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Sudden weakness of the right arm and leg in a 48-year-old man

EndocrinologyHard

Scott Harrison

48 years · Male

Vitals

Heart rate
108 bpm
Blood pressure
142/80 mmHg
Resp. rate
18 /min
SpO₂
98%
Temperature
98.8 °F

How hard it is

A rare condition, or a common one presenting unusually. The standard questions and tests won't get you there; you'll need to spot what doesn't fit.

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Source

Adapted from a case report published in Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, under the CC BY 4.0 license. The patient's name and some details are invented; the clinical picture follows the report. The report names the diagnosis.