.... Without proper treatment, these patients will usually die in less than 2 years. Blood pressures in patients with malignant hypertension are frequently 16
...d by large discrete prostatic nodules--is a common disorder in men over 50 years of age. The nodules cause the prostate to be enlarged and to have an increa
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...ipheral edema. He gave a history of a "heart murmur" that was diagnosed 20 years ago during an employment physical but no follow up care had been given for
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...the fact that the patient had had a positive PPD test for the past 4 to 5 years, but this had never been evaluated. At this time, physical and laboratory e
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...n and burning. This pain, which has occurred intermittently for the Last 4 years was said to be worse at night and on an empty stomach. She had also experie
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Eight years prior to his demise, this 48-year-old black male had a dissecting aortic an
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This 78-year-old male experienced a posterior myocardial infarction six years prior to this admission. Recently, he had begun to experience occasional an
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* 20% in men 40 years of age
* 30% in men 50 years of age
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This 74-year-old man was found to have carcinoma of the prostate six years prior to his death. The serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level was 9.7
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This 73-year-old female had suffered from rheumatoid arthritis for 40 years. She took large doses of aspirin in addition to her prescribed medications
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...ad a 10 pack-year history of cigarette smoking but she had quit smoking 30 years ago. She elected to undergo lung volume reduction surgery to reduce complic
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This patient was diagnosed with gout approximately 20 years ago. He has had numerous episodes of hot, painful, swollen joints involvin
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...on was 165/108 mm Hg. She had been diagnosed with polyarteritis nodosa two years prior to this admission and had been treated with corticosteroids and cyclo
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...st was the fact that the patient had been PPD positive for the past 4 to 5 years, but this had never been evaluated. On this hospital admission, physical an
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...e renal disease requiring hemodialysis for 10 years. For the previous four years he had hypertension which slowly increased to about 180/120 mm Hg. Laborato
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...ng despite aggressive treatment. A transplant nephrectomy was performed 4 years after his transplant and he resumed hemodialysis.
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...d white male had recurrent thickening and scaling of the lower lip for two years. In recent months, it had undergone ulceration and progressive enlargement.
...free rates. All squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity take months to years to progress from carcinoma in situ (after being preceded by leukoplakia) to
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...al carcinoma is age 60 to 70 years; fewer than 20% of cases occur under 50 years of age. When colorectal carcinoma is found in a young person, pre-existing
...nds upon the site of the tumor. Colorectal cancers remain asymptomatic for years. Cecal and right colonic cancers most often lead to fatigue, weakness, and
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...r-old female had had a mass of increasing size in the left breast for many years. A modified radical mastectomy was performed. At that time, invading carcin
# Age at first child: Increased risk when older than 30 years of age at time of first child.
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...l excision of a pigmented lesion (melanoma) on the skin of his back. Three years later he became aware of a "lump" in his left axilla. Examination confirmed
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...ung cancer, and heavy smokers (more than 40 cigarettes per day for several years) have at least a 20-fold greater risk. Eighty per cent of lung cancers occu
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