Neupsy Key

Pneumonia (Community-Acquired) Evaluation General—inflammation of the lungs is typically caused by an infectious process. Clinical—cough, sputum production, shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, fatigue, and myalgias. Etiology (in immunocompetent patients)…

Peripheral Arterial Disease Evaluation General—type of peripheral vascular disease affecting blood vessels outside the heart and brain Clinical Claudication—if in the legs, then pain/fatigue with walking which is relieved by…

Peptic Ulcer Disease Evaluation General—lesion of the mucous membrane lining the stomach or duodenum Clinical—epigastric pain (aching, gnawing) that can be intermittent, dyspepsia, with or without nausea/vomiting Gastric ulcer—pain occurs…

Osteoporosis (Postmenopausal) Evaluation General—a disease of skeletal weakness ranging from asymptomatic bone loss to fractures Epidemiology—affects approximately 8 million American women Risk factors Elderly, white/Asian, family hx, small body frame,…

Nausea/Vomiting Evaluation General—symptoms which range from benign and self-limiting to chronic and life-threatening Terminology (acute ≤1 month; chronic ” class=LK href=”javascript:void(0)” target=right xpath=”/CT{06b9ee1beed59419a81e5e1e1a4f60b0cc8cd1057525de73425b2b43f4df7f1bdc6682b412bce1a63e63ee47d20c9498}/ID(AB1-M10)”>>1 month) Nausea—a vague feeling often described as…

Menopause Evaluation General—menopause is the lasting termination of menstruation. Etiology—age at menopause is thought to be attributable to genetics. Epidemiology—mean age of occurrence is 51; therefore, the average woman will…

Influenza Evaluation General—a common respiratory infection that afflicts many people throughout the world. Influenza season = December through March Clinical—symptoms are typically of sudden onset; mean duration = 7 days…

Hypothyroidism Evaluation General—state of decreased thyroid hormone with varied clinical manifestations Clinical Symptoms—tired, hypersomnia, dry skin, mild weight gain, constipation, cognitive slowing, and so on Signs—bradycardia, slow speech, pallor, periorbital…

Hypokalemia Evaluation General—serum potassium (K) <A onclick="get_content(event,'AB1-M12'); return false;" onmouseover="window.status=this.title; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;" title="<3.5 mmol/L Clinical Often asymptomatic especially when mild (K = 3-3.5 mmol/L). Weakness, paralysis, and…