Approach to unintentional weight loss Quiz: Ace Your Exams
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A 78-year-old woman presents to the emergency department after a fall. She has not had any recent fever, joint pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain. A family member at the bedside states the patient has been depressed and more forgetful for the past several months. She has also unintentionally lost 20-lb. in the past year. The patient has no known past medical history and takes no medication. Temperature is 37.0 ºC, pulse is 84/min, respiratory rate is 16/min, and blood pressure is 128/81 mmHg. Current BMI is 19 kg/m2. On physical examination, the patient is alert and oriented to person and place, but not to time, and has frequent difficulty with word finding and repeating words. There are no extra heart sounds on auscultation and the lungs sound clear on both sides. There is mild epigastric tenderness to palpation. There is asymmetric joint hypertrophy at the distal joints in both hands with minimal tenderness. There is no peripheral edema. Which of the following is the most probable cause of this patient’s weight loss?
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