Classic Clinical Presentations

Question 1

Abdominal pain, blue gum line and constipation.

Answer 1

Lead poisoning

Question 2

Abdominal pain and tenderness in the right iliac fossa.

Answer 2

appendicitis

Question 3

Abdominal pain following and alcoholic binge.

Answer 3

pancreatitis

Question 4

Abdominal pain in right iliac fossa and diarrhea.

Answer 4

Cohn’s disease

Question 5

Abdominal pain in left iliac fossa, blood in stool, young female.

Answer 5

Ulcerative colitis

Question 6

Abdominal pain in left iliac fossa, blood in stool, older male.

Answer 6

Diverticulitis

Question 7

Abdominal pain, splenomegaly in a black child.

Answer 7

Sickle Cell Disease

Question 8

Adrenal hemorrhage and shock.

Answer 8

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

Question 9

Amenorrhea, no lactation after postpartum hemorrhage.

Answer 9

Sheehan syndrome

Question 10

Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, hypermobile joints.

Answer 10

Marfan’s Syndrome

Question 11

Argyll-Robertson pupil, aortic aneurysm and angina pectoris

Answer 11

Tertiary syphilis

Question 12

Ataxia, heart problems, and scoliosis

Answer 12

Friedrich’s syndrome

Question 13

Beefy red tongue and fatigue

Answer 13

Vitamin B12 deficiency

Question 14

Bilateral Hilary lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum.

Answer 14

sarcoidosis

Question 15

Bilateral ptosis, diplopia, and difficulty chewing in a female.

Answer 15

Myasthenia gravis

Question 16

Bitot’s spots in the eyes.

Answer 16

Vitamin A deficiency

Question 17

Bladder or bowel control problem.

Answer 17

Cauda Equina syndrome

Question 18

Bleeding swollen gums

Answer 18

scurvy

Question 19

Blue lips, swollen ankles, and dyspnea

Answer 19

Chronic Bronchitis

Question 20

Blue sclera and frequent fractures in an infant.

Answer 20

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Question 21

Bone pain, head enlargement and deafness.

Answer 21

Paget’s disease of the bone

Question 22

Bronze skin, cirrhosis, and diabetes mellitus.

Answer 22

hemochromatosis

Question 23

Buffalo hump, obesity, and purplish abdominal stria.

Answer 23

Cushing’s syndrome.

Question 24

Buboes in the groin, sigh of the groove.

Answer 24

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Question 25

Bull's eye rash

Answer 25

Lyme disease

Question 26

Butterfly rash and multiple painful joints in a young female.

Answer 26

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Question 27

Café au laity spots and skin nodules

Answer 27

Neurofibromatosis

Question 28

Calf pseudohypertrophy and a positive Gower's sign.

Answer 28

Duchesne's muscular dystrophy.

Question 29

Cape-like distribution of pain.

Answer 29

Syringomyelia

Question 30

Caputo medusa

Answer 30

Cirrhosis with portal hypertension

Question 31

Carditis, chorea, Polyarteritis, and subcutaneous nodules.

Answer 31

Rheumatic fever

Question 32

Casal necklace/collar

Answer 32

Pellagra

Question 33

Cat scratch, fever and local lymphadenitis

Answer 33

Cat Scratch disease

Question 34

Cauliflower-like lesions on the hands or genitals

Answer 34

Human papilloma viral infection

Question 35

Cherry red spot on the macula

Answer 35

Tay-Sachs disease

Question 36

Cherry red skin and headaches.

Answer 36

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Question 37

Chest pain worse on lying down and better when sitting forward

Answer 37

Pericarditis

Question 38

Chest pain worse with exertion and better with rest

Answer 38

Angina pectoris

Question 39

Chest pain with sweating and a feeling of apprehension.

Answer 39

Myocardial infarction

Question 40

Chills, fever, vomiting, and costovertebral angle tenderness.

Answer 40

Pyelonephritis

Question 41

Chorea and dementia

Answer 41

Huntington's disease

Question 42

Chronic non-healing ulcer on ear or nose

Answer 42

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 43

Cirrhosis and Kayser - Fleisher rings

Answer 43

Wilson's disease

Question 44

Clubbing and cyanosis in an infant with a heart murmur.

Answer 44

Fallot's tetralogy

Question 45

Condylomata accuminata

Answer 45

Human papillovirus infection

Question 46

Condylomata late/latum

Answer 46

Secondary syphilis

Question 47

Coryza, conjunctivitis, and Koplick spots

Answer 47

Measles

Question 48

Deep labored breathing with acetone smell on breath

Answer 48

Diabetes ketoacidosis

Question 49

Dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia

Answer 49

Pellagra

Question 50

Dry eyes, mouth, and arthritis

Answer 50

Sjogren's syndrome