52 CASE 52 An 80-year-old woman is brought to her primary care physician by her adult daughter because the woman is losing weight and unable to keep food down. During…
58 CASE 58 A 38-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of abdominal cramping and diarrhea. The patient has a 20-year history of alcohol abuse. He is complaining over the…
54 CASE 54 A 54-year-old man comes to the emergency department at 2 o’clock in the morning after being awakened by an intense left-sided chest pain radiating to his back….
51 CASE 51 A 22-year-old woman presents to the university health clinic complaining of weakness, tingling, and intense pain in her right hand. The tingling and numbness is particularly intense…
47 CASE 47 A 53-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by ambulance because he is having difficulty speaking. The patient tried to explain to his wife that something…
79 CASE 79 A 24-year-old woman presents to her gynecologist with concerns regarding her menstrual cycle. The patient complains of very irregular menstrual periods (fewer than eight a year) that…
43 CASE 43 An 8-year-old boy is brought by his parents to the pediatrician because of an increasing pattern of clumsiness and headaches. The parents have noted that the child…
72 CASE 72 A 45-year-old woman comes in for her regular check-up and complains about a constant thirst and having to get up frequently in the night to urinate. The…
41 CASE 41 A 19-year-old male college student is transported to the emergency department by ambulance after hitting his head in a fall from a balcony. The student had been…
37 CASE 37 A 57-year-old man comes to the cardiovascular rehabilitation clinic to begin an exercise program. The patient suffered a myocardial infarction 3 months earlier and had a drug-eluting…
