CASE 49 A 3-year-old girl was brought to the emergency department of a general hospital following a 3-week history of nausea, poor appetite, and abdominal pain. She had not had…
CASE 15 A 32-year-old Hispanic woman presented with a cough for several weeks and a 15-lb weight loss. She also had night sweats and subjective fevers and felt fatigued. Despite…
CASE 24 A 62-year-old white man was admitted to the hospital in the month of January with fever, shortness of breath, productive cough, and chest pain. He also complained of…
CASE 44 Within 48 hours of a college football game in Philadelphia, 158 students with symptoms of gastrointestinal disease visited the university health service. The predominant symptoms included nausea in…
CASE 25 A 24-year-old sexually active woman visited a family practice clinic because of burning pain during urination, increased frequency, and urgency for 1 day. She also complained about blood-stained…
CASE 40 Twenty-four people became ill within 3 hours after eating a meal at an office party. All had nausea, most had vomiting, and several had crampy abdominal pain. Three…
CASE 43 A 9-month-old baby girl was brought to the emergency department of a local general hospital during the winter with a 2-day history of vomiting, watery diarrhea, and fever….
CASE 41 A 3-month-old female infant was brought to the emergency department of a general hospital with a 5-day history of decreased activity, decreased oral intake, upper airway congestion, and…
CASE 20 A 44-year-old white man presented with a 3-month history of intermittent fever, chills, and a cough production of green sputum. He also complained about weakness, weight loss, chest…
CASE 61 The family of a 56-year old man became concerned when they noted changes in his personality that began gradually over several days, making him more irritable and confused….
