| Symptoms
& History
Physical
Findings
Stop
& Think
Lab
and X-Ray
Differential
Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
Conclusions
Quiz
& Evaluation |
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Middle aged apprehensive man.
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Temp = 100.2
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Heart rate = 94/min, regular
rhythm.
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Respirations = 24/min, mildly
labored.
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BP 138/86 mmHg
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Heart sounds normal, no murmurs
or gallops.
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Fine crackling rales, both lung
fields.
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Mild enlargement of neck and
groin lymph nodes.
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No abdominal masses.
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Mildly diminished pedal pulses
bilaterally.
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No peripheral edema.
It's time to summarize
what we've learned, list some possible diagnoses and formulate a diagnostic
strategy.
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