Asthma or Something Else? That Is the Question
Worsening respiratory symptoms and fatigue of 6 months’ duration brought a 44-year-old woman in for evaluation. Diagnosed with asthma 2 years earlier, she was compliant with, but unresponsive to treatment. Your impressions?
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis in a 44-Year-Old Woman
Reversible Coma in a Young Postpartum Woman
A young woman was admitted at 36 weeks' gestation with severe preeclampsia. During delivery, she experienced generalized seizures. She remained postictal throughout the normal vaginal birth.
Re-Expansion Pulmonary Edema in an Older Woman
Re-expansion pulmonary edema is noncardiogenic and follows re-expansion of the lung after thoracentesis is performed for large amounts of pleural effusion or for pneumothorax.
