Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Interferon-gamma release assay is not influenced by prior BCG vaccination _____

Hint: T/F

Initial test for subarachnoid hemorrhage = _____

Bibasilar crackles, S3 gallop, displaced point of maximum impulse and lower extremity edema is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis?

What imaging modality is preferred for diagnosis of acute or chronic mesenteric ischemia? _____

Lungs that appear _____ (hyperlucent) on CXR are characteristic of COPD.

What is the diagnostic test for biliary strictures? _____

Pulmonary function testing (PFTs) → ↓ FEV1/FVC, but shows significant improvement with bronchodilators is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Meckel diverticulum is diagnosed using a(n) _____ study for uptake by ectopic gastric mucosa

Diagnosis of a retroperitoneal hematoma is confirmed with _____ or abdominal ultrasound

Hint: specific

_____ = asthma challenge testing (if spirometry normal)

Hint: drug