Patient Management Exercise

ThisexerciseisdesignedtotestyourcomprehensionofmaterialpresentedinthisissueofFOCUSaswellasyourabilitytoevaluate,diagnose,andmanageclinicalproblems.Answerthequestionsbelow,tothebestofyour ability, on the information provided, making your decisions as you would with a real-life patient.Questions are presented at“decision points” that follow a section that gives information about the case.One or more choices may be correct for each question; make your choices on the basis of your clinicalknowledge and the history provided. Read all of the op tions for each question before making any selections.You are given points on a graded scale for the best possibl e answer(s), and points are deducted for answers thatwould result in a poor outcome or delay your arriving at the right answer. Answers that have little or noimpact receive zero points. At the end of the exercise, you will add up your points to obtain a total score.C