Thoracic Key

DYSLIPIDEMIA   17A A 47-year-old man presents to his primary care provider for a routine checkup. The patient denies any symptoms but is worried about his weight and diet, which consists of…

COUGH   6A A 32-year-old man presents to the urgent care clinic with 4 weeks of cough. He describes a recent illness, coinciding with the onset of his cough, with nasal congestion,…

BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA   39A A 68-year-old man presents to the primary care clinician with a complaint of urinary frequency. The patient has noted increased urinary urgency and frequency for approximately 1…

CHEST PAIN   16A A 55-year-old man presents to the clinic complaining of chest pain. For the past 5 months, he has noted intermittent substernal chest pressure radiating to his left arm….

CONTACT DERMATITIS   2A A 30-year-old woman presents to the clinic complaining that she has “an itchy rash all over the place.” She noticed that her legs became red, itchy, and blistered…

HYPERCOAGULABLE STATES   23A A 23-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with acute shortness of breath associated with right-sided pleuritic chest pain. She denies fever, chills, cough, and other respiratory symptoms….

PHARYNGITIS   9A A 19-year-old woman presents to her primary care clinic complaining of a sore throat for 2 days. She also reports a fever that reached 38.4°C yesterday. She denies cough….

DYSPNEA   7A A 39-year-old woman presents with a gradual onset of shortness of breath over the past 6 months, both at rest (when it is mild) and with exertion (when it…

MITRAL STENOSIS   21A A 45-year-old woman presents with shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. Over the past 2 weeks, she has become easily “winded” with minor activities. She has noted…

ATOPIC DERMATITIS   1A A 30-year-old woman presents to her primary care provider with an itchy rash on her hands, wrists, and arms. She states she has had similar rashes before that…