A 79-year-old woman presents with progressive central vision… A 79-year-old woman presents with progressive central vision loss making it hard to read. Fundus exam shows drusen deposits and geographic atrophy in the macula. Which process explains her disease? Read Details
A 70-year-old patient has resting tremor, bradykinesia, cogw… A 70-year-old patient has resting tremor, bradykinesia, cogwheel rigidity, and a shuffling gait. Which pathophysiologic process underlies these findings? Read Details
A 60-year-old woman from Mexico presents with thickened scal… A 60-year-old woman from Mexico presents with thickened scaling plaques on her elbows and nail pitting. Which process explains her illness? Read Details
A 74-year-old man presents with weight loss, chronic cough,… A 74-year-old man presents with weight loss, chronic cough, and fever. CXR: cavitary lesion in upper lobe. Which process explains his condition? Read Details
A 25-year-old man collapses while running. Autopsy shows thi… A 25-year-old man collapses while running. Autopsy shows thickened interventricular septum. Which process explains his sudden death? Read Details
A 27-year-old incarcerated Hispanic man presents with fever,… A 27-year-old incarcerated Hispanic man presents with fever, cough, and hemoptysis. CXR shows cavitary lesion in the upper lobe. Which process explains his disease? Read Details
A 32-year-old Asianman presents to ED after collapsing durin… A 32-year-old Asianman presents to ED after collapsing during exercise. He is resuscitated. Imaging shows hypertrophied interventricular septum. Which process explains his collapse? Read Details
A 68-year-old man presents with progressive dyspnea and pink… A 68-year-old man presents with progressive dyspnea and pink sputum. Exam shows pulmonary crackles. Which process explains his illness? Read Details
A 34-year-old Native American woman presents with sudden pai… A 34-year-old Native American woman presents with sudden painful red eye and blurred vision. Exam shows vesicular rash on her forehead along trigeminal distribution. Which process explains her disease? Read Details
A 28-year-old woman presents with acute dyspnea and inspirat… A 28-year-old woman presents with acute dyspnea and inspiratory stridor. Which process explains her condition? Read Details