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A 74 year old with intermittent fever
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A 74 year old with intermittent fever up to 38 degrees C, malaise, anorexia and a weight loss from 200 to 180
pounds over a 4 month period. He also described a single episode of partial visual loss in his right eye lasting 10
minutes, recent onset left sided headaches, pain in his jaw muscles when chewing and AM stiffness in the
muscle of his shoulder and hip girdle. Hematocrit is 30, reticulocyte count, 1.5%. RBC are normal.






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#1
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
usmlefever3 - 05-06-09 09:29

My answer is: d.


i think question is incomplete..but still guessing it to be temporal arteritis

#2
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
harry206 - 05-06-09 16:44

My answer is: d.

#3
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
InSitu - 05-06-09 16:50

My answer is: d.


Temporal Arteritis

#4
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
angella - 05-29-09 23:50

My answer is: e.

#5
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
bingousmle - 05-30-09 00:53

My answer is: d.

#6
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
ifeoma - 05-30-09 14:55

My answer is: d.

#7
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
paleti - 05-31-09 01:41

My answer is: d.

#8
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
84ahsan - 06-01-09 15:46

My answer is: e.

#9
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
shahprasun - 06-02-09 13:48

My answer is: d.

#10
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
nosheen - 06-02-09 13:51

My answer is: d.

#11
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
shujayat - 06-09-09 02:53

My answer is: b.

#12
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
shumayla - 06-09-09 09:17

My answer is: d.

#13
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
bab1970 - 06-10-09 02:26

My answer is: d.

#14
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
bab1970 - 06-10-09 02:31

hello. i guessed this must be temporal arteritis (gaint cell artritis) Jaw claudication and morning stiffness old an age woman are important point to diagnosis

#15
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
henry09 - 06-10-09 14:06

My answer is: d.

#16
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
fas148 - 06-10-09 19:43

My answer is: d.

#17
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
caraga - 06-10-09 21:00

My answer is: d.

#18
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
omojesu - 06-12-09 01:29

My answer is: d.

#19
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
docraj - 06-13-09 19:17

My answer is: d.

#20
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
Youngdoctor - 06-13-09 20:01

My answer is: d.

#21
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
samer06 - 06-15-09 14:55

My answer is: d.

#22
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
drdick - 06-15-09 23:04

My answer is: d.

#23
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
heyamawad - 06-16-09 12:12

My answer is: d.

#24
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
hask9999 - 06-16-09 12:39

My answer is: a.

#25
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
mafrin - 06-17-09 00:14

My answer is: e.

#26
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
obedjohn - 06-17-09 00:41

My answer is: d.

#27
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
conym5 - 06-17-09 01:25

My answer is: d.

#28
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
reksarma - 09-28-09 13:50

My answer is: d.

#29
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
qingjie87 - 09-29-09 03:23

My answer is: d.

#30
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
mtniharika - 09-29-09 13:46

My answer is: b.

#31
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
amaniagz - 10-02-09 14:25

My answer is: e.

#32
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
ziaulhaq - 10-02-09 14:57

My answer is: c.

#33
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
bonkee - 10-04-09 11:33

My answer is: d.

#34
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
brexin - 10-04-09 14:58

My answer is: d.

#35
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
pioneer - 10-05-09 13:50

My answer is: c.

#36
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
kmuse00 - 10-07-09 11:55

My answer is: d.

#37
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
sarthak - 10-09-09 17:23

My answer is: b.

#38
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
drkusumagayathri - 10-09-09 22:13

My answer is: e.

#39
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
drbasim - 10-16-09 12:20

My answer is: d.

#40
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
ysemak - 10-16-09 15:21

My answer is: d.

#41
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
ysemak - 10-16-09 15:23

shoud we gess for question?

#42
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
drayazmomin - 10-18-09 14:26

My answer is: d.

#43
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
taralkparikh - 10-21-09 06:30

My answer is: d.

#44
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
vernette - 11-06-09 16:39

My answer is: b.

#45
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
dadukids - 12-07-09 03:49

My answer is: a.

#46
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
tianjin - 12-09-09 05:12

My answer is: d.

#47
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
drdhana - 12-09-09 08:27

My answer is: e.

#48
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
souvikadhikari - 12-09-09 13:40

My answer is: d.

#49
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
jordanrobin - 12-10-09 08:42

My answer is: d.

#50
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
zoah2005 - 12-10-09 12:46

My answer is: c.

#51
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
medicov9 - 12-11-09 08:32

My answer is: c.

#52
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
eugenio - 12-12-09 08:02

My answer is: d.

#53
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
hadeelaya - 12-12-09 13:02

My answer is: d.

#54
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
nandi85 - 12-13-09 11:46

My answer is: d.

#55
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
htge55 - 12-13-09 18:26

My answer is: d.

#56
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
conym5 - 12-14-09 10:26

most common symptoms of temporal arteritis are headache, pain in the shoulders and hips , pain in the jaw after chewing , fever, and blurred vision. Other symptoms can include tenderness of scalp , cough, throat pain, tongue pain, weight loss, depression, stroke, or pain in the arms during exercise.

#57
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
badrh4sse5n - 12-15-09 08:21

My answer is: d.

#58
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
medusmle01 - 12-16-09 01:12

My answer is: e.

#59
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
demolition - 12-24-09 09:37

My answer is: d.

#60
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
waqarhafeez - 12-25-09 06:07

My answer is: d.

#61
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
drmead - 12-26-09 12:20

My answer is: e.

#62
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
pat2005 - 01-09-10 13:00

My answer is: d.

#63
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
oldman - 01-10-10 11:57

My answer is: d.

#64
Re: A 74 year old with intermittent feve
stanikzai - 01-11-10 05:08

My answer is: d.

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