Geriatrics

A 66-year-old, right-handed man presented to the emergency department (ED) reporting the perception of hearing speech “in fast forward.” The perception was intermittent; episodes lasted for a few minutes...

A 63-year-old man with hypertension was prescribed amlodipine for blood pressure control. Three days after initiating treatment, he developed an extremely pruritic rash on his back.

A 51-year-old man who works in the delivery services industry presented with bilateral leg edema, weight loss, and fatigue. He has lost more than 4.5 kg (10 lb) in the past 4 months without dieting. In...

A 61-year-old man with obesity, no significant medical or surgical history, and a 40 pack/year smoking history presented to the clinic with urinary urgency and frequency.

A 64-year-old man presents to his internist’s office complaining of hearing difficulty of several day’s duration. He believes it is the right ear that is affected.

A 91-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history fever, chills, and nonproductive cough.

A 74-year-old man with a history of oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, tobacco use disorder, recurrent left pleural effusion, and latent tuberculosis was admitted at an...

An 87-year-old man presented to the clinic for evaluation of progressive redness limited to the right cheek that had worsened over the past few months. He denied pain or itching. The red patch was treated...

A 77-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath. She had a medical history significant for COPD, CAD, myocardial infarction status after coronary artery bypass grafting,...

A 72-year-old woman presented for her annual routine Medicare examination. She reported that she does not routinely visit a primary care physician but undergoes sporadic blood pressure checks for mild...