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Neurology- Weakness and diplopia
InSitu - 05-05-09 14:38 Bookmark and Share

32 YO female presents with ptosis, diplopia and muslce weakness. She also reports difficualy swallowing. She says that activity increases her muscle weakness. CT scan must be used to rule out what conditon associated with this disease?






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Re: Neurology- Weakness and diplopia
InSitu - 05-05-09 17:13

for the above question you must first diagnose then find out what is associated with the diagnosis. Common style question use dby USMLE.

#2
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sackatdoc - 05-05-09 18:03

My answer is: b.

#3
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bingousmle - 05-06-09 00:07

My answer is: b.


myasthenia gravis is commonly associated with thymomas

#4
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usmlefever3 - 05-06-09 00:48

My answer is: b.

#5
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ammara - 05-06-09 11:39

My answer is: b.


patients with myasthenia are routinely screened for thymoma.

#6
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harry206 - 05-06-09 11:58

My answer is: b.

#7
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meduploader - 05-07-09 22:09

My answer is: b.


Thymoma is the answer.
As the Dx is MG and thymoma is associated with it.

#8
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84ahsan - 05-08-09 02:30

My answer is: b.

#9
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angella - 05-29-09 22:39

My answer is: b.

#10
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shahprasun - 06-02-09 13:53

My answer is: b.

#11
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shujayat - 06-09-09 02:41

My answer is: b.

#12
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shumayla - 06-09-09 11:21

My answer is: b.

#13
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qazam47 - 06-09-09 15:54

My answer is: b.

#14
Re: Neurology- Weakness and diplopia
qazam47 - 06-09-09 15:56

First the diagnosis of mysthenia gravis, then its association with thymoma.

#15
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bab1970 - 06-10-09 02:33

My answer is: e.

#16
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henry09 - 06-10-09 14:04

My answer is: b.

#17
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caraga - 06-10-09 21:07

My answer is: b.

#18
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omojesu - 06-11-09 02:32

My answer is: b.

#19
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docraj - 06-13-09 19:30

My answer is: b.

#20
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Youngdoctor - 06-13-09 19:32

My answer is: b.

#21
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crazyserb - 06-14-09 10:38

My answer is: b.

#22
Re: Neurology- Weakness and diplopia
InSitu - 06-14-09 11:56

My answer is: b.

#23
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fas148 - 06-14-09 13:41

My answer is: e.

#24
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samer06 - 06-15-09 13:29

My answer is: b.

#25
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conym5 - 06-17-09 01:30

My answer is: b.

#26
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obedjohn - 06-17-09 01:51

My answer is: b.

#27
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heyamawad - 06-17-09 06:09

My answer is: b.

#28
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reksarma - 09-29-09 11:47

My answer is: b.

#29
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mtniharika - 09-29-09 13:15

My answer is: b.

#30
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amaniagz - 10-02-09 13:49

My answer is: c.

#31
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omegamed - 10-02-09 14:16

My answer is: b.

#32
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bonkee - 10-04-09 11:47

My answer is: c.

#33
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katerina - 10-08-09 17:53

My answer is: a.

#34
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ajitelaprolu - 10-09-09 04:51

My answer is: b.

#35
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sarthak - 10-09-09 17:08

My answer is: b.

#36
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drkusumagayathri - 10-09-09 22:49

My answer is: b.

#37
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ysemak - 10-16-09 15:19

My answer is: b.

#38
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taralkparikh - 10-21-09 06:31

My answer is: b.

#39
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vernette - 11-06-09 16:48

My answer is: b.

#40
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alaamn - 11-07-09 00:44

My answer is: b.

#41
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dadukids - 12-07-09 02:57

My answer is: b.

#42
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tianjin - 12-11-09 05:21

My answer is: b.

#43
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rutavilk - 12-12-09 07:43

My answer is: a.

#44
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eugenio - 12-12-09 07:54

My answer is: b.

#45
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hadeelaya - 12-12-09 13:16

My answer is: b.

#46
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htge55 - 12-13-09 18:35

My answer is: b.

#47
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dinmenace - 12-13-09 21:05

My answer is: b.

#48
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medusmle01 - 12-16-09 01:21

My answer is: b.

#49
Re: Neurology- Weakness and diplopia
demolition - 12-23-09 21:27

My answer is: b.

#50
Re: Neurology- Weakness and diplopia
conym5 - 12-24-09 08:04

iagnosis is confirmed by histologic exam (after obtaining a tissue sample of the mass). When a thymoma is suspected, a CT/CAT scan is generally performed to estimate the size and extent of the tumor, and can be biopsied with a CT-guided needle.

#51
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drmead - 12-26-09 13:31

My answer is: b.

#52
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pat2005 - 01-09-10 12:30

My answer is: b.

#53
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oldman - 01-10-10 11:57

My answer is: b.

#54
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stanikzai - 01-11-10 04:58

My answer is: b.

#55
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ammulufy - 03-24-10 20:20

My answer is: b.

#56
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pawan238 - 03-25-10 02:13

My answer is: b.

#57
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enas3110 - 03-25-10 10:13

My answer is: a.

#58
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residencyrace - 05-30-10 10:09

My answer is: b.

#59
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chowdhury84 - 12-25-11 13:50

My answer is: b.

#60
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rex2012 - 01-22-12 17:04

My answer is: b.

#61
Re: Neurology- Weakness and diplopia
pvaswani21 - 01-29-12 03:13

My answer is: a.

#62
Re: Neurology- Weakness and diplopia
drmanoj - 02-08-12 07:28

My answer is: b.

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