Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

What effect does the hand grip maneuver have on the intensity of MR, AR, and VSD murmurs?_____

What test for tuberculosis does not cross-react with BCG vaccine?_____

Is celiac disease associated with normal or decreased urinary excretion of D-xylose (D-xylose test)? _____

Multicystic dysplastic kidney is often diagnosed prenatally via _____

Pulsus alternans is most commonly seen in patients with severe _____

Trochanteric bursitis often occurs because the _____ is overcompensating to stabilize the hip

What opening pressure (lumbar puncture) is associated with bacterial meningitis? _____

How specific is the serum tumor marker CEA?_____

If a thyroid nodule has decreased uptake of 131I, it is considered a _____ nodule

What is the general underlying cause of a normocytic anemia with a corrected reticulocyte count > 3%? _____