Miscellaneous cases in adolescence
Chapter 12 Miscellaneous cases in adolescence Case 12.1 1. What questions do you need to ask, prior to making your differential diagnosis? In order to determine the cause of Madeleine’s…
Chapter 12 Miscellaneous cases in adolescence Case 12.1 1. What questions do you need to ask, prior to making your differential diagnosis? In order to determine the cause of Madeleine’s…
Chapter 24 Cough and dyspnoea Case 24.1 A 25-year-old woman presents with rhinorrhoea, a sore throat, runny eyes and a dry cough. She has no other symptoms. On examination, there…
Chapter 14 Head and neck pain, part 2 Case 14.1 History Fatima is a 22-year-old homemaker and mother of two children under the age of 5. She immigrated as a…
Chapter 36 Impaired vision and hearing in the elderly Case 36.1 During a routine visit, 78-year-old Martha mentions that she can’t see as well as she used to. You need…
Chapter 27 Sports injuries Case 27.1 1. Using only this information, list possible causes of Tomislav’s clinical presentation. Justify your answer. Possible diagnosis Justification DDx 1: temporomandibular joint (TMJ) sprain…
Chapter 28 Multisystem cases Case 28.1 History Presenting symptoms Robert, 61-years-old, presents to a medical practice with a history of a recurrent infection in his left ear for 3 months….
Chapter 17 Acute joint pain Case 17.1 1. The table below lists possible diagnoses for Dale’s clinical presentation. Place an ‘X’ in the box if that disorder can potentially present…
Chapter 9 Movement and postural disturbances in adolescence Case 9.1 A 14-year-old girl has presented with weakness of one hand. Observe the photograph in Figure 9.1, in which she has…
Chapter 14 Head and neck pain, part 2 Case 14.1 1. Using only this information, list possible causes of Fatima’s presenting symptom(s). Justify your answer. Possible cause Justification DDx 1:…
Chapter 26 Reproductive disturbances in women Case 26.1 1. Define menorrhagia and metrorrhagia. • Menorrhagia refers to excessive menstrual blood loss (>80 ml loss over the days of bleeding). • Metrorrhagia…