Differential diagnosis — Flashcards

Arteriovenous fistula is a local vascular complication of cardiac catheterization characterized by a(n) _____ bruit and palpable thrill (with no mass)

Limited upward gaze, eyelid retraction and eyes non-reactive to light but intact accommodation is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Which renal stone is **radiolucent** (not visible on plain film X-ray)? _____

Arteriovenous fistula is a vascular complication of cardiac catheterization characterized by a(n) _____ bruit and palpable thrill.

A person with a long history of pneumonia and chronic mucopurulent cough develops hemoptysis is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is the most likely diagnosis in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy, supraventricular tachyarrhythmia, and no murmur? _____

Testicular tumors present as a painless testicular mass in a(n) young man that _____ be transilluminated

X-ray of the spine showing focal, sclerotic, hyperdense lesions is suggestive of _____ X-ray showing widespread osteopenia and subperiosteal bone resorption is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Myotonic dystrophy = _____ and confirmed with genetic studies

Hint: Diagnostic test

First step in workup of anemia: Microcytic → _____ Normocytic → reticulocyte count Macrocytic → blood smear