A 45 year old male, with a history of cocaine abuse and cigarette smoking, presents with extreme weakness in his bilateral lower extremities. An angiogram demonstrates a thrombosis in a vessel supplying 2/3 of the spinal cord. Which vessel(s) was / were blocked leading to the spinal cord ischemia?
Read Details57 year old male, with uncontrolled diabetes, presents to his primary care physician with a sense of fullness and vomiting over the past few weeks. How might the diabetes be directly contributing to the malfunction of the GI tract?
Read DetailsA 32 year old male, with a history of anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) secondary to beestings, is stung multiple times while cleaning his gutters. He gives himself an EpiPen (epinephrine) injection to combat possible anaphylaxis. What would this epinephrine do to his heart?
Read DetailsA 16 year old male is an unrestrained driver in a high speed motor vehicle accident. Besides pain across his left anterior chest from the seatbelt, he complains of severe right wrist pain and numbness of his hand. Exam demonstrates a limited range of motion of the right wrist and decreased sensation of the palm and first three digits. X-rays demonstrate a volar dislocation of the lunate. Entrapment of which structure is likely causing this patient’s symptoms?
Read DetailsA 65 year old female with a long-standing history of GI distress has a nightcap of Maalox (or any other antacid) every evening in an effort to self-medicate her “belly problems.” Drinking excessive amounts of this medication can lead to what electrolyte disorder?
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