This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Which of the following disorders is associated with unintentional weight loss? A. Clinical ... (Read 51 times)

tingc95

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
Which of the following disorders is associated with unintentional weight loss?
 
  A. Clinical depression
  B. Hyperthyroidism
  C. Diabetes
  D. All of the above

Question 2

A 28-year-old male complains of fever 101 to 103 degrees for the last week. He reports fatigue, no appetite, sore throat, 7-pound weight loss in the last week, and two episodes of nosebleeds.
 
  The patient reports no medical problems and no current medications. Surgical history is tonsillectomy at five years old. Paternal family history of hypertension and diabetes; father alive age 50. Maternal history: no significant disorders. Denies use of tobacco, occasional alcohol use on weekends. Denies unsafe sex. No recent travel. On review of systems, night sweats and dyspnea on exertion are noted. Which of the following should be considered in the differential diagnosis?
  A. HIV infection
  B. Malignancy
  C. Thrombocytopenia
  D. Tuberculosis



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

jxjsniuniu

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 343
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Unexplained weight loss is considered significant if it is greater than 5 of the ususal body weight over a 6- to 12-month period and often idicates a serious medical or psychological illness.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Many malignancies can cause fever, but lymphoma and leukemia should be at the top of the differential list. Acute leukemia is more common in children, and the chronic leukemias are more common in middle-aged to elderly adults. Hodgkin's lymphoma is more prevalent in children and young adults, although the peak for incidence is bimodal and can be seen in patients over the age of 60. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is more common in middle-aged to elderly adults. Burkitt's lymphoma is more common in HIV patients. With leukemia, common symptoms include unexplained fever, easy bruising or bleeding, fatigue, bone or joint pain, and enlarged liver or spleen. With lymphoma, common symptoms include fatigue, fever, night sweats, lymphadenopathy, and weight loss.




tingc95

  • Member
  • Posts: 556
Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
:D TYSM


diana chang

  • Member
  • Posts: 288
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

Did you know?

The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.

Did you know?

Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.

Did you know?

Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library