The aim of this work consists of writing a medical case analysis based on the given case. Before starting the work, please read the case entitled “54-year-old man with weight gain and muscle weakness” retrieved from here https://www.merckmanuals.com/-/media/manual/case-studies/case027/hpi.html .The work requires medical vocabulary.
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After that, please write a medical case analysis which follows this format:
- Title Page
- Table of Content
- Content of the paper requirements: 3 pages double space and font #12
- Illustrations (at least 4 illustrations, adequately references and relevant to the case)
- Reference Page (at least 4 references)
The content of the paper should follow this format:
- Introduction (1 paragraph)
- Main Text (3 pages)
- Conclusion (1 paragraph)
The main text should approach the following subjects each in a different paragraph:
- Explain why you chose the topic and its relationship with the material covered in this course:
- Concept: a short paragraph that summarizes the medical condition.
- Causes: What are the causes of the medical condition?
- Symptoms and signs Symptoms: What the patient refers to the Doctor.
- Signs: What the Doctor sees, measure or listen with instruments and maneuvers.
- Diagnosis: Tools used to arrive to the diagnosis (MRI, RX, Lab…)
- Treatment
- Prognosis
APA, 3 Pages, Double Spaced, Times New Roman, Medical paper (requires academic vocabulary)
To give you some help, the differential diagnosis in this case are the following: myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, polymyalgia rheumatica, polymyositis and dermatomyositis. The most likely diagnosis in this case is Cushing syndrome caused either by ectopic ACTH secretion or iatrogenic corticosteroid usage.
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