A 19-year-old college student was in her usual state of health when she came home for the weekend. The evening prior to admission, she went to bed with a headache and slight fever. The next morning, her mother found her in bed moaning and lethargic. She was brought to the ER, where she appeared toxic […]
A 69-year-old patient presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with a productive cough, fever, and shortness of breath. In the ED, diagnostic tests were obtained, including the chest x-ray below. All diagnostic tests are awaiting final reports. [The patient is new to the hospital system, and no previous chest x-ray is present in the electronic […]
A 30-year-old man presents to your family care office complaining of a cough and fever. The patient has had these symptoms for 3 weeks. He states the fever comes and goes but the cough is persistent and productive of yellow sputum. He also notes general fatigue. Vitals are as follows: temperature 100.4°F, pulse (P) 98, […]
Mrs. A is a 71 year old widow with chf and osteoarthritis who has recently been exhibiting quite unusual behavior. Her daughter is concerned about her mother’s ability to remain independent and wishes to pursue nursing home admission arrangements. She fears the development of a dementing illness. Over the last two or three months Mrs. […]