A 57-years-old man with a diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer with a mass located in the posterior area of the left lung. He was transferred to the hospital because he felt suddenly a sensation of Continue reading Clinical reasoning in practice: a change in the voice
Nagore was a normal child until she was sixteen. Well, not exactly “normal” because from the beginning she had a special taste for music and for painting, and at the school, she was considered Continue reading A new diagnosis each month (3): a broken body, a difficult diagnosis
The replacement of a biliary catheter and the Boeing 737 Max:: An example of a system failure?
A 60-years-old woman had a diagnosis of colon cancer with liver metastases. During her follow-up the bilirrubin level increased and a sonogram showed a common bile duct obstruction. At this point she Continue reading The replacement of a biliary catheter and the Boeing 737 Max: An example of a system failure?
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Susana is 36 now , mother of two children , and she works every day in a hairdresser. But, sixteen years ago things were different. Suddenly, a few days after her 20th birthday, she was unable to Continue reading A new diagnosis every month (2). Life seems to be a question of chance
Objectives : To show the different theoretical approaches for a differential diagnosis: Pattern recognition , Hypothetic deductive reasoning.
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Jacques decided to spend some days in the south of Spain. He was now a 53-year-old man with a diagnosis of systemic sclerosis two years ago, with mild pulmonary involvement and hypertension. Continue reading Clinical reasoning exercise: An unexpected holidays
The arrival of the second baby, Robert, to the family, increased the amount of work with milk bottles and changing diapers. The only difference was a difficulty to sleep in comparison with his two-year Continue reading One diagnosis every month (1). When darkness turns to light: The exome, an important tool for genetic diagnosis
