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  • Follow up for Prostate Cancer 
    This 61-year-old man was referred for follow up imaging studies after treatment for prostate cancer.
  • Abdominal Pain 
    A 77-year-old man presents to his primary caregiver with recurrent episodes of dull abdominal pain. The most likely diagnosis in this case is:
  • Gross Hematuria 
    A 48-year-old man presents to his primary care physician with gross hematuria. Q: Causes of radiolucent calyceal filling defects include all of the following except:
  • Abdominal Pain 
    A 41-year-old women with a history of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which was treated with radiation therapy, presents to her primary caregiver with acute onset of right upper quadrant pain.
  • Chronic Cough 
    A 32-year-old man with a history of chronic upper and lower respiratory tract infections, including multiple pneumonias. History is also significant for infertility and progressive hearing loss.
  • Knee Pain 
    A 23-year-old women presents to her primary care physician with pain in the right knee following injury during a skiing accident. Q: What is the associated abnormality?
  • Jaundice 
    In this case, a newborn presents with increasing jaundice and rising bilirubin. Q: The study shows:
  • Firm Left Breast 
    A 55-year-old woman with a history of bilateral silicone gel breast implants presents with asymmetrically increased firmness of her left breast. Can you solve this diagnostic conundrum?
  • Right Flank Pain 
    A 37-year-old women with a history of recurrent kidney stones presents with right flank pain. Q: The most likely diagnosis in this instance is:
  • Abdominal Pain 
    A 25-year-old man with a history of prior total colectomy presents with abdominal pain and yellowish drainage from his umbilicus. The history and imaging findings are most consistent with....
  • Trauma Patient With Neurological Symptoms 
    A 41-year-old man presents to the emergency department following a motor vehicle collision with flaccid paralysis of his upper and lower extremities. Q: The next study would be:
  • Trauma 
    A 19-year-old man presents with trauma following a motor vehicle collision. Which is the LEAST likely to be associated with failure of conservative management in blunt splenic injury?
  • Hyperglycemia 
    A 33-year-old man with a recent history of kidney-pancreas transplant 10 days prior presents with fever and hyperglycemia. Amylase levels are normal. The complication seen here is:
  • Shortness of Breath 
    In this case, a 64-year-old man presents to his primary caregiver with a chronic dry cough and progressive shortness of breath. Significant medical history might include....
  • Abdominal Pain 
    A 65-year-old-man presents to his primary caregiver with abdominal pain. Q: This mass primarily arises from:
  • Hematuria 
    A 39-year-old otherwise asymptomatic male presents to his primary caregiver with hematuria. Q: Histologically, this most likely represents:
  • Confusion in a Patient With HIV 
    A 47-year-old man with HIV presents with confusion. What is the LEAST likely diagnosis in this setting?
  • Refractory Hypertension 
    A 45-year-old women presents to her primary care physician with uncontrolled hypertension. The most effective treatment for this patient would be....
  • Limb Discrepancies at Birth 
    A second congenital abnormality that is often associated with this disorder is the absence of....
  • Headache, Altered Mental Status 
    A 24-year-old women presents to her primary care physician with headache, accompanied by left-sided weakness, visual impairment, and a decreased level of consciousness.
 
 

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