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Patient With Fatigue
EM is a 74-year-old male with a history of rheumatoid arthr

Patient With Fatigue
EM is a 74-year-old male with a history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who presents in the clinic with a complaint of fatigue. EM is ambulatory with a walker and recently has had intermittent flare-ups of his rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity, with increasing pain and swelling in his affected joints. His energy has been declining over the past few months, so he thought it was a good time to come in for follow-up laboratory testing and reassessment of his medications. Most troublesome, he has fainted twice in the past 2 weeks, which resulted in falls onto his carpeted floor. He is afraid to go out into public and even more afraid to drive his car. He has also had some chest pains with exertion. He is eating and sleeping okay, although he does sleep better if his head is elevated on a few extra pillows. He lives alone and gets meals delivered by a local organization.
Past Medical History
RA for 35 years, affecting hands, feet, knees, hips, and cervical spine.
Systolic hypertension
Presbycusis
Medications
Ibuprofen, 600 mg three to four times per day as needed.
Methotrexate, 7.5 mg weekly
Atenolol, 25 mg daily
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen, 5 mg/500 mg every 6 hours as needed for pain.
Physical Examination
Height: 71 inches; weight: 160 lbs.; BMI: 22.3; blood pressure: 162/60; pulse: 84; respiration rate: 16; temperature: 98.6 °F
Well-developed, well-nourished elderly male in no distress; pale
Lungs: bibasilar rales
Heart: regular rate and rhythm, grade 3/6 systolic murmur, audible S3; positive carotid bruit on the left
Abdomen: no masses, nontender
Rectal: prostate 3+ enlarged, hemoccult negative brown stool
Extremities: marked ulnar deviation of MCP and IP joints in both hands
Labs and Imaging
Hemoglobin: 8.9 g/dL
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV): 80 fL
White blood cell count: 10.7 × 109/L
Platelets: 250,000/L
Reticulocyte count: 0.8%
Ferritin: 415 mcg/L
Electrocardiogram: no acute findings; some evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy
Discussion Questions
1.What is EM’s diagnosis?
2.What is the underlying pathophysiology of EM’s condition?
3.What is the best therapeutic approach to the treatment of EM’s condition?
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