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Infant 22 weeks gestation –thin upper lip, philtrum flat,
& curvature of 5th MC (clindactyly).
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
3 y/o with effusion in Rt. ear,
No Rx;f/u in 3 months.
32 y/o M with LBP, minimal tenderness.
Rx:Muscle relaxants/NSAID’s
48 y/o F with GERD X 2yrs Rxed with P P Inhibitor with numbness in feet.
Vitamin D12 Deficiency
60 y/o M with cough & SOB on exertion; Exam:tachypnea, bibasilar rales,CXR:Interstical opacities
Dx: Silicosis (Stone cutter)
28 y/o F with diffuse hyperpigmentation (creases & areolae) & elevated K+
Dx; Primay Pituitary Insufficiency (Get ACTH).
3 y/o F 2 day Hx abd. cramps,watery stools,emesis (2)
+Sx’s in classmates
Rx: 1/2 strength apple juice & food on demand.
32 y/o F SEM inc. with Valsalva M., exertional dyspnea
& mod chest pain;Echo-hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Rx: Beta-Blockers (CA+CB, if not well tolerated).
Metroprolol
85 y/o F w advanced Alzheimer’s-agitation, aggression
& delusions.
Rx: Abilify (Aripiprazole).
30 y/o F w anovulatory uterine bleeding (Nl exam& blood testing.
Rx:Levonorogestrel-releasing IUD.
73 y/o M w advanced arthritis of knees.
Rx: PT for quadriceps strengthening.
66 y/o M w persistant angina; post angioplasty.
Rx: Crestor 20 mgs. Qd (Rosuvastin)
62 y/o F requests thyroid eval. for Hx abn. thyroid tests.
Dx: DXA scan.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Dx:Dix-Hallpike test + when Nystagmus when vertigo elicited.
75 y/o pt. with depression.
Rx: Lexapro (Escitalopram).