Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!linus!philabs!aecom!werner From: werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Medical Puzzle #7 Message-ID: <2216@aecom.UUCP> Date: Sat, 25-Jan-86 13:11:17 EST Article-I.D.: aecom.2216 Posted: Sat Jan 25 13:11:17 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Jan-86 20:17:09 EST Distribution: na Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 24 You are a doctor at a military hospital (one way of paying yor way through Medical school.) A young recruit, previously healthy, comes into clinic after being ordered to see you by his drill Sergeant. As he sits head upright and straight as an arrow, he tells you his symptoms, which are: "I feel real tired, Sir. I've got the worst headache I've ever had in my life, and my eyes hurt in the sun." He also has a temperature of 102. After discussing the case with your attending physician (and Senior officer), you discover that you have no choice but to immediately admit this person to the hospital for diagnostic tests. 1. What is the suspected diagnosis and why has it been written into MilRegs (Military Regulations)? 2. What obvious symptom isn't the patient telling you about (Read carefully!) 3. What's the test to do in the hospital? -- Craig Werner !philabs!aecom!werner "...if that's the hand you use, well, nevermind..."