USMLE CASE A 45 yr old male presents to ur office bcz of his hands are geting thick & swolen.he is also hvng dificulty with wearing shoes bcz his feet hv bcm large.his B.P is 150/90 mm hg.on examination,he has enlargd swolen hands & feet.he has coarse facial features ,with prominent frontal bones & jaws.while you r discusing the mst likely diagnosis ,he apears worried and asks abt the complication of death asociated with his condition.wht is the mst common of death in patients with this condition. A)congestive heart failure B)hypertensive nephropathy C)stroke D)brain tumor E)adrenal failure
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:46:27 +0000