need help with your account or subscription? click here to email us (or see the contact page)
join telegramNEW! discord
jump to exam page:
search for anything ⋅ score predictor (โ€œpredict me!โ€)

Retired NBME 15 Answers

nbme15/Block 3/Question#27 (reveal difficulty score)
A 54-year-old man comes to the physician ...
Major depressive disorder ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags:

 Login (or register) to see more


 +3  upvote downvote
submitted by โˆ—cassdawg(1781)
get full access to all contentpick a username

My take on this question is that he is about to be diagnosed with advanced stage pancreatic cancer, which has a high mortality rate. On its own, pancreatic adenocarcinoma is not associated with any of the psychological disorders. However, a diagnosis of a terminal condition or advanced cancer of any kind that would require aggressive treatment with poor prognosis would be associated with major depression. Thus, he is at most risk of major depressive disorder.

get full access to all contentpick a username
cheesetouch  Study break journal article about depressive symptoms before pancreatic cancer diagnosis - https://journals.lww.com/pancreasjournal/FullText/2018/04000/Early_Detection_of_Pancreatic_Cancer__The_Role_of.1.aspx +5
trazobone  Did anyone else think that the mass would considerably extend into the terminal ileum and then cause a deficiency of B12 absorption, thus leading to memory impairment LOL +3
fatboyslim  I thought the cancer will mets to the frontal lobe and cause personality change haha +



Must-See Comments from nbme15

cassdawg on Deoxyhemoglobin is a better buffer of ...
andro on T-lymphocyte thymocytes localized to the ...
cassdawg on Burning
cassdawg on 1000
cassdawg on Left ventricular pressure increased, right ...
cassdawg on Pancreatic enzymes
cassdawg on Decreased smoking
cassdawg on Low blood solubility
cassdawg on Glutamine
cassdawg on Prolonged fecal excretion of the organism
cassdawg on The neural plate is present, but the neural ...
cassdawg on Immunohistochemistry
cassdawg on epp Amplitude: 1; mepp Amplitude: 1; ...
cassdawg on Action of pancreatic enzymes on adipose

search for anything NEW!