Differential diagnosis — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: Subchondral cysts, periarticular osteopenia and joint margin erosions on X-ray is suggestive of _____

Answer: rheumatoid arthritis

Flashcard 82: Which cause of genital ulceration presents with gray or yellow exudate? _____

Answer: Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

Flashcard 83: Viral meningitis is associated with _____ glucose in the CSF

Answer: normal

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Flashcard 84: Sclerodermal esophageal dysmotility is characterized by _____ LES pressure on esophageal manometry

Answer: low

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Flashcard 85: What dermatologic lesion is a elevated solid skin lesion < 1 cm? _____

Answer: Papule

Flashcard 86: Does Pneumocystis pneumonia have a productive cough? _____

Answer: No

Flashcard 87: Which cause of genital ulceration presents with painful vesicles on an erythematous base? _____

Answer: HSV

Flashcard 88: What pathologies are characterized by hematuria with no casts? _____

Answer: Bladder cancer, Kidney stones

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Flashcard 89: What is the likely diagnosis in a young patient that has hepatosplenomegaly, resting tremor, dysarthria, parkinsonism, and dementia? _____

Answer: Wilson disease

Flashcard 90: Eosinophilic esophagitis presents with esophageal _____ and linear furrows, often seen on endoscopy

Answer: rings

Extra: * Linear lines down eosinophilic boy's cape: linear furrows and esophageal rings Eosinophilic esophagitis Endoscopic image of the esophagus in a young patient with persistent dysphagia Concentric white rings (dashed lines) and linear, longitudinal furrows (green lines) are visible along the esophageal mucosa. These are the characteristic endoscopic features of eosinophilic esophagitis, which can be confirmed with an esophageal biopsy showing a large number of eosinophils. circular rings are non-specific; diagnosis is confirmed by > 15 eosinophils per high-power field on histology