SUMMARY A 46-year-old man, originally from Iran, with no relevant medical history, was admitted with intermittent acute colic pain in the lower abdomen with nausea and vomiting over the past few weeks. STUDENT DISCUSSION Cilie C. van ‘t Klooster,* Jan J. Uil, Joep van der Leeuw, Elaine F. Eppens, and Susanne C. Marczinski …
SUMMARY A 3-year-old female presented to the emergency department with worsening myoclonic and atonic seizures. Several months before presentation, she was diagnosed with epilepsy and was treated with an antiepileptic medication (zonisamide, 10 g/L oral suspension, twice daily). STUDENT DISCUSSION Joesph R. Wiencek,1,2* Dennis J. Dietzen,3,4 Teresa Murray,2 Sheila Dawling,5 Jennifer M. Colby,2 and James H. Nichols2 1Division of …
SUMMARY An infant with a history of hypotonia, developmental delay, and inadequate nutrition was evaluated. The patient was the offspring of a consanguineous (first cousin) Syrian couple, born at term in Syria after an unremarkable pregnancy. His neonatal course was unremarkable. STUDENT DISCUSSION Lizbeth Mellin-Sanchez1 and Neal Sondheimer1,2* 1Division of Clinical and Biochemical Genetics, The …
SUMMARY A 60-year-old female patient with a history of chronic pain and headache presented to the Pain Management Clinic for follow-up assessment of her prescribed medications, as well as to determine the patient’s suitability for enrollment in the medical cannabis program. STUDENT DISCUSSION Mark A. Cervinski1* and Paul J. Jannetto2 1Department of Pathology and Laboratory …
SUMMARY A 72-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of slurred speech, altered mental status, and unstable gait. STUDENT DISCUSSION Paul E. Young, Anthony O. Okorodudu,* and Sean G. Yates Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. *Address correspondence to this author at: Clinical Chemistry Division, Department of …
SUMMARY A 25-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 1-day history of nausea, fatigue, exertional lightheadedness, and a syncopal event without witnessed seizure activity or urinary incontinence. STUDENT DISCUSSION Monica R. Hill, Mark R. Hopkins, and Claire E. Knezevic* Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. *Address …
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