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A 44-year-old woman comes to the GP for a routine health maintenance examination. Palpation of the thyroid gland reveals a small nodule. A serum TSH is ordered and is …
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A 34-year-old man being weaned off a ventilator has his thyroid function evaluated. His reverse T3 (rT3) is elevated. He is afebrile. Vitals are stable and within normal limits. …
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A 55-year-old man presents to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. Vitals are: temperature 98.6F, HR 88, RR 14, BP 135/85. BMI is 26. He has lost …
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A 69-year-old woman comes to the physician for a health maintenance examination. Her vitals are: temperature 98.6F, HR 60, RR 12, BP 125/85. BMI is 25. Total cholesterol is …
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A 34-year-old African-American woman presents to the physician in January because of a dry, non-productive cough. She is a non-smoker. Serum calcium is 9.0 mEq/L (NR 8.4-10.2). Chest x-ray …
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A 54-year-old man comes to the GP because of a 3-hour episode of loss of vision in his left eye. He has intermittent claudication managed with a walking program …
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HY lecture notes: First-line Tx for diabetic neuropathic pain? –> TCAs (i.e., amitriptyline, nortriptyline). Important side-effects of TCAs? –> CCC (Coma, Convulsions, Cardiotoxicity) + anti-“triad”: anti-cholinergic + anti-alpha-1-adrenergic + …
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HY lecture notes: Back pain worse in the morning and gets better throughout day in male 20s-40s –> ankylosing spondylitis. Bamboo spine –> ankylosing spondylitis. Dx of AS –> …
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HY lecture notes: 82F + tea/toast diet for six months + high MCV; B9 or B12 deficiency? –> answer = B9 deficiency –> folate stores deplete in about six …
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HY lecture notes: Best way to decrease mortality overall –> smoking cessation. Best way to decrease stroke, TIA, central retinal artery occlusion risk –> HTN control. 72M smoker with …
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