Gastrointestinal bleeding – Medical Question
A 65 year old obese woman is evaluated in your office during an annual follow up visit. She has a history of moderate osteoarthritis and she takes over the …
Seizure Diagnosis – Medical Question
A 6 year old boy is brought to your office with history of staring spells. He has had three such episodes in the past one month. His mother reports …
Antihypertensive Medication – Medical Question
Antihypertensive Medication: A middle-aged man was recently diagnosed with hypertension. The antihypertensive medication prescribed to him enhances natriuresis, decreases serum angiotensin II and concentration, and decreases aldosterone production. This …
Strabismus – Medical Question
A 7-month-old girl is brought to the clinic for a well-child check up. Her birth and antenatal histories are unremarkable. Her developmental milestones are appropriate and all her vital …
Fabry disease mnemonic
Fabry’s disease: Fabry disease (also known as Fabry’s disease, Anderson-Fabry disease, angiokeratoma corporis diffusum and alpha-galactosidase A deficiency) is a rare X-linked (inherited) lysosomal storage disease, which can cause …
Chest Pain – Medical Question
A 65-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with chest pain that he noticed after climbing a set of stairs. The emergency physician sends him for an exercise …
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Mnemonic
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: The term Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) contains several distinct syndromes featuring tumors of endocrine glands, each with its own characteristic pattern. In some cases, the tumors …
Biochemistry – Medical Question
Biochemistry: A term child is delivered by spontaneous vaginal delivery with no complications. On physical examination the child has restricted movement in shoulder and elbow joints, bilateral hip dislocations …
Newborn with oliguria – Medical Question
A newborn male is admitted to emergency department due to oliguria and a midline mass located in the lower abdomen. What is your diagnosis? A) Omphalomesenteric cyst B) Wilms …
Child Birth Injury – Medical Question
Child Birth Injury: A mother reports that her newborn who was born two days ago, is not moving his right hand and his right eyelid droops. On examination, you …