Pattern recognition in clinical reasoning — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Diagnosis of pneumonia is made by _____ and sputum & blood gram stain/culture

Answer: CXR

Flashcard 2: CMV can result in _____-megaly on head CT scans

Answer: ventriculo

Flashcard 3: The gold standard for diagnosis of cystitis is culture showing > _____ colony forming units

Answer: 100,000

Flashcard 4: What mnemonic is used to help in the diagnosis of measles (rubeola)?_____

Answer: 4 C's (cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, koplik spots)

Flashcard 5: Sleep apnea is diagnosed via _____, where a patient sleeps in a monitored setting and a number of related measurements are taken

Answer: polysomnography

Flashcard 6: tuberous sclerosis

Answer:

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Flashcard 7: What is the most common clinical application for an ELISA?

Answer: detection of antibodies in patient blood sample

Flashcard 8: accuracy (diagnostic testing)

Answer: the "trueness" of a test's results

Flashcard 9: precision (diagnostic testing)

Answer: consistency and reproducibility of a test's results

Flashcard 10: What is the next step in diagnosis for a patient with new-onset epigastric pain, nausea, hypotension, bradycardia and T-wave inversions in leads II, III, aVF? _____

Answer: Right-sided precordial ECG

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