Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
I Shortness of Breath
CASE 1 Acute Shortness of Breath in a Young Woman
CASE 2 Very Short of Breath
CASE 3 Chronic Shortness of Breath
CASE 4 Hypertensive, Short of Breath, and Dizzy
CASE 5 Fever and Shortness of Breath
CASE 6 Young Woman with Dyspnea
CASE 7 White Lungs
CASE 8 Fever, Sweats, and Painful Cough
CASE 9 Fever, Productive Cough, Shortness of Breath
CASE 10 Shortness of Breath and Palpitations
CASE 11 Shortness of Breath and Fever
II Chest Pain
CASE 12 Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath
CASE 13 Chest, Hip, and Knee Pain
CASE 14 Severe Back Pain
CASE 15 Syncopal Episode
CASE 16 Left Shoulder Pain
CASE 17 Chest Pain in a Middle-aged Man
III Abdominal Pain
CASE 18 Burning Chest Pain
CASE 19 Tarry, Smelly Stools and Hematemesis
CASE 20 Fever, Right Upper Quadrant Pain
CASE 21 Diarrhea on the Plane
CASE 22 Fever, Diarrhea, and Abdominal Cramping in a Young Man
CASE 23 41-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain
CASE 24 Hurts to Eat
CASE 25 Gnawing Epigastric Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting
CASE 26 Comatose
CASE 27 Fever, Swollen Abdomen, Drowsy, and Yellow
CASE 28 Fever, Abdomina4Pain, and Foot Drop
CASE 29 Abdominal Pain, Confusion, and fever
CASE 30 Abdominal Pain and Fever
IV Hormonal and Electrolyte Imbalance
CASE 31 Young Woman, Breathing Hard, with Sunken Cheeks
CASE 32 Feeling Slow
CASE 33 Electrolytes and Malignancy
CASE 34 Lightheadedness
CASE 35 Poorly Controlled Blood Sugar
CASE 36 Fever, Agitation, and Shortness of Breath
CASE 37 Confusion and Lethargy
V Preventive Medicine
CASE 38 Health Maintenance
CASE 39 Calculating Cholesterol
CASE 40 Reaction to TB
VI Head Symptoms
CASE 41 Headache, Fever
CASE 42 Stuffy Nose, Headache, and Nasal Discharge
CASE 43 Head Pain, Nausea, and Vision Changes
CASE 44 Facial Droop in a 42-Year-Old Man
VII Blood Issues
CASE 45 Bleeding Gums and Prolonged Menses
CASE 46 Fatigue and Nosebleed
CASE 47 Abnormal Lab Values in a Man with an Abscess
CASE 48 Feverish, Bleeding, and Confused
CASE 49 High Fever, Rash, and Sore Throat
VIII Swelling, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Issues
CASE 50 Generalized Swelling after a Sore Throat
CASE 51 Painful, Swollen Knee
CASE 52 Sore Wrist
CASE 53 Swollen Legs and Puffy Eyelids in a 35-Year-Old Woman
CASE 54 Left Leg Swelling in a 68-Year-Old Man
CASE 55 Leg Pain
CASE 56 Swollen, Painful Joints
CASE 57 Tired of Uremia
CASE 58 Rash
CASE 59 Fever and Rash after a Camping Trip
CASE 60 Left Shoulder Pain in a 38-Year-Old Man
Review Q&A
Questions
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