EMQs in Clinical Medicine.pdf - Peshawar Medical College

Diabetic complications 201
83 Diabetic complications
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
neuropathic arthropathy
haemoglobinopathy
vascular arthropathy
amyotrophy
mononeuritis
rheumatoid arthritis
radiculopathy
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
diabetic jaundice
retinopathy
pyoderma gangrenosum
vasculitis
autonomic neuropathy
necrobiosis lipoidica
peripheral neuropathy
For each clinical scenario below, suggest the particular diabetic complication that
the patient is presenting with. Each option may be used only once.
1 A 50-year-old man with diabetes complains of impotence.
2 A 65-year-old man presents with loss of sensation in a stocking distribution.
3 A 45-year-old woman with diabetes presents with shiny areas on her skin with a
yellowish colour and overlying telangiectasia.
4 A 50-year-old person with diabetes presents with a swollen joint with abnormal
but painless movement.
5 An 85-year-old man presents with painful wasting of the quadriceps muscle of
the right leg with absent knee reflex. The area is very tender.
Answers: see page 208.