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A 54-year-old woman with a history of hypothyroidism, hypertension, depression and joint pains develops fatigue, facial rash, headaches, dizziness, confusion, diarrhea and personality changes. She takes levothyroxine, hydralazine, amitriptyline and ibuprofen. Which of these drugs is most likely responsible for this patient new symptom? A- Levothyroxine B- Hydralazine C- Amitriptyline D- Ibuprofen Answer This patient … Read more
A 12-year old child is brought to his psychiatrist for an evaluation of abnormal behavior. His teachers contacted his parents several times because he always cheats and lies at school. He also shoots family dog with his BB gun although he gets in trouble doing that. He has no remorse on hitting other kids and … Read more
A 73-year old man is brought to the emergency room for dizziness and nystagmus. Examination reveals loss of sensation on the left side of his face and the right side of his body. He has hoarseness of voice and drooping of his right eyelid. The right side of the face is drier than the left … Read more
A 4-year old girl is brought to the clinic by her mother complaining of fever and abdominal pain since yesterday. Today, she looks uncomfortable during micturition. On examination, her temperature is 99.4, her pulse is 100/min. and her suprapubic area is soft and tender. Her blood analysis shows increased neutrophils. Her urinalysis is positive for … Read more
A 67-year old man is brought to the emergency room by his colleagues for a possible heart attack. One hour ago, he felt excruciating chest pain, shortness of breath and nausea. ECG shows elevation of ST segment in leads 11, 111 and aVF. Therapy is initiated and the patient starts feeling better. ER physician explains … Read more
A 55-year-old woman presents to the emergency room for a cut wound on her hand. While she was cutting a piece of meat, she lost control of the knife resulting in a longitudinal wound in her hand. Bleeding stopped after a few minutes. Now she is concerned about tetanus vaccination. Records show that she received … Read more