| Symptoms
& History
Physical
Findings
Stop
& Think
Lab
and X-Ray
Differential
Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
Conclusions
Quiz
& Evaluation |
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Mr.
Jones' past history seems non-contributory on the surface.
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exercises moderately
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smoked approximately 1-2 packs
of cigarettes a day for 15 years, but quit 10 years ago
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describes himself as a social
drinker
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reports no particular food intolerance
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does not drink coffee
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Liberally uses aspirin for arthritic
knee and hip pain.
His most recent problem has
been epigastric pain of about one month duration, but things changed dramatically
last night.
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he was awakened during the night
with severe abdominal pain, but unlike previous episodes,
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he vomited blood for practically
an hour, and
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he threw up what he describes
as "coffee ground" looking material
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