85 CASE 85 A 17-year-old boy with an absence of signs of puberty visits the pediatrician. The patient has had a range between the 25th and 55th percentile for both…

53 CASE 53 A 55-year-old man visits his primary care physician complaining of burning abdominal pain that begins shortly after eating. The patient has experienced pain associated with eating for…

86 CASE 86 A 1-year-old boy is referred to a surgeon because of bilateral absence of testes within the scrotum. The absence of the testes was noted at birth and…

48 CASE 48 A 50-year-old man comes to the physician’s office complaining of a persistent and disabling sense that he is spinning even while he is sitting still. The sensation…

78 CASE 78 A 17-year-old girl visits the pediatrician because of an 8-month absence of a menses. The patient joined a cross country team at high school 3 years ago…

7 CASE 7 A 31-year-old man arrived by ambulance at the emergency department after suffering a laceration to the left thigh in an industrial accident that cut the femoral artery….

74 CASE 74 A 33-year-old woman comes to her primary care physician complaining of amenorrhea, headaches, profuse sweating, and joint pains associated with changes in the sizes of her hands…

71 CASE 71 A 35-year-old woman comes to her physician’s office with the complaint of recent rapid weight gain and excessive sweating. What initiated her visit was a recent panic…

77 CASE 77 A 50-year-old woman presents to the office for her annual physical examination. The patient complains of night sweats, hot flashes, and vaginal dryness. She also reports irregular…