More articles from Internal Medicine Board Review

  • Two patients with neuroglycopenia

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD, Ana Marie Dizon, MD, Rossana Danese, MD and Byron J. Hoogwerf, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 1998, 65 (2) 82-86;
    • One patient suffers from periodic "silliness," the other suffers from syncope. What is the diagnosis and treatment?

  • A 52-year-old woman with skin lesions and liver function abnormalities

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD, Hamed Daw, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 520-522;
    • The patient presents to her doctor with a pruritic rash of 6 weeks’ duration. What is the diagnosis and treatment?

  • A 68-year-old woman with high serum protein and no symptoms

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD, H. Abdel-Razeq, MD and Brian J. Bolwell, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1997, 64 (8) 403-406;
    • As a result of a routine checkup, an elevated serum protein is found. What is the appropriate follow-up and diagnosis?

  • A 30-year-old woman with headache

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD and Franck G. Skobieramda, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1997, 64 (6) 293-297;
    • On the basis of the clinical picture and laboratory data, what is the most likely diagnosis?

  • A 34-year-old woman with odynophagia and weight loss

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD, Kavita R. Kolluri, MD and Darwin L. Conwell, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 1997, 64 (5) 245-248;
    • On the basis of the clinical picture and laboratory data, what is the most likely diagnosis?

  • Fever, abdominal pain, and jaundice in a 43-year-old woman

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD, Ksrti Shetty, MD and William D. Carey, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 1997, 64 (4) 216-219;
    • On the basis of the clinical picture and laboratory data, what is the most likely diagnosis?

  • Preoperative evaluation of a woman with rheumatoid arthritis

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD and David G. Litaker, MD, MSC
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 1997, 64 (3) 133-135;
    • What testing and action is needed to prepare this patient for evacuation of a hematoma?

  • Chronic diarrhea in a 57-year-old woman with diabetes

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD, Wiam I. Hussein, MD and S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 1997, 64 (2) 107-108;
    • A woman with a 20-yeer history of diabetes presents with episodic diarrhea. What is the diagnosis and treatment?

  • Nonresolving alveolar infiltrates in a 43-year-old woman

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD, Thomas R. Murphy, MD and Eugene J. Sullivan, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 1997, 64 (1) 21-25;
    • A 43-year-old woman presents with a 1-year history of intermittent nonproductive cough. What is the diagnosis and treatment?

  • Fever, rash, and arthralgias in a male adolescent

    David L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD and John D. Clough, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1996, 63 (7) 378-380;
    • A previously healthy boy presents with a 6-week history of intermittent fever, diffuse erythematous rash, and polyarthralgias.