Differential diagnosis — Flashcards

Flashcard 291: Flu-like symptoms followed by sudden thoracic/upper abdominal pain 2/2 coxsackievirus is suggestive of _____

Answer: pleurodynia

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Flashcard 292: _____ vertigo is a form of vertigo that presents with hearing loss or tinnitus

Answer: Peripheral

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Flashcard 293: Chronic pain in the anatomical snuffbox moving upward on the radial side without a history of trauma. Diagnosis? _____

Answer: De Quervain's tenosynovitis

Flashcard 294: Rash starting on palms/soles of feet moving towards trunk (centripetal spread) is suggestive of _____

Answer: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)

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Flashcard 295: Subacute appendicitis (>5 days) is suggestive of _____

Answer: appendiceal abscess

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Flashcard 296: Painful bacterial staph infection of eyelash follicle or meibomian gland is suggestive of _____

Answer: Hordeolum

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Flashcard 297: Psoriasis and joint pain is suggestive of _____

Answer: psoriatic arthritis

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Flashcard 298: Chronic venous insufficiency = _____

Answer: duplex venous ultrasound

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Flashcard 299: Painless occlusion of meibomian gland is suggestive of _____

Answer: chalazion

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Flashcard 300: _____ is distinguished from biliary colic by the presence of fever, leukocytosis, Murphy's sign, and pain duration > 6 hours.

Answer: Acute cholecystitis

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