Q1. SB is a 16 yo female who presents to the ED with a 18-hour history of vague abdominal pain. The pain was sudden in onset and colicky in nature. She did take some Tylenol but the pain did not abate. Her past medical history is unremarkable. On exam, her pain has localized to the area ‘C.’ What is the next step in her management?
A. WBC > 20
B. Elevated ESR
C. Raised levels of urinary 5 HIAA
D. Hematuria
E. Elevated levels of amylase
F. Neutropenia
A 28-yo male with AIDS presents with a 2 week vision problems. He denies any injury but claims that the vision is blurred in the periphery and he is seeing numerous particles floating in the visual field. During the eye exam, scrapings from the right eye are obtained and stained. The pathologist has circled two areas of concern. You at once make a diagnosis of?
Q2. If you are told that the patient has Heinz bodies on the RBC smear, what pathophysiology would come to mind?
Q1. A newborn is being investigated for anemia. His blood smear is stained with a supravital stain (New Methylene Blue)- see below. What do you see?
Q2. What does the term ‘heterophile antibody’ mean to you?
Q1. A 14-year-old boy with a low-grade fever, sore throat, headache and a cough of 3 days duration is seen in the ER. Without doing the physical exam, blood work is ordered. The physician sends blood work for measurement of heterophile antibodies because he suspects?
A patient with hepatitis C presents with intense pruritus of many months. Exam of his arm is shown. What skin condition does the patient most likely have?
