Thoracic Key

Chapter 3 Specialized Electrodiagnostic Studies LATE RESPONSES Late responses are obtained using special techniques that are not possible with conventional nerve conduction studies. The settings are usually changed to allow…

Case 14 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION A 45-year-old right-handed woman had a 2-year history of numbness in both hands, worse on the right. The tingling was triggered by writing, holding…

Case 8 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION A 36-year-old man underwent mitral valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease. On awakening from general anesthesia, he noted weakness of the right foot and…

Case 25 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION A 70-year-old woman had a slowly progressive motor weakness, which started 20 years ago. At 50 years of age, she noted weakness of the…

Case 23 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Fever, malaise, and sore throat developed in a 55-year-old woman who was otherwise in excellent health. She was treated with antibiotics and analgesics. Six…

Case 18 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION A 76-year-old woman had been in excellent health until 1 year before presentation when she noticed a gradual development of numbness and pain in…

Case 2 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Right buttock pain developed in a 67-year-old man, radiating to the lateral thigh and pretibial area. The pain worsened when he walked. Within a…

Case 1 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION A 29-year-old white man noted an acute right footdrop. He was otherwise in excellent health, with no history of diabetes or trauma. He was…

Case 16 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Acute, severe right upper extremity pain developed overnight in a 22-year-old man; it peaked in 2 days, resulted in multiple visits to the emergency…

Case 19 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Progressive weakness developed over 7 months in the left hand of a 53-year-old right-handed woman. Initially, she noted that she had difficulty picking up…