Microcytosis in a 43-Year-Old Man

Self-assessment corner Palpitations in a 43-year-old man

Chronic thromboembolic disease in a 43-year-old man.

Case Report A 43-year-old man was admitted to the hospital complaining of nonproductive cough, progressive shortness of breath, increasing dyspnea on exertion, and fatigue of approximately 3 months’ duration. The patient stated he could no longer walk without shortness of breath. He denied syncope, lightheadedness, palpitations, chest pain, wheezing, hemoptysis, fever, weight change, or night s...

A 50 Year Old Man with Fever and Abdominal Pain

The patient is a 50-year-old man who has been diagnosed with abdominal pain, fever, shivering and constipation with nausea and vomiting with a possible diagnosis of typhoid. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis was performed by injection of contrast agent for the patient. What is your diagnosis?

Foreign body aspiration in a 60-year-old man: A case report

Foreign body aspiration occurs throughout the world and can manifest in various forms. This medical condition can occasionally take place with no symptoms or without any acute symptoms. Diagnosis and treatment of this disease require the full recognition of the associated symptoms in the patient. Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis in these patients is associated with significant risks and compli...

Sequential heart murmurs in a 43-year-old man with congenital heart disease.

Corresponding author: D. Luke Glancy, MD, 7300 Lakeshore Drive, #30, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124 (e-mail: [email protected]). W ithin a week of this patient’s birth, a physician discovered a loud systolic murmur. When the patient was 14 years old, the murmur disappeared. He developed a second murmur when in his mid-30s. At age 43, some 6 months before admission, he noted dyspnea on exertion, w...