Case Reports
Case Reports
Sharp lower back pain • left-side paraspinal tenderness • anterior thigh sensory loss • Dx?
► Acute-onset, sharp nonradiating lower back pain
► Left-side paraspinal tenderness
► Anterior thigh sensory loss
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5-year-old boy • behavioral issues • elevated ALT and AST levels • Dx?
► Behavioral issues (impulsiveness, aggression)
► Liver edge 1 cm below costal margin
► Elevated ALT and AST levels
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56-year-old woman • worsening pain in left upper arm • influenza vaccination in the arm a few days prior to pain onset • Dx?
► Worsening pain in left upper arm
► Pain worsens with movement—especially abduction
► Influenza vaccination in the arm a few days prior...
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33-year-old man • flaccid paralysis in limbs • 30-lb weight loss • thyromegaly without nodules • Dx?
► Flaccid paralysis in arms and legs
► 30-lb weight loss in previous month
► Thyromegaly without nodules
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Was this patient's transdermal Tx making her dog sick?
► Hot flushes, night sweats
► Concern about estradiol effects on pet
► Nipple, vulvar enlargement in pet
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45-year-old woman • fever and chills • diffuse abdominal pain • shortness of breath • Dx?
► Fever and chills
► Diffuse abdominal pain
► Shortness of breath
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Worsening nausea, vomiting, and dizziness • 20-pound weight loss in 2 months • mild hearing loss • reoccurring episodes of falls • Dx?
► Worsening nausea, vomiting, and dizziness for 2-months, resulting in a 20-pound weight loss
► Pruritus
► Ataxia
► Mild hearing...
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20-year-old male college basketball prospect • wrist pain after falling on wrist • normal ROM • pain with active/passive wrist extension • Dx?
► Right wrist pain 4 days after falling on wrist while playing basketball
► Normal range of motion of wrist and hand
► Pain with active...
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Red patches on the tongue with white borders • history of geographic tongue • incompletely treated celiac disease • Dx?
► Red patches on the tongue with white borders
► History of geographic tongue
► Incompletely treated celiac disease
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8-year-old boy • palpable purpura on the legs with arthralgia • absence of coagulopathy • upper respiratory infection • Dx?
► Palpable purpura on the legs with arthralgia
► Absence of coagulopathy
► Upper respiratory infection
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Acute hearing loss, tinnitus, and fullness in the left ear • Weber test lateralized to the right ear • Positive Rinne test and normal tympanometry • Dx?
► Acute hearing loss, tinnitus, and fullness in the left ear
► Weber test lateralized to the right ear
► Positive Rinne test and normal...