12-19-2013, 18:05
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Originally Posted by Sacamuelas
I didn't say some academic won't put that on a board exam. They like to pull out wild Dx for common symptoms for standardized tests... HaHa
We had all sorts of "what ifs" drilled into us as well during school.... they are good to know when you've run through a very thorough process of ruling out the more likely causes.  Just trying to give some scale to the problem so that our members knew how unlikely IE is from dental procedures. |
Roger that sir! This is some great real world info that may prevent me from pulling a zebra out of my back pocket on rounds one day and looking like a typical med student. 
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12-19-2013, 18:29
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I am sufficiently scared for the next time I have lower back pain.
Thank you.
PS, I like these scenarios and I like the fact that board members are taking the time to post these. I read through and don't understand. I'm a "take a knee and drink water" type of guy, but it's good to know that those common maladies may kill me.
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12-20-2013, 04:37
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Roger that sir! This is some great real world info that may prevent me from pulling a zebra out of my back pocket on rounds one day and looking like a typical med student. |
We are often looking to see if you can keep the differential broad - we like hearing a medical student form a broad differential and a logical diagnostic plan that covers the common and most urgent causes and how to proceed from there if initial testing doesn't point to a cause.
I used to make sure that Munchausen (or Munchausen by proxy) and ingestion got on every differential in our "morning report" case exercises. 
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12-20-2013, 10:29
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Originally Posted by DocIllinois
This is especially true of a practice with a specific anatomical concentration.
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Like recreational gynecology?
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12-20-2013, 12:32
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Where do you think the camera was positioned when my avatar photo was taken?
(for the record: my avatar is from the original "Bean" movie.)
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