Clinical Reasoning — Flashcards

Recurrent skin, mucosal (e.g. tooth) infections without purulence and neutrophilia is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Angiofibromas (face) Ash-leaf spots (hypopigmented on Wood's lamp) Shagreen patches (common on low back) Afebrile seizures = _____

Hint: diagnosis

What will be seen on KUB of Ogilvie syndrome? _____

Testing for antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) is highly sensitive and specific for _____

What is the best noninvasive test to confirm diagnosis of H. pylori infection? _____

How is the **level** (high vs. low) of an **imperforate anus** determined? _____

How does a pt. present w/ gallstone pancreatitis? _____

A patient presents with **painful, grouped vesicles** on an erythematous base. What is the likely diagnosis? _____

Fever and nuchal rigidity is suggestive of _____

Hint: condition

An ABI of _____ is considered diagnostic of occlusive peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in symptomatic patients