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The Clinical Problem Solvers

Episode 73: Clinical unknown with Dr. Joel Topf – Polyuria

The Clinical Problem Solvers

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Science & Medicine, Medicine, Education, Higher Education

4.7528 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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0:00.0

Hey folks, just a quick reminder that this episode is not meant to be used for medical advice,

0:06.9

just good old-fashioned education. All patient information has been modified to protect their

0:11.0

identity and the views expressed in our podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinion of our

0:15.3

employers.

0:20.7

We have a great clinical unknown prepared for you, Joel.

0:24.3

As a reminder, in this format, we present a blinded discussant, you, short pieces of information

0:31.1

asking them to share their thought processes in real time.

0:35.1

Tonight, we're lucky enough to have two guests, Dr. Madeline McCrary and Dr. Joel Toff,

0:41.3

also known as Kidney Boy, also known as DeSalt Whisperer.

0:46.4

This is a real case that was presented to me once upon a time, Joel.

0:50.6

Let's go with Aliquot I, Madeline. Tell him the story.

0:54.2

All right. So, it's a 72-year-old lady presented to the emergency department by ambulance

0:59.9

after being found down on the floor, bathroom floor, by her visiting nurse.

1:05.0

She went to the bathroom and fell asleep on the toilet, then fell off.

1:09.1

She was unable to get off the floor. She'd not hit her head

1:12.2

or lose consciousness. She says she feels tired all the time, with significant daytime somnolence,

1:18.0

and has had numerous falls over the past several months. Fell asleep on the toilet. Just the

1:22.5

first review of systems question, is she an intern? Yes, at 72 years old, she has an intern.

1:30.6

No, she was not in the medical field.

1:36.0

But she will be, no.

1:37.9

So she had been having symptoms of urinary frequency, incontinence, in

1:42.2

arcturia, but no dysuria.

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