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DrAlex_76
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08/19/08 - 02:54 PM

54 yo man, C/C = abdominal distention
Hx + Hodgkin lymphoma
PE reveals normal BP, RR and PR. JVD 5 cm above sternal angle, dullness percusion, decrease breath sounds over the R lung base. Mild hepatomegaly and 2+ lower extremities edema. Which of the following is the most likely
A. Urinary protein loss
B. Portal vein thrombosis
C. Increase elastic pericardium
D. Thoracic duct obstruction
E. Venous valve incompetence

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nightflight1945
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08/19/08 - 03:00 PM

Urinary protein loss

hero
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08/19/08 - 03:02 PM

nightflight1945 wrote:
Urinary protein loss

why dullness percussion than?

nightflight1945
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08/20/08 - 01:53 PM

pleural effusion!

DrAlex_76
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08/22/08 - 09:31 AM

this is C,

Ivonne
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08/22/08 - 09:53 AM

DrAlex_76 wrote:
Which of the following is the most likely

Most likely what? It doesn't sound like a complete question...

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08/22/08 - 04:55 PM

My choice is C)Increase elastic pericardium

Constrictive Pericarditis is a complication of Radiation for Hodgkin Lymphoma.

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08/29/08 - 09:16 AM

DrAlex_76

Correct us plz.

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DrAlex_76
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08/29/08 - 11:03 AM

its C . pericarditis due to radiation

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