044. Diagnosis

[vicodincrutch]

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

SYMPTOM(S): Uncontrollable Laughter
                          Chest Pain
                          Clumsiness
                          Which caused cranial bleeding.

POSSIBLE DIAGNOSIS:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis--it explains the chest pains, clumsiness and the laughter. The curse is accelerating the effects the degeneration process of the disease, usually it's a lot more slow. Search for DNA abnormalities or any hereditary link.

Pseudobulbar palsy onset by a tumor in the high brain stem or motor neurone diseases that would cause the disorder int he brain stem and spinal column.

Dementia (scribbled in) by Kuru causes the laughter as well as the inability to cooperate. The laughter would be causing the chest pains all the way down to clumsiness if that's the case.

CJD-?

The first two are not entirely treatable. A sample of tricyclic antidepressants would rule out dementia.

[ooc;  Curse or not, he'd want to diagnosis this. Since House is kind of an investigatory doctor, for nowit is just ruling out different diagnosiseses since tomorrow is OH SNAP THIS ISN'T NORMAL day. Any questions, comments or things I shouldn't be doing plz do AIM me. That's why God LJ made edits.]

Comments

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Answers are hard to get out of him. He's a growing boy, likely he had beef. Someone else (http://vicodincrutch.livejournal.com/11732.html?thread=767956#t767956) infected with the same symptoms had roast beef.

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

Vague at best.

Mild sedatives and restraints, if the condition worsens.

It would be negligent to wait until midnight to begin testing.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I got that.

The MRI is getting ready. I'm not neglectful and I want to know if this is right.

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

Good for you.

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are difficult to work with. If you're working with a technology level that relies on MRI machines...

Hopefully he's just hit his head.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Busy bodies who don't introduce themselves and assume a medical authority are difficult to work with too. I manage just like I do with spongiform encephalopathies.

An MRI should do it. I left my lightsaber at home.

He didn't. I asked. No signs of concussion or spinal swelling.

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

Men who are familiar with prion pathogenic theory require introductions?

Unfortunate. I have my wand. I am otherwise occupied, however. As fascinating as observing the process sounds, I have idiots minors in my care.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Only if they have any manners. It doesn't sound like you.

Prom will do that to you. Have fun screwing up make outs.

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

And you sound familiar with the malady.

You have a curious deflection tactic of mentioning mild sexuality in lieu of other response.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Greg House, M.D. You likely don't have a standard medical back round because you didn't ask if the person is on any medications or if they have a standard medical history within the City. He isn't and he doesn't. Chances are you're a sort of magic based healer who likes to freelance in the practical world. Am I hot or cold?

Yeah. I do. Your clear avoidance is suspicious. How long have you been a monk?

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

Severus Snape, alchemist, professor, Headmaster, potions master. I am unfamiliar with most non-magical medication, though medical technology is peripherally known to me. I am not a healer, I am a scientist - though that likely carries a different connotation than your standard medical background.

I am but avoiding your displacement.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

You're inferiority complex is showing. You could have just said potions professor. Alchemy is implied. It's okay. You're still a jerk.

Good that we got the differential under headway. Results will be in tomorrow. Check for them or not. I don't care.

Play shrink with me and you'll get it back.

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

You guessed Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis before prion infection. For me to assume you understand anything about the science of potion making would be lax.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

By virtue of the fact that he said his head was bleeding and before consulting about family. Have you ever done a differential diagnosis before?

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

Have you ever worked with anything outside the scope of pills and patterns before?

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Patterns. Infectious diseases hardly pick out days in the year to go take a trip in my office. What the hell do you think a doctor is?

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

Patterns. Blood, symptoms, irregularities.

A doctor is someone who uses my diagnoses, apparently.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Irregularities have similarities and it has to be narrowed down. It isn't all patters.

And you haven't done a differential diagnosis before or else you wouldn't be so butt hurt.

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

Consider it beginner's luck.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Consider it part of the process. You'll get a booklet.

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

How joyous. Did you write it?

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

No actually. This was by the same author of Go, Dog, Go. What do you think?

The City edition is mine.

[eduronox.livejournal.com]

I think quite a bit.