Clinical Presentation Flashcards

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Cutaneous/Dermal Edema due to CT deposition

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Myxedema (caused by hypothyroidism, Grave’s Disease [periorbital])

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Abdominal Pain, Ascites, Hepatomegaly

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Budd Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis)

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Achilles Tendon Xanthoma

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Familial hypercholesterolemia (decreased LDL receptor signaling)

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Adrenal Hemorrhage, Hypotension, DIC

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Waterhouse Fridrichesin syndrome (meningoccemia)

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Arachnodactyly, Lens dislocation, Aortic Dissection, Hyperflexible Joints

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Marfan’s Syndrome (fibrillin defect)

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Athlete w/Polycythemia

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EPO injection

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Back Pain, Fever, Night Sweats, Weight Loss

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Pott’s Disease (vertebral TB)

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Bilateral Hilar Adenopathy. Uveitis

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Sarcoidosis (noncaseating granuloma)

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Blue Sclera

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta (collagen defect)

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Bluish Line on Gingiva

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Burton’s line (lead poisoning)

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Bone Pain, Bone Enlargement, Arthritis

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Paget’s Disease of Bone (increase osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity)

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Bounding Pulses, Diastolic Heart Murmur, Head Bobbing

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Aortic Regurgitation

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“Butterfly” facial rash and Raynaud’s phenomenon in a young female

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Cafe au lait spots, Lisch Nodules (iris hamartoma)

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Neurofibromatosis Type I (+pheochromocytoma, optic gliomas); Neurofibromatosis Type II (+bilateral acoustic neuromas)

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14
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Cafe au lait spots, Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia, Precocious Puberty

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McCune Albright Syndrome (mosaic G protein signaling mutation)

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15
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Calf Pseudohypertrophy

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Muscular Dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne’s); X-Linked recessive deletion of dystrophin gene

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Cherry Red Spot on Macula

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Tay Sachs (ganglioside accumulation) or Niemann-Pick (sphingomyelin accumulation), Central Retinal Artery occlusion

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Chest Pain on Exertion

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Angina (stable: moderate exertion; unstable: minimal exertion)

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Chest Pain, Pericardial Effusion/friction rub, Persistent fever following MI

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Dressler’s Syndrome (autoimmune mediated post MI fibrinous pericarditis, 1-12 weels after acute episode)

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Child uses arms to stand up from squat

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Gower’s sign (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)

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Child w/fever develops red rash on face that spreads to body

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“Slapped Cheeks” (erythema infetiosum/5th disease: parvovirus B19)

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21
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Chorea, Dementia, Caudate Degeneration

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Huntington’s Disease (AD CAG repeat expansion)

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Chronic Exercise intolerance w/myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria

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McArdle’s Disease (muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency)

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23
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Cold intolerance

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Hypothyroidism

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24
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Conjugate lateral gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia

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Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia (damage to MLF; bilateral [multiple sclerosis], unilateral [stroke]

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Continual “machinery” heart murmur

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PDA (close w/Indomethacin; open w/Misoprostol)

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26
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Dark purple skin/mouth nodules

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Kaposi’s sarcoma (usually AIDS patients [gay men]: associated w/HHV-8)

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Deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation

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Kussmal’s breathing (DKA)

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28
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Dermatitis, Dementia, Diarrhea

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Pellegra (Niacin [vitamin B3] deficiency)

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Edema, Polyneuropathy

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Wet Beriberi (thiamine [vitamin B1 deficiency])

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30
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Dog or Cat bite resulting in infection

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Pasteurella Multocida (cellulitis at inoculation site)

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31
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Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis

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Sjorgen’s Syndrome (Autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands)

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32
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Dysphagia (esophageal webs), glossitis, iron deficiency anemia

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Plummer-Vinson Syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma)

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33
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Elastic skin, hypermobility of joints

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type III collagen defect)

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Enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node

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Virchow’s node (abdominal metastasis)

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Erythroderma, Lymphadenopathy, Hepatosplenomegaly, Atypical T cells

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Sezary Syndrome (cutaneous T cell lymphoma) or mycoses fungoides

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36
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Facial muscle spasm upon tapping

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Chvostek’s sign (hypocalcemia)

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37
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Fat

Female

Forty

Fertile

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Acute Cholelithiasis (bile duct blockage)

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38
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Fever, chills, H/A, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis

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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release)

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39
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Fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash

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Mealers (morbillivirus)

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40
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Fever, Night Sweats, Weight Loss

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B symptoms (lymphoma)

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41
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Gout, Mental retardation, self mutilating behavior in boy

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Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome (HGPRT deficiency, X-Linked Recessive)

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42
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Green yellow rings around peripheral cornea

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Kayser Flesicher rings (copper accumulations from Wilson’s Disease)

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43
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Hamartomatous GI polyps

Hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (genetic benign polypsis can cause bowel obstruction; increase cancer risk)

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44
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Hepatosplenomegaly

Osteoporosis

Neurologic Sx

A

Gaucher’s Disease

(glucocerebrosidase deficiency)

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45
Q

Hereditary Nephritis

Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Cataracts

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Alport Syndrome

(mutation in alpha chain of collagen IV)

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46
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Hypercoagulability (leading to migrating DVTs and Vasculitis)

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Trosseau’s Sign (adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung)

47
Q

Hyperphagia

Hypersexuality

Hyperorality

Hyperdocility

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Kluver-Bucy Syndrome

(bilateral amygdala lesion)

48
Q

Hyperreflexia

Hypertonia

Positive Babinski sign

A

UMN damage

49
Q

HTN

Hypokalemia

Metabolic Alkalosis

A

Conn’s Syndrome

50
Q

Hyporeflexia

Hypotonia

Atrophy

A

LMN damage

51
Q

Hypoxemia

Polycythemia

Hypercapnia

A

“Blue Bloater” (chronic bronchitis: hyperplasia of mucous cells)

52
Q

Indurated, ulcerated genital lesion

A

Nonpainful: chancre (Primary Syphilis, Treponema pallidum)

Painful w/exudate: chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

53
Q

Infant w/failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, neurodegeneration

A

Niemann-Pick disease (genetic sphingomyelinase deficiency)

54
Q

Infant w/hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, and hepatomegaly

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Cori’s disease

(debranching enzyme deficiency)

55
Q

Infant w/microcephaly, rocker bottom feet, clenched hands, and structural heart defect

A

Edward’s syndrome (trisomy 18)

56
Q

Keratin pearls on skin biopsy

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

57
Q

Large rash w/bull’s eye appearance

A

Erythema chronicum migrans from Ixodes tick bite

(Lyme Disease: Borrelia)

58
Q

Lucid interval after traumatic brain injury TBI

A

Epidural hematoma

(middle meningeal artery rupture)

59
Q

Male child

Recurrent Infections

No mature B cells

A

Bruton’s Disease

(X linked ammaglobulinemia)

60
Q

Mucosal Bleeding and Prolonged Bleeding Time

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Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia

(defcet in platelet aggregation due to lack of GpIIb/IIIa)

61
Q

Multiple colon polyps

osteomas/soft tissue tumors

impacted/supernumerary teeth

A

Gardner’s syndrome

(subtype FAP)

62
Q

Myopathy (Infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)

Exercise Intolerance

A

Pompe’s Disease

(lysosomal alpha 1,4 glucosidase deficiency)

63
Q

Necrotizing Vasculitis (lungs)

and Necrotizing Glomerulonephritis

A

Wegener’s (C-ANCA +) and

Goodpasture’s Syndromes (anti basement membrane ab’s)

64
Q

Neonate w/arm paralysis following difficult birth

A

Erb-DUchenne palsy

(superior trunk C5-6 brachial plexus injury: waiter’s tip)

65
Q

No lactation postpartum

Absent mentruation

Cold Intolerance

A

Sheehan’s Syndrome

(pituitary infarction)

66
Q

Nystagmus

Intention tremor

Scanning speech

Bilateral Internuclear ophthalmoplegia

A

Multiple Sclerosis

67
Q

Oscillating slow/fast breathing

A

Cheyne-Stokes respirations

(central apnea in CHF or increased intracranial pressure)

68
Q

Painful blue fingers/toes

Hemolytic Anemia

A

Cold Agglutinin Disease

(autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infectious mononucleosis)

69
Q

Painful, pale, cold fingers/toes

A

Raynaud’s Syndrome

(vasospasm in extremities)

70
Q

Painful, raised red lesions on palms and soles

A

Osler’s node

(infective endocarditis)

71
Q

Painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles

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Janeway lesions

(infective endocarditis)

72
Q

Painless Jaundice

A

Cancer of the pancreatic head obstructing bile duct

73
Q

Palpable purpura on buttocks/legs, joint pain, abdominal pain (child)

A

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

(IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys)

74
Q

Pancreatic

Pituitary

Parathyroid tumors

A

MEN 1 (AD)

75
Q

Pink complexion

Dyspnea

Hyperventilation

A

“Pink Puffer”

(emphysema: centroacinar [smoking]; panacinar: alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency)

76
Q

Polyuria

Acidosis

Growth Failure

Electrolyte Imbalances

A

Fanconi’s syndrome

(proximal tubular reabsorption defect)

77
Q

Positive Anterior Drawer Sign

A

Anterior Cruciate Ligament ACL injury

78
Q

Ptosis

Miosis

Anhidrosis

A

Horner’s Syndrome

(sympathetic chain lesion)

79
Q

Pupil accomodates but DN react

A

Argyll Robertson pupil

(neurosyphilis)

80
Q

Rapidly progressive leg weakness that ascends

(following GI/URI)

A

Guillan-Barre syndrome

(autoimmune acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy)

81
Q

Rash on palms and soles

A

Coxsackie A

Secondary Syphilis

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

82
Q

Recurrent Colds

Unusual Eczema

High Serum IgE

A

Hyper IgE Syndrome

(Job’s syndrome: neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality)

83
Q

Red “currant jelly” sputum in alcoholic or diabetic patients

A

Klebsiella pneumoniae

84
Q

Red, itchy, swollen rash of nipple/areola

A

Paget’s Disease of the breast

(representing underluing neoplsm)

85
Q

Red urine in the morning

Fragile RBCs

A

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

86
Q

Renal Cell Carcinoma (bilateral)

Hemangioblastomas

Angiomatosis

Pheochromocytoma

A

vHL Disease

(dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation)

87
Q

Resting tremor

Rigidity

Akinesia

Postural Instability

A

Parkinson’s Disease

(nigostriatal DA depletion)

88
Q

Retinal Hemorrhages w/pale centers

A

Roth’s spots (bacterial endocarditis)

89
Q

Severe Jaundice in Neonate

A

Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

(congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia)

90
Q

Severe RLQ pain w/rebound tenderness

A

McBurney’s sign (appendicitis)

91
Q

Short stature

Increased incidence of tumors/leukemia

Aplastic Anemia

A

Fanconi’s Anemia

(genetic loss of DNA crosslink repair; often progresses to AML)

92
Q

Single Palm Crease

A

Simian Crease

(Down Syndrome)

93
Q

Situs Inversus

Chronic Sinusitis

Bronchiectasis

Infertility

A

Kartagener’s Syndrome

(dynein arm defect affecting cilia)

94
Q

Skin Hyperpigmentation

A

Addison’s Disease

(Primary Adrenocortical Insufficiency causes increased ACTH and alpha MSH production)

95
Q

Slow, progressive muscle weakness in boys

A

Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy

(X linked missense mutation in dystrophin;

less severe than Duchenne’s)

96
Q

Small, irregular red spots on buccal/lingual mucosa w/blue white centers

A

Koplik Spots

(measle’s; rubeola virus)

97
Q

Smooth, flat, moist white lesions on genitals

A

Condylomata Lata

(Secondary syphilis)

98
Q

Splinter Hemorrhages in fingernails

A

Bacterial Endocarditis

99
Q

“Strawberry Tongue”

A

Scarlet Fever

Kawasaki Disease

Toxic shock syndrome

100
Q

Steak Ovaries

Congenital Heart Disease

Horseshoe Kidney

Cystic Hygroma at birth

A

Turner Syndrome

(45X,O, short stature, webbed neck, lymphedema)

101
Q

Sudden swollen/painful big toe joint, tophi

A

Gout/Podagra

(hyperuricemia)

102
Q

Swollen Gums

Mucous Bleeding

Poor Wound Healing

Spots on Skin

A

Scurvy

(vitamin D deficiency: can’t hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis)

103
Q

Swollen, hard, painful finger joints

A

Osteoarthritis

(osteophytes on PIP [Buchard’s nodes],

DIP [Heberden’s nodes])

104
Q

Systolic Ejection Murmur

(crescendo-decrescendo)

A

Aortic Valve Stenosis

105
Q

Thyroid and Parathyroid tumors

Pheochromocytoma

A

MEN 2A

(AD ret mutation)

106
Q

Thyroid tumors

Pheochromocytoma

Ganglioneuromatosi

A

MEN 2B (AD ret mutation)

107
Q

Toe extension/fanning upon plantar scrape

A

Babinski sign

(UMN lesion)

108
Q

Unilateral facial drooping involving forehead

A

Bell’s Palsy

(LMN CN VII palsy)

109
Q

Urethritis

Conjunctivitis

Arthritis in Male

A

Reactive arthritis associated w/HLA-B27

110
Q

Vascular birthmark (port wine stain)

A

Hemangioma

(benign, but associated w/Sturge-Weber syndrome)

111
Q

Vomiting blood following esophagogastric lacerations

A

Mallory Weiss Syndrome

(alcoholic and bulimic patients)

112
Q

“Waxy” casts w/very low urine flow

A

Chronic end stage renal disease

113
Q

WBC casts in urine

A

Acute Pyelonephritis

114
Q

Weight Loss

Diarrhea

Arthritis

Fever

Adenopathy

A

Whipple’s Disease

(Tropherma whippelli)

115
Q

“Worst H/A of my life”

A

Subarachnoid hemorrhage