Problem
A. Someone hits his shin with a piece of rusted metal and 2 days later a "large" area of the lower leg is painful and red. We are talking about a patient with...................
B. What is the standard treatment?
C. What is an abscess and what is the standard treatment?
D. Would you use antibiotics in a "ripe" abscess?
E. What is thrombophlebitis (TP)?
F. Which 2 different TP's do we have? (based on location)
G. What are the signs and symptoms of TP?
H. What is the treatment for TP?
I. What is the difference between TP and DVT?
J. What are the conditions which cause these deeper blot clots?
K. What is peripheral neuropathy?
L. We see that often in which underlying disease?
M. What is the reason behind this phenomenon?
N. We see this peripheral neuropathy also often in people on what medication?
O. What is vasculitis?
P. Is it common?
Q. Which underlying diseases can result in vasculitis?
R. What is meningitis?
S. When do you suspect meningitis?
T. So, what physical findings do you suspect when you examine the patient?
U. What is the treatment for meningitis?
V. What is an after-effect of meningitis?