What is the CC in this case study? What are important questions to ask the patient to formulate the history of present illness and what did the patient tell you?
What components of the physical exam are important to review in this case? What are pertinent positive and negative physical exam findings to help you formulate your diagnosis?
Which differential diagnosis is to be considered with this case study? What was your final diagnosis?
What is the CC in this case study? What are important questions to ask the patient to formulate the history of present illness and what did the patient tell you?
21 y/o college student E.B came with complaints of shaking, flutters in chest, fever, cough, nausea, vomiting, unintentional weight loss, increased bowel movement and frequency. She recently had flu and now experiencing exercise and heat intolerance, insomnia and oligomenorrhea. She is emotionally upset as she broke up with her boyfriend and is anxious about her forthcoming exam. She is febrile, tachycardia, tachypneic, hyperreflexic, and has an early systolic murmur. She has an enlarged thyroid, palpable thyroid isthmus with a thyroid thrill and bruit.