22 CASE 22 A 70-year-old woman admitted 3 days earlier to the cardiac care unit after angioplasty has gone into renal failure. The patient arrived in the emergency department complaining…
64 CASE 64 A 48-year-old woman visits her family practitioner complaining of fatigue, weakness, and weight gain. The patient also states that she experiences frequent muscle cramping and always feels…
42 CASE 42 A 27-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after having been involved in a motor vehicle collision. The patient indicates that he was stopped at a…
60 CASE 60 A 56-year-old man comes to his family physician complaining of fecal incontinence. The patient had surgery 6 months earlier to treat rectal hemorrhoids. The surgery was successful,…
62 CASE 62 A 54-year-old unresponsive man is brought to the emergency department. The patient is a business executive and was late for an important meeting. He was found unconscious…
63 CASE 63 A 30-year-old woman visits her primary care doctor with concerns about a growth on her neck. The patient also complains about anxiety and irritability. She has noticed…
59 CASE 59 A 46-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of abdominal cramping and severe diarrhea that has persisted for 36 hours. The patient has just returned from a…
65 CASE 65 A 58-year-old woman is referred to an internist due to high calcium levels found during treatment for a fracture of her femur. The patient’s femur was fractured…
61 CASE 61 A 6-year-old boy is brought to the pediatrician by his mother, who indicates the child is not well. The patient is a generally healthy child who is…
34 CASE 34 A 62-year-old man comes to the ski resort clinic on a mountain peak (14,000 ft) complaining of dyspnea, headache, dizziness, and inability to sleep. He was short…
