Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

How does a pt. present w/ gallstone pancreatitis? _____

Biopsy test of choice to confirm breast cancer = _____

Are iron studies or hemoglobin electrophoresis done first in someone suspicious for iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with an aortic dissection that develops hypotension, JVD, and pulsus paradoxus? _____

What is the preferred imaging modality for diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants > 4 months old? _____

Herniation-like lightning pain and older male is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What hip movement worsens the pain associated with a psoas abscess? _____

Hint: flexion or extension

A nonhealing tonsillar ulcer in an older male smoker is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

How do you confirm dx of esophageal cancer following barium swallow? _____

Unconjugated bilirubin with high reticulocyte count = _____

Hint: cause