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Introduction
Case1:
Vomiting
Case 2:
Cough & fever
Case 3: Bruising
Case 4: Sore
throat
Case 5: Jaundice
Case 6: Flu & fever
Case 7: Diarrhea
Case 8: Black
Robe
Case 9: Back Pain Catching the
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Quiz
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Ms. JS presents with
one week of lethargy and two days of jaundice.
- Ms. JS is a 34 year-old secretary.
- She's not married, but until 3 months ago
had been in a monogamous relationship with her live-in boyfriend.
- They broke up after she learned he had
been seeing another woman.
- One month before their break-up, her
boyfriend came down with a bad case of 'flu.'
- At that time, the boyfriend missed almost
a week of work, but did not become jaundiced.
- In addition to her lethargy and jaundice,
Ms. JS complains of nausea and headache.
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- Her physical findings include:
- Temp = 99.8
- Scleral and generalized cutaneous icterus
(jaundice).
- Enlarged liver to palpation and right
upper quadrant abdominal tenderness.
- Lab values available:
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