TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Process of Diagnosis A1 - Richardson, W. Scott A1 - Wilson, Mark C. A2 - Guyatt, Gordon A2 - Rennie, Drummond A2 - Meade, Maureen O. A2 - Cook, Deborah J. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3rd ed AB - CLINICAL SCENARIOSConsider the following diagnostic situations:A 43-year-old woman presents with a painful cluster of vesicles grouped in the T3 dermatome of her left thorax, which you recognize as shingles from reactivation of herpes zoster.A 78-year-old man returns to your office for follow-up of hypertension. He has lost 10 kg since his last visit 6 months ago. He describes reduced appetite but otherwise has no localizing symptoms. You recall that his wife died a year ago and consider depression as a likely explanation, yet his age and exposure history (ie, smoking) suggest other possibilities. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - jamaevidence.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1183877015 ER -