Differential diagnosis — Flashcards

Five P's of lichen planus: _____

What is the likely diagnosis in an elderly male with last bowel movement 3 days ago who presents with abdominal distention and constipation five days after having surgery? Imaging reveals colonic dilation without evidence of anatomic obstruction. _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a young female that presents with foot pain between the toes with a clicking sensation when the 3rd/4th metatarsal heads are squeezed together? The patient also experiences numbness and paresthesias radiating to the toes.\n_____

Repeated vomiting, severe chest/back/epigastric pain, fever and left-sided pleural effusion is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Hemothorax = _____ to percussion Pneumothorax = _____ to percussion

On ultrasound, pancreatic pseudocysts are _____ collections

Light reflects from separate locations on each eye _____

Hint: diagnosis

_____ is a benign intraventricular tumor that typically presents with hydrocephalus due to increased CSF production.

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with a significant smoking and drinking history that presents with a persistent white plaque that cannot be scraped off? _____

Anti-mitochondrial antibodies are suggestive of _____

Hint: condition