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CA LÂM SÀNG 13

Sep 22, 2019 admin 0

  Question 1. A 28 year-old man comes to the emergency department for a head injury. He was recently diagnosed with HIV infection, and hit […]

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CA LÂM SÀNG 12

Sep 21, 2019 admin 0

  Question 1. A 21-year-old man comes to the office because he has been feeling very stressed lately. He recently moved from a small town […]

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CA LÂM SÀNG 11

Sep 21, 2019 admin 0

  Question 1. A 30-year-old male comes home after a long day at work and a meeting with his boss. He asked for a raise […]

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Seborrheic Dermatitis

Sep 19, 2019 admin 0

Seborrheic Dermatitis Aka: Seborrheic Dermatitis, Seborrhea, Dandruff II. Epidemiology Prevalence General population: 1-3% Immunocompromised: >34% Gender More common in men Age (bimodal) Age 2 to 12 months Adolescent […]

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CA LÂM SÀNG 10

Sep 17, 2019 admin 0

Question 1. A 26-year-old woman, who is at 30 weeks gestation, comes to a dermatology clinic because of “itchy skin.” The patient states that the […]

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Bordetella Pertussis Test

Sep 16, 2019 admin 0

Bordetella Pertussis Test Aka: Bordetella Pertussis Test, Whooping Cough Test, Pertussis Diagnostics, Pertussis Culture, Pertussis PCR, Bordatella PCR II. Technique: Obtaining Samples Dacron Polyester swab of posterior nasopharynx Insert into posterior nostril […]

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Whooping Cough

Sep 16, 2019 admin 0

Whooping Cough Aka: Whooping Cough, Bordetella pertussis, Pertussis II. Epidemiology Incidence U.S. (2012) General Population: 41,000 cases/year (8.5 cases per 100,000) Infants: 88.7 per 100,000 Mortality: 18 deaths […]

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Upper Airway Cough Syndrome

Sep 16, 2019 admin 0

Upper Airway Cough Syndrome Aka: Upper Airway Cough Syndrome, UACS II. Epidemiology Most common cause of Chronic Cough in non-smoking adults with intact immunity and normal Chest XRay III. Causes […]

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Spasmodic Cough

Sep 16, 2019 admin 0

Spasmodic Cough Aka: Spasmodic Cough, Paroxysmal cough, Coughing Fits, Staccato Cough II. Causes Obstructive Lung Disease Asthma or other bronchospasm Bronchiectasis Infectious Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Chlamydial Pneumonia (Staccato Cough) Croup Miscellaneous Vocal Cord […]