Differential diagnosis — Flashcards

Flashcard 111: Raised, red granulation tissue on anterior vaginal wall with continuous watery vaginal discharge is suggestive of _____

Answer: vesicovaginal fistula

Extra: Often due to obstructed labor (causes necrosis / fistula development). Bladder dye testing (e.g., methylene blue or indigo carmine) is used to confirm the diagnosis.

Flashcard 112: _____ = dysfunction of thermoregulation _____ = inadequate fluid/salt replacement

Answer: Exertional heat stroke

Flashcard 113: What are the most common causes of referred otalgia? _____

Answer: Dental disease Temporomandibular joint disease

Flashcard 114: On continuous-wave Doppler with the transducer at the **apex**, a high-velocity systolic jet directed **away** from the transducer (below the baseline) is characteristic of _____.

Answer: aortic stenosis

Flashcard 115: A rash including the palms and soles likely indicates: _____

Answer: Coxsackievirus A Rocky mountain spotted fever 2° Syphilis

Flashcard 116: Dysphagia with solids / liquids = _____ disorder Dysphagia with solids = _____ disorder

Answer: motility

Flashcard 117: _____ presents with saber shin and saddle nose

Answer: Congenital syphilis

Flashcard 118: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that presents with rapidly progressive dementia with prominent myoclonus? _____

Answer: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)

Flashcard 119: Fever and cough with (-) CXR is suggestive of _____ Fever and cough with (+) consolidation on CXR is suggestive of _____ Fever and cough with cavitation on CXR is suggestive of _____

Answer: bronchitis

Flashcard 120: In addition to excess vitamin A, growth hormone and tetracyclines can cause _____

Answer: idiopathic intracranial hypertension