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Rapid fire review Flashcards

1
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Elderly woman, SBO, and air in biliary tract

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Gallstone ileus

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Elderly woman with pain down inner aspect of thigh

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Obturator hernia (Howship-Romberg sign)

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Abdominal pain, hypotension, and abdominal pulsatile mass

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Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)

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4
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Abdominal pain “out of proportion” to abdominal exam

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Mesenteric ischemia

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5
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Arm pain and syncope with arm movement

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Subclavian steal syndrome

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6
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Increasing creatinine on ACE inhibitor

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Renal artery stenosis

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7
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Child with MIDLINE neck mass

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Thyroglossal duct cyst

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8
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Child with LATERAL neck mass

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Branchial cleft cyst

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9
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Crush injury and dark urine

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Myoglobinuria

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10
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Emesis, chest pain radiating to back, and mediastinal air

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Boerhaave’s

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Lower GI bleed +technetium pertechnetate scan

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Meckel’s diverticulum

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12
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Flushing, diarrhea, and right-sided heart failure

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Carcinoid

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13
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Pneumaturia and LLQ pain

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Colovesicular fistula

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14
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Desmoid tumor, osteoma, and colon cancer

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Gardner’s syndrome

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15
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Epigastric pain radiating to back and flank ecchymosis

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Hemorrhagic pancreatitis

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16
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Pancreatitis and palpable epigastric mass

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Pancreatic pseudocyst

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17
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Liver abscess with “anchovy paste”

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Amebic abscess

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18
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RUQ pain, travel, and exposure to sheep

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Hydatid cyst

Echinococcus granulosus

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19
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Caput medusa

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Portal hypertension

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20
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45-year-old woman with RUQ pain for 12 hours, fever, and leukocytosis

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Acute cholecystitis

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21
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Elderly man with large nontender palpable gallbladder

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Pancreatic cancer (Courvoisier’s sign)

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22
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Female taking birth control pills with liver mass

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Hepatic adenoma

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23
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Liver tumor with “central scar”

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Focal nodular hyperplasia

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24
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Pancreatic mass, gallstones, diabetes, and diarrhea

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Somatostatinoma

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25
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RUQ bruit and CHF in young adult

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Liver hemangioma

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26
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Excruciating pain with bowel movement

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Anal fissure

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27
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Abdominal pain, diarrhea, and anal fistulae

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Crohn’s disease

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28
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Buccal mucosa with pigmentation

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

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29
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LLQ pain, fever, and change in bowel habits

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Diverticulitis

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30
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Elevated urine 5-HIAA

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Carcinoid

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31
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Institutionalized, abdominal pain, vomiting, and distention, with proximal colonic dilation

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Sigmoid volvulus

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32
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Newborn with failure to pass meconium in first 24 hours

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Hirschsprung’s

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33
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Infant with bilious vomiting

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Malrotation

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34
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Newborn with abdominal defect and umbilical cord on sac

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Omphalocele

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35
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Teenager with knee pain and “onion skinning” on x-ray

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Ewing’s sarcoma

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36
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Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure less than 18, CXR with bilateral pul- monary infiltrates, and PaO2:FiO2 ratio less than 200

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

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37
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Increased peak airway pressure, low urine output, and urinary bladder greater than 􏰄25 mmHg

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Abdominal compartment syndrome

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38
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Newborn with inability to “pass an NGT”

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Esophageal atresia

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39
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Traumatic blinding in one eye followed by blindness in the contralateral eye
2 weeks later

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Sympathetic ophthalmia

40
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Mitotic pupil, ptosis, and anhydrosis

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Horner’s syndrome

41
Q

Traumatic head injury, conscious in ER followed by unconsciousness

A

Epidural hematoma (“lucid interval”)

42
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Hematuria, flank pain, and abdominal mass (palpable)

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RCC

43
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60-year-old white man with painless hematuria

A

Bladder cancer

44
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RUQ pain, jaundice, and fever

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Cholangitis

45
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Epigastric pain radiating to back, with nausea and vomiting

A

Pancreatitis

46
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Chest pain radiating to back and described as a “tearing” pain

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Aortic dissection

47
Q

40-year-old man with tachycardia/ hypertension

and confusion on postoperative day #2

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Alcohol withdrawal

48
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Marfanoid body habitus and mucosal neuromas

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MEN II-b

49
Q

Psammoma bodies

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Papillary thyroid cancer

50
Q

Thyroid tumor with AMYLOID tissue

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Thyroid medullary cancer

51
Q

PALPABLE neck tumor and hypercalcemia

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Parathyroid cancer

52
Q

Hypertension, diaphoresis (episodic), and palpitations

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Pheochromocytoma

53
Q

Jejunal ulcers

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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

54
Q

Pituitary tumor, pancreatic tumor, and parathyroid tumor

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MEN- I

55
Q

Necrotizing migratory erythema

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Glucagonoma

56
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Medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and hyperparathyroidism

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MEN-IIa

57
Q

Hypokalemia refractory to IV potassium

supplementation

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Hypomagnesemia

58
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Newborn with pneumatosis

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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)

59
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Child with abdominal mass that crosses midline

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Neuroblastoma

60
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Child younger than 4 years of age with abdominal tumor that does NOT cross midline

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Wilms’ tumor

61
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“Currant jelly” stools and abdominal colic

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Intussusception

62
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Femur fracture, respiratory failure, petechiae, and mental status changes

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Fat embolism

63
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Hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo

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Ménière’s disease

64
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Adolescent boy with nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis

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Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

65
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Child younger than 5 years of age sitting upright and drooling, with “hot- potato” voice

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Epiglottitis

66
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Angina, syncope, and CHF

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Aortic stenosis

67
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Tobacco use, asbestos exposure, and pleuritic chest pain

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Mesothelioma

68
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Supracondylar fracture and contracture of forearm flexors

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Volkmann’s contracture

69
Q

Tibia fracture, “pain out of proportion,” pain on passive foot movement, and palpable pulses

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Compartment syndrome

70
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25-year-old man with liver mass with fibrous septae and NO history of cirrhosis or hepatitis

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Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma

71
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EKG with flattening of T waves and U waves

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Hypokalemia

72
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Central pontine myelinosis

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Too-rapid correction of hyponatremia

73
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Polydipsia, polyuria, and constipation

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Hypercalcemia

74
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Factor VIII deficiency

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Hemophilia A

75
Q

Abdominal pain, fever, hypotension, HYPERkalemia, and HYPOnatremia

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Adrenal insufficiency (Addisonian crisis)

76
Q

Massive urine output and HYPERnatremia

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Diabetes insipidus

77
Q

Increased urine osmolality,

HYPOnatremia, and low serum osmolality

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SIADH

78
Q

IV antibiotics, fever, diarrhea

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Clostridium difficile pseudomembranous colitis

79
Q

Bleeding gums and wound dehiscence

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Vitamin C deficiency

80
Q

Fever, central line, and HYPERglycemia

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Central line infection

81
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Appendectomy followed by fever and abdominal pain on post- operative day #7

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Peritoneal abscess

82
Q

Advancing crepitus, fever, and blood blisters

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Necrotizing fasciitis

83
Q

High INTRAoperative fever

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Malignant hyperthermia

84
Q

Confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia

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Wernicke’s encephalopathy

85
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Tracheal deviation, decreased breath sounds, and hyperresonance

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Tension pneumothorax

86
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Hypotension, decreased heart sounds, and JVD

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Pericardial tamponade

87
Q

Four ribs broken in two places and

pulmonary contusion

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Flail chest

88
Q

Otorrhea (clear) and Battle’s sign

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Basilar skull fracture

89
Q

Ulcer and decreased pain with food

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Duodenal ulcer

90
Q

Vomiting, retching, and epigastric pain

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Mallory-Weiss tear

91
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Fever on postoperative day #1, with “bronze” weeping, tender wound

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Clostridial wound infection

92
Q

Hematochezia and tenesmus

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Rectal cancer

93
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Upper GI bleed, jaundice, and RUQ pain

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Hemobilia

94
Q

Gallstones, epigastric pain radiating to back, and nausea

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Gallstone pancreatitis

95
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18-year-old woman with bloody nipple discharge

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Ductal papilloma

96
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Irritability, diaphoresis, weakness, tremulousness, and palpitations

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Insulinoma

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