Differential diagnosis — Flashcards

Painful _____ lymphadenopathy is classically associated with HSV-2

CMV can present with _____ calcifications in the brain

What other pathologies should be on a differential when considering appendicitis? _____ (elderly) and ectopic pregnancy

Which liver enzyme is increased in cholestasis (e.g. biliary obstruction), infiltrative disorders, and bone disease? _____

Lab results of S. pneumoniae meningitis include _____ CSF glucose

Hint: high or low

In chronic osteomyelitis, the necrotic bone is called a(n) _____, while the surrounding layer of reactive new bone (sclerosis) is called a(n) involucrum.

The _____ is a diagnostic test that detects the heterophile antibodies seen in EBV infection via agglutination of sheep or horse RBCs

A CXR showing a **white visceral pleural line** and an **absence of distal pulmonary vessels** is highly suggestive of _____.

Fungal/TB meningitis is associated with _____ protein in the CSF

Lab results of S. pneumoniae meningitis include _____ polymorphonuclear cells in CSF

Hint: high or low