Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Bone minimal density (DEXA) ≤ -2.5 @ hip, spine, or wrist is _____

Hint: condition

Neutropenic patient with fever and neutrophil count < 500 is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

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

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

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

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

Hint: diagnosis

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

Hint: flexion or extension

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

Hint: diagnosis

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

What is the likely diagnosis for a patient with an acute, massive increase in AST/ALT in the setting of hypotension? _____