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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 6/2012

01-06-2012 | Clinical Practice: Exercises in Clinical Reasoning

A 60-Year-Old Woman with Chorea and Weight Loss

Authors: Amanda Vick, MD, Ryan R. Kraemer, MD, Jason L. Morris, MD, Lisa L. Willett, MD, Robert M. Centor, MD, Carlos A. Estrada, MD, MS, J. Martin Rodriguez, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 6/2012

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In this series, a clinician extemporaneously discusses the diagnostic approach (regular text) to sequentially presented clinical information (bold). Additional commentary on the diagnostic reasoning process (italics) is integrated throughout the discussion. …
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Metadata
Title
A 60-Year-Old Woman with Chorea and Weight Loss
Authors
Amanda Vick, MD
Ryan R. Kraemer, MD
Jason L. Morris, MD
Lisa L. Willett, MD
Robert M. Centor, MD
Carlos A. Estrada, MD, MS
J. Martin Rodriguez, MD
Publication date
01-06-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-011-1928-x

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