I Shortness of Breath 1
  CASE 1 Acute Shortness of Breath in a Young Woman 3
  CASE 2 Very Short of Breath 9
  CASE 3 Chronic Shortness of Breath 15
  CASE 4 Hypertensive, Short of Breath, and Dizzy 20
  CASE 5 Fever and Shortness of Breath 24
  CASE 6 Young Woman with Dyspnea 29
  CASE 7 White Lungs 35
  CASE 8 Fever, Sweats, and Painful Cough 42
  CASE 9 Fever, Productive Cough, Shortness of Breath 48
  CASE 10 Shortness of Breath and Palpitations 54
  CASE 11 Shortness of Breath and Fever 59
  II Chest Pain 65
  CASE 12 Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath 67
  CASE 13 Chest, Hip, and Knee Pain 73
  CASE 14 Severe Back Pain 77
  CASE 15 Syncopal Episode 83
  CASE 16 Left Shoulder Pain 88
  CASE 17 Chest Pain in a Middle-aged Man 94
  III Abdominal Pain 99
  CASE 18 Burning Chest Pain 101
  CASE 19 Tarry, Smelly Stools and Hematemesis 107
  CASE 20 Fever, Right Upper Quadrant Pain 112
  CASE 21 Diarrhea on the Plane 116
  CASE 22 Fever, Diarrhea, and Abdominal Cramping in a Young Man 121
  CASE 23 41-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain 126
  CASE 24 Hurts to Eat 131
  CASE 25 Gnawing Epigastric Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting 136
  CASE 26 Comatose 141
  CASE 27 Fever, Swollen Abdomen, Drowsy, and Yellow 147
  CASE 28 Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Foot Drop 153
  CASE 29 Abdominal Pain, Confusion, and Fever 158
  CASE 30 Abdominal Pain and Fever 162
  IV Hormonal and Electrolyte Imbalance 167
  CASE 31 Young Woman, Breathing Hard, with Sunken Cheeks 169
  CASE 32 Feeling Slow 175
  CASE 33 Electrolytes and Malignancy 181
  CASE 34 Lightheadedness 188
  CASE 35 Poorly Controlled Blood Sugar 194
  CASE 36 Fever, Agitation, and Shortness of Breath 200
  CASE 37 Confusion and Lethargy 206
  V Preventive Medicine 211
  CASE 38 Health Maintenance 213
  CASE 39 Calculating Cholesterol 218
  CASE 40 Reaction of TB 224
  VI Head Symptoms 231
  CASE 41 Headache, Fever 233
  CASE 42 Stuffy Nose, Headache, and Nasal Discharge 238
  CASE 43 Head Pain, Nausea, and Vision Changes 243
  CASE 44 Facial Droop in a 42-Year-Old Man 249
  VII Blood Issues 255
  CASE 45 Bleeding Gums and Prolonged Menses 257
  CASE 46 Fatigue and Nosebleed 263
  CASE 47 Abnormal Lab Values in a Man with an Abscess 268
  CASE 48 Feverish, Bleeding, and Confused 273
  CASE 49 High Fever, Rash, and Sore Throat 279
  VIII Swelling, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Issues 287
  CASE 50 Generalized Swelling after a Sore Throat 289
  CASE 51 Painful, Swollen Knee 295
  CASE 52 Sore Wrist 300
  CASE 53 Swollen Legs and Puffy Eyelids in a 35-Year-Old Woman 306
  CASE 54 Left Leg Swelling in a 68-Year-Old Man 311
  CASE 55 Leg Pain 316
  CASE 56 Swollen, Painful Joints 320
  CASE 57 Tired of Uremia 326
  CASE 58Rash 332
  CASE 59 Fever and Rash after a Camping Trip 337
  CASE 60 Left Shoulder Pain in a 38-Year-Old Man 342