A Hospital-Acquired Infection
A patient develops signs of sepsis. She has had a central line in situ for the past ten days. There is erythema surrounding the catheter insertion site. 1. What is the most likely diagnosis? Show Answer The most likely diagnosis, in this case, is line sepsis. Central...
A 46-Year-Old Woman with Weight Loss and a Neck Lump
A 46-year-old woman presents with weight loss. On examination, you note that she has prominent eyes, ‘lumpy’ swelling over her shins and the neck lump seen in the image above. 1. What is the most likely diagnosis? Show Answer This patient has a history of weight loss...
A 17-Year-Old Boy with a Neck Lump
A 17-year-old boy is concerned as he has noticed a lump in the middle of his neck. His mother has hypothyroidism and is concerned that her son may have it too. He has no other symptoms and is otherwise well. On examination, you note a painless swelling in the midline...
A 60-Year-Old Woman with a Neck Lump
A 60-year-old woman presents with a lump in the middle of her neck. She is also troubled by regurgitation of her food. On examination, the midline lump gurgles on palpation. 1. What is the most likely diagnosis? Show Answer The diagnosis, in this case, is a pharyngeal...
