Euthanize Resistant Dementia Patient? Stumped Over Stroke; Nail This Diagnosis

Time to test those Dx skills [MEDPAGE TODAY]( On the Case Intriguing, curious, and mysterious case studies Saturday, December 07, 2019 Got an interesting case of your own? Send it over to editorial@medpagetoday.com for consideration! [Healthy Man Has Stroke -- Why?]( A 51-year-old man presents to emergency after suddenly experiencing weakness on the right side of his body. At the same time, he notes, he began to slur his speech. He has had no health issues recently or in the past, and takes no medications regularly. He has no chest pain, dyspnea, or palpitations; nor has he had any fevers, chills, cough, or neck pain. [Solve Case]( How about another? [Can You Nail this Diagnosis?]( A mother brought her 7-year-old girl to her pediatrician after she noticed that several of the girl’s toenails on each foot had white patches and appeared short and broken. They seemed to be lifting off the nail beds and looked thinner than usual. [Make the Diagnosis]( Ethics Consult [Ethics Consult: Euthanize Resistant Dementia Patient?]( What would you do? [Make the Call]( [A Property of Everyday Health group]( © 2019 MedPage Today, LLC. MedPage Today is among the federally registered trademarks of MedPage Today, LLC, and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. You have received this email because you have registered to receive emails at www.medpagetoday.com, with the email address: {EMAIL} [Manage Email Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](lst=NL_Gen_Int_On_The_Case?xid=nl_mpt_Onthecase2019-12-07&eun=g1020308d0r) | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( Technical Questions: feedback@medpagetoday.com 345 Hudson Street 16th Floor New York, NY 10014