RAPID REVIEW- Classic Presentations Flashcards
Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly
Budd- Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis)
Achilles tendon xanthoma
Familial hypercholesterolemia (↓ LDL receptor signaling)
Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC
Waterhouse Friedrichsen syndrome (meningococcemia)
Anterior “drawer sign” +
Anterior cruciate ligament injury
Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, Aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints
Marfan syndrome (fibrillin defect)
Athlete with polycythemia
Secondary to erythropoietin injection
Back pain , fever, night sweats, weight loss
Pott disease (vertebral TB)
Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis
Sarcoidosis (noncaseating granulomas)
Blue sclera
Osteogenesis imperfecta (type I collagen defect)
Bluish line on gongova
Burton line (lead poisoning)
Bone pain, bone enlargement, arhtritis
Paget disease of bone (↑ osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity)
Bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur, head bodding
Aortic regurgitation
“Butterfly” facial rash and Raynaud phenomenon in young female
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Cafe-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma)
Neurofibromatosis type I (+ pheochromocytoma, optic gliomas)
Cafe-au-lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, multiple endocrine abnormalities
McCune Albright sydndrome (mosaic G protein signaling mutation)
Calf pseudohyperthrophy
Muscular dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne): X linked recessive deltion of dysthrophin gene
“Cherry red spots” on macula
Tay Sachs (ganglioside accumulation) or Niemman Pick (spingomyelin accumulation), central retinal artery occlusion
Chest pain on exertion
Angina (stable: with moderate exertion; unstable with minimal exertion)
Chest pain, pericardial effusion/ friction rub, persistent fever following MI
Dressler syndrome (autoimmune mediated post MI fibrinous pericarditis, 1-12 weeks after acute episode)
Child uses arms to stand up from squat
Gowers sign (Duchenne muscular dystrophy)
Child with fever later develops red rash on face that spreads to body
“Slapped cheeks” (erythema infectiosium/ fifth disease: Parvovirus B19)
Chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration
Huntington disease (autosomal dominant CAG repeat expansion)
Chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria
McArdle disease (muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency)
Cold intolerance
Hypothyroidism
Conjugate lateral gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia
Intenuclear ophtalmoplegia (damage to MLF, bilateral [multiple sclerosis], unilateral [stroke])
Continous “machine like” heart murmur
PDA (close with indomethacin; open or maintain with misoprostol)
Cutaneous/ dermal edema due to connective tissue depostion
Myxedema (caused by hypothyroidism, Graves disease [pretibial])
Dark purple skin/mouth nodules in a patient with AIDS
Kaposi sarcoma, associated with HHV-8
Deep, labored breathing/ hyperventilation
Kussmaul respirations (diabetic ketoacidosis)
Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea
Pellagra (niacin [vitamin B3] deficiency)
Dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, alcoholism or malnutrition
Wet beriberi (thiamine [vitsmin B1] 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 webes), glossitis, iron deficiency, anemia
Plummer Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma)
Elastic skin, hypermobility of joints
Ehlers- Danlos syndrome (type III collagen defect)
Enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node
Virchow node (abdominal metastasis)
Erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells
Mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T cell lymphoma) or Sezary syndrome (mycosis fungoides + malignant T cells in blood)
Facial muscle spasm upon tapping
Chvostek sign (hypocalcemia)
Fat, female, forty and fertile
Cholelithiasis (gallstones)
Fevers, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis
Jarisch Herxheimer reaction (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release)
Fever, cough, conjunctivits, coryza, diffuse rash
Measles
Fever, night sweats, weight loss
B symptoms (staging) of lymphoma
Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
Peyronie disease (connective tissue disorder)
Gout, intellectual disability, self mutilating behavior in a boy
Lesh Nyhan syndrome (HGPRT deficiency, X linked recessive)
Green yellow rings around peripheral cornea
Kayser Fleischer rings (cooper accumulation from Wilson disease)
Hamartomatous GI polyps, hyperpigmentation of mouth/ feet/ hands
Peutz Jeghers syndrome (inherited, benign polyposis can cause bowel ↑ cancer risk, mainly GI)
Hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms
Gaucher disease (glucocerebrosidease deficiency)