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Miss Martha Stewart ,23 years and 6 months of age ,female student of New York University comes to the office with complaints of having episodes of Palpitation and sweating sometimes accompanied with fine tremors of the hands, she tells you that these episodes are sudden in onset peaks within 10 minutes and usually last for 4 minutes and 35 seconds and sometimes 5 minutes and 24 seconds . During an episode she is usually overcome with fear and her freinds Rick,Martin, Suzanne and Maria Gonsalvez have noticed that she becomes pale and trembles during the episode. Her final term exams are in October end .These symptoms have started on 14 August 2007 todate and have been occuring more frequently now for last three weeks in which she had 3 such attacks .Which of the following can be most commonly associated with this patients symptomatology ?

1.Hyperthyroidism
2.Alcoholism
3.Depression
4.Coccaine Abuse
5.Somatization disorder
6.Obsessive -Compulsive disorder
7.Substance abuse
8.Bipolar disorder
9.Malengering
10.Prion disease
11.Stupid question
12.I don't know
13.What the heck

  #2

What was her last attack time record! was that a race or some thing 4 min:35 sec next lap 5 min : 24 Sec, she will definitely get a record here soon,
I think she and her friends and her doctor are on Cocainesmiling face

Edited by hanialkhadher on 10/03/07 - 10:27 PM

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  #3

13 Just kidding

The answer is depression winkwich is an association of panic disorder


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  #4

panik Attack - Depression

  #5

sticking out tongue

  #6

What does that meansmiling face

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"أقرأ بأسم ربك الذي خلق,خلق الأنسان من علق,أقرأ و ربك الأكرم, الذي علم بالقلم,علم الأنسان ما لم يعلم"

  #7

3. Panic attack. Generally pte who suffer GAD has association with depression.


  #8

ok,she panics smiling face

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