HOOFBEATS FROM HORSES
Drinks 10 tall boys a day for 30 days, scleral icterus, spider angiomas, distended abdomen, flapping hands with arms outstretched
What is decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis?
Recently returned from Liberia in 2014. Now with fevers, headache, myalgias, and severe n/v/d.
What is Ebola?
Born in BTV, Susan Bennet is which voice that you’ve heard a gazillion times
Siri
Won a chicken wing eating contest during half time of a minor league hockey game
Dave Steinmetz
Lived in a tent and hiked 766 miles in two months
Carrie Mahurin
Increased shortness of breath, worsening cough, increased sputum production, change in quality of sputum
What is COPD exacerbation?
Got dumped by significant other, now with chest pain, shortness of breath, and ST changes in precordial leads.
What is Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy?
Born in Brattleboro VT, this singer entered the music scene at age 12 as the youngest solo artist to have a #1 hit with “Leave (Get Out”)
Kayaked for 45 straight days in Alaska
Liz Carson
Preformed the part of Petruchio in the Taming of the Shrew at the Globe Theater in London
Matt Gervais
Acute onset, L-sided facial drooping. Is able to move bilateral eyebrows.
What is stroke?
Recent diagnosis of HIV not on ARV, now has seizures, hemiparesis, aphasia, and cognitive impairment which developed over the past few weeks
What is progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy?
Diagnosed with Bright’s Disease after taking office, this president, born in Fairfield VT , took office after the assassination of James Garfield
Chester Arthur
Visited Ben and Jerry's Scoop Shop so many times in one week that they were given a discount
Jon Hingre
Suspended in middle school for locking the teacher out of the classroom and throwing a dance party
Rash on leg 5 weeks ago, fevers, headache, symptoms resolved with doxycycline.
Then developed fevers, headache, malaise. WBC 6100, Hgb 11.8, Plts 102,000, t. bili 1.6, AST 95, ALT 102, BMP wnl. Cross found in the blood.
What is babesiosis?
30 yo F presents with > 6 months of sore throat, daily fevers, rash, polyarthritis, and lymphadenopathy. CRP elevated, ANA and RF negative, infectious workup negative
What is Adult-Onset Still’s disease?
He’s the only president from VT to be elected to office (born in Plymouth Notch VT) – and the only president born on July 4th
Calvin Coolidge
Needed three stitches after a bagel cutting "incident"
Ryan Thomas
Has a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do
Sundas Khan
Na 120, Serum Osm < 275 (low), Urine Osm > 100 (high), Urine Na > 40 (high)
Serum Na decreases after a NS bolus
What is SIADH?
Healthcare worker recently in Sri Lanka providing aid to flood victims previously had fever, headache, myalgias for a week that resolved, now has jaundice, hemoptysis, and signs of liver and kidney failure.
What is leptospirosis?
Born in Sharon Vermont, he founded the Church of the Latter-Day Saints and wrote the Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith
Voted most artistic in high school
Sean Till
A serious fgure skater who went on to become a certified US figure skating association coach
Jen Bergeron