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15. A 7-week-old boy is brought to the physician
because of fever,
irritability, and lethargy for 3 days. He has had no
vomiting,
diarrhea, or symptoms of an upper respiratory tract
infection. He always seems
hungry to his mother despite being fed 3 ounces of
formula every 3
hours. His mother also notes that he has many wet
diapers throughout the
day and night. He currently appears irritable. His
temperature is 37.8
C (100 F), blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg, pulse is
150/min, and
respirations are 25/min. Examination shows a sunken
anterior fontanelle.
Mucous membranes are dry. There is tenting of the
skin. Examination
shows no other abnormalities. Urinalysis is negative
for glucose and
protein.
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| gag_pol_env
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i think its diabetes inspidus
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| lampard
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis or some other SOL in brain causing DI and Hydrocephalus
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| yukti_5
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what is the answer ?
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| hottie99
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i think it's DI bc he's pu/pd, dehydration and u/a should be positive for ketones right? so i'd go with dka, no?
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