Principles of clinical reasoning and differentiation

Question 1

What is costochindritus?

Answer 1

Inflammation of the cartiliage that connects the ribs to the breastbone (sternum).

Question 2

What are the symptoms and management of costochindritus?

Answer 2

Symptoms include a sharp localized chest pain especially when moving or breathing.
Management - Normally gets better on its own over time, pain killers can be used to help inflammation and pain.

Question 3

Define sensitivity:

Answer 3

Proportion of patients with the diagnosis who have the physica; sign

Question 4

Define specificity:

Answer 4

Proportion of patients without the diagnosis who lack the physical sign

Question 5

What are some sematic quantifiers?

Answer 5

Acute/ chronic
unilateral/ bilteral
progressive/ intermittent
sharp/ dull
contstant/ brief
tender/ non tender