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Differential Diagnoses Quiz
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- 1List 5 differential diagnoses for chest painNSTEMI
STEMI
Angina
Aortic Dissection
Pulmonary Embolism
Pneumothorax
Tamponade
Arrhythmias
Pneumonia
fractured ribs
MI
GORD
Anxiety
Pulled Muscle
Costochondritis
Pleurisy
+ More! - 2Chest pain which is worse on exertion and eased by rest is...Angina
- 3Chest pain which is worse lying down but does not involve chest tenderness or swelling could be...GORD
- 4Tietze's Syndrome is worsened by lying down. True or false?False
- 5Tietze's Syndrome includes chest tenderness and swelling at the tender point. True or false?True
- 6Evidence of Cardiac Ischaemia, Pericarditis and pulmonary embolism may be indicated on which test?ECG
- 7List 4 things which a CXR could detectChest infection e.g. pneumonia
Rib fractures
Cardiomyopathy
Pneumothorax
Fluid in/around lungs
Hyperinflation
Lobar collapse - 8Why do we use Pulse Oximetry?To determine a patient's oxygen saturation, particularly to determine hypoxia.
- 9List 5 differentials for SoBAsthma
COPD
Acute Left Ventricular Failure
Pneumonia
Hyperventilation
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary Embolism
Pleural Effusion
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Lobar Collapse
Aspiration pneumonitis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Laryngeal Obstruction - 10Pneumonia and COPD may present with what kind of crackles?Coarse crackles
- 11A bilateral wheeze may be found in which two conditions?Asthma and COPD
- 12Bilateral fine crackles may present in what heart condition which results in SoB?Acute Left Ventricular Failure
Possibly COPD too. - 13In a patient with SoB, how can DKA be ruled out?Urinalysis for glucose and ketones. Confirmed with Glucometer reading.
- 14When would a sputum culture be used and why?When a patient is not responding to first-line treatment.
To determine the pathogen causing the infection. - 15Cyanosis Pneumothorax Intercostal recession + accessory muscles Inhaled foreign body Acute confusion What are these red flags for?Shortness of breath
- 16According to 5E Symptom Sorter, what are the 5 most common differentials for Acute Abdominal Pain in Adults?Peptic Ulcer
Biliary colic
Appendicitis
Gastroenteritis
Renal colic - 17When analysing U&Es in a patient with acute abdominal pain, ischaemic bowel and pancreatitis may present with which raised enzyme?Amylase
- 18In a LFT, biliary obstruction may be indicated by raised...Bilirubin
- 19What may Ultrasound be useful for when assessing a patient with acute abdominal pain?Gallstones
- 20List 5 differentials for Epigastric painNon-ulcer Dyspepsia
GORD
IBS
Gallstones
Gastric Ulcers
Drug-related
Pancreatitis
Muscular
Peritonitis
Oesophageal spasm
MI
Pneumonia
AAA
GI Obstruction
Referred from spine
Epigastric hernia - 21How could you determine if someone had a bleeding gastric ulcer?FBC - anaemia suggestive of blood loss
Malaena - digested blood in stool
Endoscopy - see site of ulcer - 22List 5 differentials for vomiting bloodPeptic ulcer
Mallory-Weiss tear
Oesophageal Varices
Malignancy
GORD
Swallowed blood (nosebleed etc)
Foreign body perforating oesophagus and aorta
Haemobilia
Ingested poisons - 23What is the Gold Standard for finding the site of an Upper GI bleed?Upper GI Endoscopy
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