Classic Presentations Flashcards
abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly
Budd-Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis)
abdominal pain, diarrhea, leukocytosis, recent antibiotic use
Clostridium difficile infection
Achilles tendon xanthoma
familial hypercholesterolemia (decreased LDL receptor signaling)
adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia)
anaphylaxis following blood transfusion
IgA deficiency
anterior “drawer sign” positive
anterior cruciate ligament injury
arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints
Marfan syndrome (fibrillin defect)
athlete w/ polycythemia
secondary to EPO injection
back pain, fever, night sweats
Pott dz (vertebral TB)
b/l acoustic schwannomas
neurofibromatosis type II
b/l hilar lymphadenopathy, uveitis
sarcoidosis (noncaseating granulomas)
black eschar on face of pt w/ DKA
Mucor or Rhizopus fungal infection
blue sclera
osteogenesis imperfecta (type I collagen defect)
bluish line on gingiva
Burton line (lead poisoning)
bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis
Paget dz of bone (increased osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity)
bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur, head bobbing
aortic regurgitation
“butterfly” facial rash and Raynaud phenomenon in a young female
SLE
cafe-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma), cutaneous neurofibromas, pheochromocytomas, optic gliomas
neurofibromatosis type I, pheochromocytoma, optic gliomas
cafe-au-lait spots (u/l), polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, multiple endocrine abnormalities
McCune-Albright syndrome (mosaic G-protein signaling mutation)
calf pseudohypertrophy
muscular dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne, d/t XR frameshift mutation of dystrophin gene)
cervical lymphadenopathy, desquamating rash, coronary aneurysms, red conjunctivae and tongue
Kawasaki dz (tx w/ IVIG and ASA)
“cherry-red spots” on macula
Tay-Sachs (ganglioside accumulation), Niemann-Pick (sphingomyelin accumulation), or central retinal artery occlusion
chest pain on exertion
angina (stable: w/ moderate exertion; unstable: w/ minimal exertion or at rest)
chest pain, pericardial effusion/friction rub, persistent fever following MI
Dressler syndrome (autoimmune-mediated post-MI fibrinous pericarditis, 2-12 weeks after acute episode)
chest pain w/ ST depressions on EKG
unstable angina (troponins -) or NSTEMI (troponins +)
child uses arms to stand up from squat
Gowers sign (Duchenne muscular dystrophy)
chorea, dementa, caudate degeneration
Huntington dz (AD CAG repeat expansion)
chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, intracranial calcifications
congenital toxoplasmosis
chronic exercise intolerance w/ myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria
McArdle dz (skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency)
cold intolerance
hypothyroidism
conjugate horizontal gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia
internuclear ophthalmoplegia (damage to MLF; may be u/l or b/l)
continuous “machine-like” heart murmur
PDA (close w/ indomethacin; open or maintain w/ PGE analogs)
cutaneous/dermal edema d/t connective tissue deposition
myxedema (caused by hypothyroidism, Graves dz [pretibial])
cutaneous flushing, diarrhea, bronchospasm
carcinoid syndrome (R-sided cardiac valvular lesions, increased 5-HIAA)
dark purple skin/mouth nodules in pt w/ AIDS
Kaposi sarcoma, associated w/ HHV-8
deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation
Kussmaul respirations (DKA)
dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea
pellagra (niacin [vB3] deficiency)
dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, alcoholism or malnutrition
wet beriberi (thiamine [vB1] deficiency)
dog or cat bite resulting in infection
Pasteurella multocida (cellulitis at inoculation site)
dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis
Sjogren syndrome (autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands)
dysphagia (esophageal webs), glossitis, iron deficiency anemia
Plummer-Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal SCC)
elastic skin, hypermobility of joints, increased bleeding tendency
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type V collagen defect, type III collagen defect seen in vascular subtype of ED)
enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node
Virchow node (abdominal metastasis)
episodic vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss
Meniere dz
Erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells
Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T cell lymphoma) or Sezary syndrome (mycosis fungoides + malignant T cells in blood)
facial muscle spasms upon tapping
Chvostek sign (hypocalcemia)
fat, female, forty, fertile, flatulent
cholelithiasis (gallstones)
fever, chills, HA, myalgia following antibiotic tx for syphilis
Jarish-Herxheimer reaciton (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in endotoxin release)
fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash
measles
fever, night sweats, weight loss
B sx (staging) of lymphoma