werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) (01/25/86)
You are a doctor at a military hospital (one way of paying yor way
through Medical school.)
A young recruit, previously healthy, comes into clinic after being
ordered to see you by his drill Sergeant.
As he sits head upright and straight as an arrow, he tells you his
symptoms, which are: "I feel real tired, Sir. I've got the worst headache
I've ever had in my life, and my eyes hurt in the sun." He also has a
temperature of 102.
After discussing the case with your attending physician (and Senior
officer), you discover that you have no choice but to immediately admit this
person to the hospital for diagnostic tests.
1. What is the suspected diagnosis and why has it been written into
MilRegs (Military Regulations)?
2. What obvious symptom isn't the patient telling you about (Read
carefully!)
3. What's the test to do in the hospital?
--
Craig Werner
!philabs!aecom!werner
"...if that's the hand you use, well, nevermind..."cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) (01/30/86)
> > You are a doctor at a military hospital (one way of paying yor way > through Medical school.) > A young recruit, previously healthy, comes into clinic after being > ordered to see you by his drill Sergeant. > As he sits head upright and straight as an arrow, he tells you his > symptoms, which are: "I feel real tired, Sir. I've got the worst headache > I've ever had in my life, and my eyes hurt in the sun." He also has a > temperature of 102. > After discussing the case with your attending physician (and Senior > officer), you discover that you have no choice but to immediately admit this > person to the hospital for diagnostic tests. > > 1. What is the suspected diagnosis and why has it been written into > MilRegs (Military Regulations)? Spinal meningitis? > 2. What obvious symptom isn't the patient telling you about (Read > carefully!) Stiff neck? > 3. What's the test to do in the hospital? > Spinal tap? > -- > > Craig Werner > !philabs!aecom!werner > "...if that's the hand you use, well, nevermind..." *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***