A 17-year-old male presents with abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea. He says that this has been getting worse over the last several months, and that he has lost some weight. A blood analysis reveals a reduced number of red blood cells. An endoscopic examination reveals a smooth inner lining of the colon. During this procedure, a biopsy is taken, which reveals several areas with numerous lymphocytes. Which of the following is most likely?

Which disorder does the image illustrate? Angioedema Oral candidiasis. Systemic sclerosis Systemic lupus erythematosus.

Define palatine tonsil

Your patient has gout. Can you explain the cause/patho/treatment of this disease?

2:44 PM d O ll all 45 € A 30-year-old ra... A 30-year-old rancher was admitted to a hospital on February 12 because of a two-day history of headache, chills, and 40 degree Celsius fever. Before he was admitted, he began vomiting. During his admission it was found out that he has an orange-sized swelling in the left axilla. A laboratory analysis was administered using lymph-node aspirate and smear of peripheral blood, the result was reported to contain gram-positive cocci, often in pairs. Due to this situation he was given cefoxitin. The patient was acutely ill. Within a few hours of admission, he had a cardiopulmonary arrest. During resuscitation efforts, he vomited and aspirated his vomitus; a chest X-ray showed bilateral infiltrate. The patient was also bled from several body sites. Six hours after admission the patient died. Based on data given, the patient had trapped, killed, and skinned 3 kit foxes, 4 coyotes, and 1 bobcat. The patient cut his left hand shortly before skinning…

A 25-year-old man comes to his physician 's office for a routinephysical examination During the examination, the physiciannotices orange-yellow tonsils and hepatosplenomegaly.Theroutine blood work ordered by the physician shows a tota lcholesterol level of 1 25 mg/dl, triglycerides 300 mg/dl,and HDL 4 mg/dl. What is the most likely diagnosis? What additional tests might the physician order?

A 54 years old Puerto Rican male presented to Emergency Room short of breath, feverish and coughing.  Examinations revealed right-sided cardiac enlargement and reticular-nodular markings in the lung.  He was admitted but died within the week.  Autopsy showed an unusual liver.  Multiple pseudo tubercles were present in the liver (photograph) and lungs. Right-sided cardiac enlargement was confirmed. a.    What pathogenic sign does the liver show? b.    What caused this patient’s pulmonary and cardiac problems? c.    What simple test might have been performed that would have suggested the correct diagnosis? d.  What therapy might have saved the patient’s life had it been prescribed earlier?

An 18-year-old patient reports a low-grade fever, itchy and red eyes, pain in the right ear, as well as a mild cough and runny nose.

12-year-old Morgan Boyd had a 7-month history of several episodes of sudden onset of swelling of her tongue, lips, and eyes. These recurrences lasted 1–3 days before subsiding without medical intervention. Her older brother, Stephen, had had a similar problem when he was 16 years old. The edema was not itchy and there was no urticaria. Morgan did not experience airway obstruction or abdominal discomfort during any of her episodes. She was not taking any medications and did not have any drug allergies. A diagnosis of hereditary angioedema (HAE) was made on the basis of (1) blood measurements of key complement components after remission and again during a subsequent attack of angioedema, and (2) C1INH quantitative and qualitative tests. Which of the following complement proteins would be well below normal range in Morgan in both of her blood tests? a. C1q b. C3 c. C4 d. C5 e. C9

Male, 50 years old, was admitted to the emergency department with abdominal pain for 7 hours The patient overate 8 hours before and felt discomfort in the upper abdomen after drinking alcohol. 7 hours ago, there was sudden severe pain under the xiphoid process, accompanied by nausea and vomiting of stomach contents several times. 5 hours ago, abdominal pain spread to the right lower abdomen with onset of fever. The patient refused to press the abdomen due to pain, irritable, and had cold sweats. Physical examination: T38.6 °C, P104 /min, R24 /min, BP100/60mmHg. Acute painful appearance, irritability, no obvious lesions in cardiopulmonary examination, flat abdomen, no gastrointestinal and peristaltic waves, extensive abdominal muscle tension, tenderness in the subxiphoid area and right middle and lower abdomen, obvious rebound pain. The most prominent undershoot, liver and spleen are not reached, Murphy sign (-), shifting dullness (-). dullness (-). Bowel sounds are heard occasionally,…