A CT scan was taken immediately upon the arrival of the patient.
Click here for the CT scan of patient
Questions
1. Compare the patient's CT scan to a healthy brain. Do you see any obvious differences?
2. Are there any diseases you would like to rule out at this time?
Click here for the MRI scan of patient. Answer questions 1 and 2 BEFORE looking at these pictures.
3. Was there anything picked up on the MRI that was not shown on the CT scan? Explain what you think it could be.
4. What parts of the brain look affected? How would this contribute to the patient's symptoms?
Click here for the Cerebral Angiogram of patient. Answer questions 3 and 4 BEFORE looking at these pictures.
5. Are there any differences in the Cerebral Angiogram of the patient compared to a healthy person's?
6. What is the internal carotid artery? Where does it supply its blood?
7. What is your final diagnosis? Use evidence from past tests to support your diagnosis.
8. Explain the series of events that occurred in the patient's body that lead to her coming into the ER today. In other words, explain what happened physiologically that lead to her symptoms.
9. How would you treat this patient? What is her prognosis?
Click here for the CT scan of patient
Questions
1. Compare the patient's CT scan to a healthy brain. Do you see any obvious differences?
2. Are there any diseases you would like to rule out at this time?
Click here for the MRI scan of patient. Answer questions 1 and 2 BEFORE looking at these pictures.
3. Was there anything picked up on the MRI that was not shown on the CT scan? Explain what you think it could be.
4. What parts of the brain look affected? How would this contribute to the patient's symptoms?
Click here for the Cerebral Angiogram of patient. Answer questions 3 and 4 BEFORE looking at these pictures.
5. Are there any differences in the Cerebral Angiogram of the patient compared to a healthy person's?
6. What is the internal carotid artery? Where does it supply its blood?
7. What is your final diagnosis? Use evidence from past tests to support your diagnosis.
8. Explain the series of events that occurred in the patient's body that lead to her coming into the ER today. In other words, explain what happened physiologically that lead to her symptoms.
9. How would you treat this patient? What is her prognosis?