Differential diagnosis — Flashcards

Flashcard 201: What is the preferred diagnostic test for Babesiosis? _____

Answer: Peripheral blood smear ("Maltese cross")

Flashcard 202: Condition characterized funduscopically by an **elevated, wrinkled, or greyish-appearing retina**, classically presenting with a "curtain" descending over the visual field: _____

Answer: Retinal detachment

Flashcard 203: A(n) negative monospot test with symptoms of infectious mononucleosis suggests _____ infection

Answer: CMV

Flashcard 204: Does central vertigo present with hearing loss and tinnitus? _____

Answer: No

Flashcard 205: Clinical findings of respiratory distress, mediastinal shift, and unilateral absent breath sounds suggest a diagnosis of _____.

Answer: Tension pneumothorax

Extra: Tension pneumothorax is a clinical diagnosis requiring immediate needle decompression.

Flashcard 206: Sudden onset of hip or knee pain in an obese teenager/undergoing a growth spurt is suggestive of _____

Answer: slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)

Flashcard 207: Aortic stenosis with valve area > 1 cm and normal pulse pressure and anginal symptoms = _____

Answer: CAD

Flashcard 208: Intracranial hemorrhage appearance on CT: - Biconvex lens (bulges outward): _____ hematoma - Crescent shape (inward curvature): Subdural hematoma - Blood in sulci and cisterns: Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Answer: Epidural

Flashcard 209: _____ = fever, bloody diarrhea, RUQ pain, smooth/cystic subcapsular mass

Answer: Entamoeba histolytica

Flashcard 210: Severe abdominal pain, n/v and diarrhea, fever, leukocytosis and atrial fibrillation is suggestive of _____

Answer: acute mesenteric ischemia