High-Yield Clinical Flashcards for COMSAE 115 Latest Update 2025-2026 50 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
"Apple core" lesion seen on barium enema — diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER: Colorectal adenocarcinoma.
"Onion skin" periosteal reaction on X-ray in a child with bone pain — diagnosis? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Ewing sarcoma.
"String of pearls" sign on abdominal X-ray in a female with abdominal pain and infertility
— diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - CORRECT ANSWER: Identified by
'ground-glass' appearance on chest CT in a patient with diffuse alveolar damage.
Adrenal insufficiency - CORRECT ANSWER: Characterized by hyperpigmentation,
hypotension, hyponatremia, and hyperkalemia.
Ankylosing spondylitis - CORRECT ANSWER: Associated with HLA-B27 positivity, low back pain, and uveitis.
Basilar skull fracture - CORRECT ANSWER: Characterized by 'Raccoon eyes'
(periorbital ecchymosis), CSF otorrhea, and Battle's sign.
Child with cherry red spot on macula and hepatosplenomegaly — diagnosis? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Tay-Sachs disease.
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Child with dry cough, "steeple sign" on neck X-ray — diagnosis? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis).
Chronic cough, hemoptysis, and cavitary lung lesion on chest X-ray in an
immunocompromised patient — diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER: Aspergillosis.
Diarrhea after camping, caused by a protozoan transmitted via contaminated water —
diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER: Giardia lamblia infection.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy - CORRECT ANSWER: Characterized by difficulty
climbing stairs, Gower's sign, and calf pseudohypertrophy.
Epiglottitis - CORRECT ANSWER: Characterized by 'thumb sign' on lateral neck X-ray and patient drooling with stridor.
Erythema migrans rash (bull's eye) after tick bite — diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER: Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi).
Erythema nodosum - CORRECT ANSWER: Characterized by painful, raised,
erythematous nodules on anterior shins.
Fever, productive cough with currant jelly sputum — diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER: Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia.
G6PD deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER: Identified by bite cells and Heinz bodies on
blood smear, hemolytic anemia after fava bean ingestion.
Granulosa cell tumor - CORRECT ANSWER: Identified by 'soap bubble' appearance on ovarian tumor histology.
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