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A 56- year-old man visits his physician complaining of lower back pain for 1 week. He was moving to a new house and carrying a lot of furniture during the last 2 weeks. He does not remember any injury or trauma to his back. His pain is not radiating, improving by rest and ibuprofen and … Read more
A 52-year-old alcoholic man complains of painful lesions on his tongue and inside his mouth. He also has hyper-pigmented scales on his face and both hands. He is weak, forgetful and suffers of burning sensation in several parts of his body. He mentions that he has diarrhea for the last two months. Deficiency of which … Read more
A 68 year-old woman complains of fever, anorexia and right flank pain for 2 days. She vomited twice today. On physical examination, her temperature is 101.3 F and there is moderate tenderness on the right costovertebral angle. Her urinalysis shows leukocytes and pus cells. What is the most appropriate next step of management? A – … Read more
An 18-year-old male complains of nausea and slight icterus for 2 weeks. Medical, surgical and family histories are unremarkable. Physical examination reveals slight jaundice and tenderness on the right upper side of the abdomen. Laboratory findings include positive IgM anti-HAV and marked elevation of ALT and AST levels. What is the appropriate management of this … Read more
A 19-year-old college student is brought to the emergency room by a police officer because of a cut wound on his arm. The student was arrested for committing a robbery at a convenience store. His record shows two fights with his neighbors on different occasions because he used to hit their pets. He also had … Read more