Classic Presentations Flashcards
abdo pain, ascites, hepatomgaly
Budd-Chiari syndrome (post-hepatic venous thrombosis)
abdo pain, diarrhea, leukocytosis, recent AB use
C diff infection
achilles tendon xanthoma
familial hypercholesterolemia (DEC LDL receptor signaling)
adrenal hemorrhage, hypoTN, DIC
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia)
anaphylaxis following blood transfusion
IgA deficiency
anterior “drawer sign” (+)
ACL injury
arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints
Marfan syndrome (fibrillin defect)
athlete with polycythemia
secondary to erythropoietin injection
back pain, fever, night sweats
Pott disease (vertebral TB)
Bilateral acoustic schwannomas
Neurofibromatosis type 2
bilat hilar adenopathy, uveitis
Sarcoidosis (noncaseating granulomas)
black eschar on face of patient with DKA
Mucor or Rhizopus fungal infection
blue sclera
osteogenesis imperfecta (type 1 collagen defect)
blueish line on gingiva
Burton line (lead poisoning)
bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis
Paget dz of bone (INC osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity)
bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur, head bobbing
aortic regurgitation (AR)
“butterfly” facial rash and Raynaud phenomenon in a young female
SLE
café-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma), cutaneous neurofibromas, pheochromocytomas, optic gliomas
NF type 1, pheochromocytoma, optic gliomas
café-au-lait spots (unilateral), polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, multiple endocrine abnormalities
McCune-Albright syndrome (mosaic G-protein signaling mutation)
calf pseudohypertrophy
muscular dystrophy (mc: Duchenne, d/t X-linked recessive 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) -or- Niemann-Pick (sphingomyelin accumulation), ctl retinal artery occlusion
CP on exertion
angina (stable: with moderate exertion; unstable: with minimal exertion or at rest)
CP; pericardial effusion/friction rub, persistent fever following MI
Dressler syndrome (a.i. mediated post-MI fibrinous pericarditis, 2-12 weeks after acute episode)
CP with ST depression on EKG
unstable angina (troponins [-]) or NTSEMI (troponins [+]_
child uses arms to stand up from squat
Gowers sign (Duchenne MD)
child with fever later develops red rash on face that spreads to body
“slapped cheeks” (erythema infectiosum/fifth disease: parvovirus B19)
chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration
Huntington disease (AD CAG repeat expansion)
chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, intracranial calcifications
congenital toxoplasmosis
chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria
McArdle dz (skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency)
cold intolerance
hypothyroidism
conjugate horizontal gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia
internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO)-damage to MLF; may be unilateral or bilateral
continuous “machine-like” murmur
PDA (close with indomethacin; open or maintain with PGE analogs)
cutaneous/dermal edema d/t connective tissue deposition
myxedema (caused by hypothyroidism, Graves dz [pretibial])
cutaneous flushing, diarrhea, bronschospasm
carcinoid syndrome (R-sided cardiac valvular lesions, INC 5-HIAA)
dark purple skin/mouth nodules in a pt with AIDS
Karposi sarcoma, assoc with HHV-8
deep, labored breathing/HYPER-ventilation
Kussmaul respiration (DKA)
dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea
pellagra (Niacin [vit B3] deficiency)
dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, alcoholism or malnutrition
wet beriberi (thiamine [vit B1] deficiency)
dog or cat bite resulting in infection
pasteurella multicoda (cellulitis at inoculation site)
dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis
Sjögren syndrome (a.i. destruction of exocrine glands)
dysphagia (esophageal webs), glossitis, iron deficiency anemia
Plummer-Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous carcinoma)
elastic skin, hypermobility of joints, INC bleeding tendency
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type 5 collagen defect, type 3 collagen defect seen in vascular subtype of ED)
enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node
Virchow node (abdominal metastasis)
episodic vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss
Meniere disease
erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells
mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) or Sézary syndrome (mycosis fungoides + malignant T cells in blood)
facial muscle spasm upon TAPPING
Chvostek sign (hypocalcemia)
fat, female, forty, fertile
cholelithiasis (gallstones)
fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash, koplik spots
measles
fever, night sweats, weight loss
B symptoms (staging) of lymphoma