

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

During a Rinne test: Air louder than bone = _____ deficit Bone louder than air = _____ deficit

Hint: sensorineural or normal/conductive

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

Hint: diagnosis

What imaging modality is recommended to evaluate patients with suspected gallstone pancreatitis? _____

Diagnosis of esophageal cancer = _____ Confirmation of esophageal cancer = _____

Tumor of anterior pituitary, ↓ FSH/LH and bitemporal hemianopsia is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

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