Maria has always wanted to have children, but she has read horror stories about diabetes and pregnancy. Her doctor has told her that if she is healthy, she could try to get pregnant when the time is right. There are significant risks, however, including a high-birth-weight baby. What characteristic of diabetes mellitus would contribute to […]

  The patient is a 17-year-old female Caucasian who presents herself to the Emergency Department. Pt was accompanied by her father and grandmother. The patient has Hx of borderline personality disorder, PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), major depressive disorder (MDD), suicidal attempts, nightmares, and eating disorders. According to the patient’s father, the patient has episodes […]

A 60-year-old patient with an A young In the progression of Alzheimer disease, specific regions of the brain are preferentially affected. Which region is typically first impacted in the early stages of Alzheimer disease? Group of answer choices patient presents with unilateral, throbbing headaches accompanied by nausea, photophobia, and occasionally without an aura. These symptoms […]

A 25-year-old woman is hospitalized for evaluation of episodes in which she appears to lose consciousness, rocks her head from side to side, and moves her arms and legs in a non-synchronous, bicycling pattern. The episodes occur a few times per day and last 2 to 5 minutes. Electroencephalography During the episodes does not reveal […]

Rebecca is a 43-year-old Hispanic female that presents to your clinic as a new patient and a yearly physical exam. She has a history of hypothyroidism that was diagnosed 6 years ago and had previously been treated with levothyroxine. She has been off her medications for 2 years because she did not have insurance. She […]

Robert is a 14-year-old undergoing a rapid growth spurt who complains of a tender mass over the anterior tubercle of one knee. He says the pain improves with rest and worsens with activities like squatting, kneeling, jumping, and climbing stairs. What does the evidence suggest about the etiology of his condition? How should you manage […]