A 62-year-old male with a BMI of 31 is planned to undergo an...

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A well-educated nurse is seeking a third opinion regarding her 4-year-old daughter with right ankle pain. She states her daughter has sprained her ankle 15 to 20 times over the past year. She insists her daughter has a diagnosis of tarsal coalition that requires immediate surgery. She is also due to see a neurologist for a second opinion regarding unwitnessed seizure activity, despite reassurance from the last subspecialist that the child is healthy. The examination of the right ankle was normal. Radiographs of the foot and ankle are seen in Figures A and B. What would be the next best step in treatment?

A 37-year-old male presents to your office for a second opin...

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A 7-year-old boy presents with right elbow and left wrist swelling for the past 3 months. Clinical photos of the elbow and wrist are shown in Figures A and B, and radiographs in Figures C and D. His parents report that he has had night sweats and a loss of appetite, and physical examination is notable for bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy. Leukocyte count is normal but the ESR is elevated. The child undergoes a diagnostic biopsy shown in Figure E. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 69-year-old male presents to the emergency room with low back pain for 1 week duration. His past medical history is significant for diabetes and coronary artery disease that was treated with stenting 7 years prior. Recently he was hospitalized for a urinary tract infection which was treated with oral antibiotics. On physical exam he is afebrile and has no neurologic deficits in his lower extremity. Laboratory studies show a white blood cell count of 10,300/mm3, an erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 35 mm/h (reference range, 0-25 mm/h), and C-reactive protein of 13 mg/L (reference range, 0-5.0 mg/L). A radiograph and MRI are performed and shown in Figure A and B respectively. Repeat blood cultures x2 are performed and both show methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. What is the most appropriate next step in treatment.

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An 18-year-old male presents with for evaluation of axial ba...

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A 10-year-old female presents after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle. Her right leg shows significant swelling and deformity around the knee. An injury radiograph is shown in Figure A. Further radiographic work-up confirms the diagnosis of a Salter-Harris II fracture, without any other significant bony injury. The patient is treated definitively with open reduction and internal fixation with lag screws in the metaphysis. While all of the following have been studied with respect to this injury, which of the following is least predictive of the outcome?

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A 23-year-old male presents with right thigh pain that has worsened over the last 6 weeks. He reports frequent low-grade fevers and decreased energy. Current radiographs are depicted in figures A and B. His current ESR is 73 mm/hr and CRP is 23 mg/L. Which of the following findings would suggest the need for surgical treatment?