Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Flashcard 601: Unconjugated bilirubin with high reticulocyte count = _____

Answer: hemolysis/hemorrhage

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Flashcard 602: Patient with coma, absence of brainstem reflexes, and positive apnea test is suggestive of _____

Answer: brain death

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Flashcard 603: New onset enuresis is managed with _____ before treatment is started

Answer: ruling out organic causes

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Flashcard 604: Pleural effusion and atelectasis result in _____ breath sounds, _____ tactile fremitus, and _____ to percussion

Answer: decreased

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Flashcard 605: Lung abscesses may present with _____ on CXR, which suggests cavitation.

Answer: air-fluid levels

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Flashcard 606: HLA-DRB1 and vitamin D deficiency are associated with _____

Answer: multiple sclerosis

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Flashcard 607: Wilms tumor = _____

Answer: abdominal ultrasound

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Flashcard 608: Local tenderness ("cord-like palpable structure"), erythema along the course of a superficial vein is suggestive of _____

Answer: superficial thrombophlebitis

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Flashcard 609: What is the likely diagnosis in a middle-aged patient with a history of steroid use that presents with progressive groin, thigh, or buttock pain for the past six weeks? The pain is worst with abduction and internal rotation. _____

Answer: Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis)

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Flashcard 610: What is the normal range of Urea nitrogen, serum?

Answer: From 7 to 18 mg/dL