Case Reports
Case Reports
Immigrant with stomach pain, distension, nausea, and fever • Dx?
► Abdominal pain and distension
► Nausea
► Declining appetite
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Active 46-year-old man with right-sided visual loss and no family history of stroke • Dx?
► Right-sided visual loss
► No family history of stroke
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Low-grade fever, erythematous rash in pregnant woman • Dx?
► Low-grade fever
► Erythematous rash
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Elevated levels of AST, ALT, and CPK • no family history of liver disease • Dx?
► Elevated levels of AST, ALT, and CPK
► No family history of liver disease
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Neuropathic pain treatment provides unexpected benefit
Could duloxetine, which we prescribed for our patient's neuropathic leg pain, also provide relief from her neurogenic urinary incontinence?
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Severe headache • neck pain • intermittent cough • Dx?
► Severe headache
► Neck pain
► Intermittent cough
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Muscle spasms, twitches in arm upon throwing • Dx?
► Muscle spasms in right arm when throwing a baseball
► Twitches and involuntary muscle contractions in upper arm
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Severe polyarthralgia, high-grade fever, diffuse maculopapular rash on trunk and extremities • Dx?
► Severe polyarthralgia
► High-grade fever (102.6º F)
► Diffuse maculopapular rash on trunk and extremities
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Weakness and pain in arms and legs • dark urine • history of vertebral osteomyelitis • Dx?
► Weakness and pain in arms and legs
► Dark urine
► History of vertebral osteomyelitis
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Muscle cramps/pain • weakness • muscle twitching • Dx?
► Muscle cramps/pain
► Weakness
► Muscle twitching
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Nausea/vomiting • tachycardia • unintentional weight loss • Dx?
► Nausea/vomiting
► Tachycardia
► Unintentional weight loss