Differential diagnosis — Flashcards

Manifestations of acute angle-closure glaucoma include unilateral eye pain with conjunctival injection and a(n) _____, non-reactive pupil

Hint: size

Exudative effusion and lymphocytosis = _____

Hint: cause

Upper extremity thrombosis triggered by extreme activity of the arms (jackhammer) is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

What is definitive dx method of achalsia? _____

_____

Hint: Diagnosis

How do the following laboratory values change in iron deficiency anemia? Serum iron: _____ TIBC: _____ % Saturation: _____ Ferritin: _____

Obesity, hirsutism, acne and menstrual irregularity is suggestive of _____ Above and moonlike facies, HTN, muscle wasting, abdominal striae is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Sepsis, galactosemia, hypothyroidism, choledochal cyst, and CF can all cause _____ hyperbilirubinemia

Hint: indirect/direct

Erythema and wheals without hypotension is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Head-Thrust Test: The examiner turns the patient's head rapidly towards the affected side → positive if the patient is unable to maintain visual fixation = _____ cause of vertigo

Hint: central/peripheral