medical riddle

[sammy7]

this may be slightly retarded but w/e. k

 

guy rocks up to the er. weak confused says he feels "very very" unwell and "i cannot i cannot" walk very well. says hes been eating only white rice for months. initial thoughts?

[zapatos]

this may be slightly retarded but w/e. k

 

guy rocks up to the er. weak confused says he feels "very very" unwell and "i cannot i cannot" walk very well. says hes been eating only white rice for months. initial thoughts?

 

 

scurvy

 

No vitamin C in white rice.

Takes 1-3 months to kick in.

Symptoms are malaise and lethargy.

 

 

 

Edit: Added some detail to guess. I'll keep working on it to see if I can come up with something else!

Edited May 27, 2012 by zapatos

[sammy7]

hay thanks for the guess. i wont give hints till a bunch of more people have had a shot....maybe a few hours maybe a day.....please state thinkings/workings too

[ewmon]

Constipation.

[John Cuthber]

 

 

Beriberi

 

No vitamin B in white rice.

Takes 1-3 months to kick in.

Symptoms are malaise and lethargy.

and, unlike scurvy, there's no particular incidence of bleeding gums and poor tissue strength.

Though, on a diet like that you would get all the vitamin deficiencies in the end. If he was washing his rice down with orange juice he'd avoid scurvy.

 

 

[Dekan]

this may be slightly retarded but w/e. k

 

guy rocks up to the er. weak confused says he feels "very very" unwell and "i cannot i cannot" walk very well. says hes been eating only white rice for months. initial thoughts?

 

Hm, repetitive phraseology "very very", "I cannot I cannot"; plus rice-diet - is he a serial/cereal complainer?

[John Cuthber]

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Dekan, please consider yourself + 2

[michel123456]

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Dekan, please consider yourself + 2

 

Done.

[John Cuthber]

Thanks.