STEP 2 CS - DDX Flashcards
1
Q
46 M with Chest pain
A
- Myocardial ischemia or infarction
- cocaine induced myocardial infarction
- GERD
2
Q
57 M to ED with bloody urine
A
- bladder cancer
- urolithiasis
- BPH
- prosate cancer
- RCC
3
Q
51 M to office with back pain
A
- disk herniation
- lumbar spinal stenosis
- metastatic prostate cancer
- lumbar muscle strain
- degenerative arthritis
4
Q
25 M to ED w s/p motor vehicle accident
A
- pneumothorax
- hemothorax
- pneumonia
- rib fracture
- splenic rupture
5
Q
28 F to clinic for positive pregnancy test
A
- normal pregnancy
- ectopic pregnancy
- molar pregnancy
6
Q
mother of 10 F diagnosed with diabetes
A
- T1DM
- T2DM
- secondary causes of diabetes (cushing)
7
Q
74 m to ED with right arm pain
A
- humeral fracture
- shoulder dislocation
- osteoporsis
- elder abuse
- rotator cuff tear
8
Q
56 M to clinic for diabetes follow up
A
- insulin induced hypoglycemia
- diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- ED
- alcoholic peripheral neuropathy
- multiple myeloma
9
Q
25 F to ED s/p assault
A
- Rib fracture
- STI
- pregnancy
- pneumothorax/hemothorax
- muscle rupture
10
Q
35 F to hospital with right calf pain
A
- DVT
- cellulitis
- baker cyst rupture
- hematoma
- gastrocnemius rupture
11
Q
62 M to office with hoarseness
A
- laryngeal cancer
- laryngitis
- vocal cord polyps/nodules
- hypothyroidism
- Mitral valve stenosis
12
Q
67 F to office with neck pain
A
- disk herniation
- cervical fracture
- neck muscle strain
- osteoarthritis
- cervical spondylosis
13
Q
48 F to clinic with abdominal pain
A
- biliary colic
- peptic ulcer disease
- gastritis
- non-ulcer dyspepsia
- perforated ulcer
14
Q
35 F to ED with headache
A
- migraine
- tension headache
- intracranial mass lesion
- pseudotumor cerebri
- cluster headache
15
Q
36 F to office not having menstrual periods
A
- hyperprolactinemia
- PCOS
- pregnancy
- thyroid disease
- premature ovarian failure
16
Q
28 F to office with pain during sex
A
- vulvovaginitis
- cervicitis
- endometriosis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- vulvodynia
17
Q
75 M to office with hearing loss
A
- presbycusis
- cochlear nerve damage
- otosclerosis
- meniere disease
- ototoxicity