Khuyen Nguyen, a 62-year-old female, visits her primary care physician. Her blood pressure is 180/90. She has a history of heart failure for which she takes a diuretic along with digoxin 0.125mg every day. She is diagnosed with hypertension at today’s visit. When the physician leaves the examination room, Khuyen has many questions for the […]
Ohanzee Tucker, a 65-year-old male, comes to the office for a sick visit. He has a medical history of gouty arthritis and is taking probenecid (Benemid). He tells the staff he has had flank pain since the day before. He rates his pain as a 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. He also […]
An 8-week old boy presents to his pediatrician for his 2 month well baby examination. He was the product of a full-term vaginal delivery to a G2P2 34-year old mother following an uneventful pregnancy. His mother took prenatal vitamins throughout pregnancy but no other supplements or medications. His Apgar scores were 8 at 1 minute […]
An 18-month-old child with no previous medical history presents with a caregiver after 6 days of fever and dry cough. The child is up-to-date on all vaccinations and has never had any medical problems up to this point. Physical exam reveals a fever of 101.1°F, red dry lips, a strawberry tongue, cervical lymphadenopathy, a rash […]
A 2-year-old male presents with failure to thrive and recurrent sinus infections. He is currently eating multiple and frequent meals a day and has met all of his developmental milestones. He has three sisters who have no past medical history and are meeting their growth developments. His caregiver is extremely concerned. They had to switch […]