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Is the respiration rapid? The presence of rapid respiration indicates dyspnea and may be caused by shock, congestive heart failure, asthma, emphysema, and other disorders.
Is the respiration slow? The presence of slow respiration should ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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... These are a group of speech abnormalities that do not fit into the category of aphasia or dysarthria. These are almost always psychogenic in origin.
Stammering speech
is found in emotionally high-strung people and is probably due to psychological trauma in
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Are both pupils dilated? The presence of dilated pupils in an otherwise normal subject would suggest drug intoxication such as phenobarbital, marijuana, and PCP. However, the patient may not know that he or ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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The shape of the skull is determined by the intracranial forces, external forces, and the time of closure of the cranial sutures. Birth trauma results in cephalohematoma in 0.2–2.5% of live births, resulting in abnormal head shape and... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... It is simple enough to administer a sedative and refer the emotionally distressed patient to a psychiatrist, but the astute diagnostician will want to rule out an organic disease first. Almost every endocrine disease is associated with emotional disturbances, all of which
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... Genetic diseases result from single-gene (Mendelian) alterations, chromosomal abnormalities, or multifactorial errors. Well over 6,000 such abnormalities have been identified in humans, ranging from mild differences (as in certain hemoglobin abnormalities) to fatal or... Genetic analysis ... Types of genetic disorders ... Single-gene disorders ... Single-gene inheritance patterns ... Chromosomal abnormalities ... Multifactorial disorders ... Detecting genetic disorders ... Helping the family cope ... Pictures
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... Stephen Schmidt and Kathryn M. Andolsek
Worldwide, cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancies; 16,000 cases are diagnosed and 4,800 deaths occur annually in the United States (1). An American woman’s lifetime risk of cervical cancer is 0.83%... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment ... Pictures
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... Differential Overview
❑ Benign prostatic hypertrophy
❑ Acute bacterial prostatitis
❑ Chronic prostatitis
❑ Adenocarcinoma
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It is simple enough to administer a sedative and refer the emotionally
distressed patient to a psychiatrist, but the astute diagnostician will want
to rule out an organic disease first. Almost every endocrine disease is
associated with emotional disturbances, all of
... READ EXCERPTS »
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If you're pregnant, there's a chance that your doctor will suggest a procedure known as chorionic villus sampling to determine if your child...
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