Differential diagnosis US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Differential diagnosis with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Differential diagnosis Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 41: neurofibromatosis type 2
Answer:
Extra: bilateral acoustic schwannomas, juvenile cataracts, neurofibromas AD NF2
Flashcard 42: von Hippel-Lindau disease
Answer:
Extra: caverous hemangiomas of skin, mucosa, organs; hemangioblastomas of retina, cerebellum, medulla; pheochromocytomas; multiple, bilateral renal cell carcinomas
AD VHL 3
Flashcard 43: Edward's syndrome
Answer:
Extra: severe mental retardation, rocker-bottom feet, micrognathia, low-set ears, clenched hands, cardiac abnormalities pregnancy quad screen:
decreased - β-hCG, α-fetoprotein, urine estriol
death within first year trisomy 18
Flashcard 44: Cri-du-chat syndrome
Answer:
Extra: microcephaly, severe mental retardation, high-pitched cry, epicanthal folds, cardiac abnormalities (VSD) microdeletion on short arm of chromosome 5
Flashcard 45: Angleman's syndrome
Answer:
Extra: mental retardation, seizures, ataxia, inappropriate laughter imprinting disease; defect in the maternal genes maternal chromosome 15
Flashcard 46: Alport syndrome
Answer:
Extra: progressive nephritis and deafness, ocular disturbances usually XR type IV collagen synthesis
Flashcard 47: Elhers-Danlos syndrome
Answer:
Extra: hyperextensible skin, hypermobile joints, easy bruise/bleed, recurrent dislocations, berry aneurysms AD or AR cross-linking step of collagen synthesis; often Type I, III, V collagen
Flashcard 48: primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
Answer:
Extra: ineffective mucus clearance; predisposition for infection bronchiectasis, recurrent sinusitis, infertility +/- situs inversus usually AR usually dyenin arm protein of cilia
Flashcard 49: Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Answer:
Extra: faulty lysosomal trafficking recurrent pyogenic infections, partial albinism, peripheral neuropathy AR LYST (lysosomal trafficking regulator)
mnemonic: C-H syndrome and LYST both have "Y"; I-cell disease doesn't have a Y
Flashcard 50: Salmonella enteritidis produces an inflammatory diarrhea, with _____ present in stool
Answer: leukocytes
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki
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