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From: werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Another Medical Puzzler
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Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 23:10:28 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  6 23:10:28 1985
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Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY
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	History of present illness:  Two weeks ago the patient had a bout of
severe epigastric (that's directly underneath the belly button) pain and 
nausea that lasted a little more than 12 hours and then went away.  However,
two days after that he felt a little tired, and has had a continuous headache
ever since, and sweating and chills (and presumably fever) at night. However,
he feels fairly good, albeit fatigued, and his physical exam reveals 
nothing remarkable, and routine tests are normal.

	Contained in the above is a Classic symptom of a disease. It should be
all that's needed. I'll get back in a week (or so, OK, last time it took me
longer, I got sidetracked.) with what it is, whether it is serious or not,
what should be done, and what happened to the patient.



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				Craig Werner
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     "I never knew there was anything wrong with me till I met Dr. Hackenbush."