12-28-2007, 09:53 AM
A physician from the United States decides to take a sabbatical from his responsibilities at a teaching
hospital to
work in a clinic in a remote part of Africa. During his first week at the clinic, he is told that he will be
seeing a
patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Which of the following will be the most
likely clinical
presentation of this patient?
A. A 6-month-old child who develops severe anemia following a respiratory tract infection
B. A child who develops hemoglobinuria following a meal of beans
C. A neonate with an enlarged spleen and severe anemia
D. An adult who develops anemia following use of antimalarial drugs
E. An adult who develops severe shortness of breath during an airplane ride
hospital to
work in a clinic in a remote part of Africa. During his first week at the clinic, he is told that he will be
seeing a
patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Which of the following will be the most
likely clinical
presentation of this patient?
A. A 6-month-old child who develops severe anemia following a respiratory tract infection
B. A child who develops hemoglobinuria following a meal of beans
C. A neonate with an enlarged spleen and severe anemia
D. An adult who develops anemia following use of antimalarial drugs
E. An adult who develops severe shortness of breath during an airplane ride