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... Anemia The cause for the anemia must now be determined . Several possible mechanisms for anemia exist . The possibility of iron deficiency might be suggested in the course of the directed physical examination by the presence of ...
... Anemia The cause for the anemia must now be determined . Several possible mechanisms for anemia exist . The possibility of iron deficiency might be suggested in the course of the directed physical examination by the presence of ...
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... Anemia Iron deficiency A new problem will have been posed , but at a higher level of resolution . The process of problem formulation and resolution might eventually progress to " carcinoma of the colon " : Fatigue → Anemia → Iron ...
... Anemia Iron deficiency A new problem will have been posed , but at a higher level of resolution . The process of problem formulation and resolution might eventually progress to " carcinoma of the colon " : Fatigue → Anemia → Iron ...
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... anemia . • Central chest pain , indicative of angina pectoris , and favor- ing ischemic heart disease as the cause of the dyspnea , but which could also be the result of anemia , pulmonary embo- lism , pericarditis , or possibly anxiety ...
... anemia . • Central chest pain , indicative of angina pectoris , and favor- ing ischemic heart disease as the cause of the dyspnea , but which could also be the result of anemia , pulmonary embo- lism , pericarditis , or possibly anxiety ...
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PROBLEM FORMULATION AND CLINICAL REASONING | 1 |
WEIGHT LOSS | 7 |
HOARSENESS | 23 |
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Abdomen abnormal bleeding abscess acute leukemia alcoholic and/or anemia apex beat Atelectasis Bacterial endocarditis biliary blood pressure cancer carcinoma cardiac failure cause Cerebrovascular chest pain chronic liver disease clinical coagulation complications confirm Constrictive pericarditis deep vein thrombosis detected Diabetes mellitus differential diagnosis disorders drug dyspnea edema endocarditis evidence factors FAMILY HISTORY fever fluid friction rub Gastrointestinal headache heart failure hemorrhage hepatitis history and physical HISTORY might reveal Horner's syndrome Hypercalcemia hypertension Hypotension increase infection intracranial involvement Ischemic heart disease jaundice laboratory studies lung lymphoma malignant disease mass lesion Meningitis Mental Status migraine myocardial infarction nausea obstruction onset palpation pancreatitis PAST HISTORY pathology patient percussion pericardial peripheral physical examination pleural effusion polyuria possible Potential significance Precordium PROBLEM LIST Pulmonary embolism Recurrent regard Respiratory REVIEW OF SYSTEMS rheumatoid arthritis sarcoidosis Skin splenomegaly suggest chronic Systemic lupus erythematosus SYSTEMS might reveal tamponade therapy third nerve palsy tion trauma Tuberculosis tumor Vital Signs vomiting weight loss