Module 08: Renal Medicine (Assessment)
A 80 –year –old man with metastatic cancer of the prostate presents with urinary incontinence , bowel incontinence and weakness of the lower limbs for the past 24 hours. On examination there is a mass of the lower abdomen with a sensory level defined at T10.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Cervical myelopathy
B. Normal –pressure hydrocephalus
C. Multiple sclerosis
D. Spinal cord compression
E. Cerebral vascular accident
A 80 –year –old man with metastatic cancer of the prostate presents with urinary incontinence , bowel incontinence and weakness of the lower limbs for the past 24 hours. On examination there is a mass of the lower abdomen with a sensory level defined at T10.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Cervical myelopathy
B. Normal –pressure hydrocephalus
C. Multiple sclerosis
D. Spinal cord compression
E. Cerebral vascular accident