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A 65-year-old woman has been on a ventilator for the past two weeks since sustaining head trauma in a motor vehicle collision. Serial chest x-rays taken during admission are consistent …
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A 32-year-old woman, G1P1, has been recovering in hospital for the past 48 hours following the Caesarean delivery of a neonate born at term. While getting up to go …
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A male newborn delivered at 37 weeks’ gestation is in respiratory distress. Physical examination shows cyanosis. Bowel sounds are absent in the abdomen. Borborygmi is auscultated in the left …
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I’ve observed that students will frequently become paralyzed when they see 2CK surg vignettes that have many answer choices, generally including: cardiac tamponade, hemothorax, pneumothorax (spontaneous vs tension vs open), …
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A 3800-gram newborn is delivered at 43 weeks’ gestation to a 28-year-old woman (G3P3). Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes are 2 and 4, respectively. The newborn’s nails …
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A 64-year-old man with type II diabetes mellitus is brought in by ambulance for a 2-hour history of dyspnea and chest tightness. ECG shows ST-elevations in the anterior leads. …
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A healthy 24-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 3-day history of mildly productive cough. Vitals are: temperature 101.8 F, HR 80, RR 18, BP 135/85. Gram-stain …
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A 31-year-old woman undergoing chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia presents to the physician for a 2-day history of shortness of breath and dry cough. Vitals are: temperature 102.1 F, …
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A 62-year-old man is brought to emergency for a two-hour history of chest pain. Vitals are: temperature 99.0F, HR 115, RR 20, BP 85/60. Pulse oximetry on room air …
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A 23-year-old man presents to the GP for a two-day history of dry cough. Temperature is 100.8F. Auscultation of the chest reveals mild, diffuse bilateral crackles. A chest x-ray …
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