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Query: UMLS:C0026764 (
multiple myeloma
)
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Primary-care providers are most often the first point of contact for patients presenting with mental illness. Highly stigmatized and with a litany of other medical issues requiring redress by providers, it may receive inadequate attention, despite its unintuitive consequences. Therefore, the purpose of this case is to demonstrate the potential catastrophic consequences of untreated mental illness by providers. As a result of a serious suicide attempt by a patient afflicted with bipolar disorder, this patient presented with significant blood loss secondary to multiple self-inflicted lacerations to the wrist, parasternal stab wounds, and a resultant
hemopneumothorax
. By juxtaposing this patient's mental illness with his other traditionally "more" concerning medical history (i.e.,
multiple myeloma
, Factor V Leiden, and recurrent DVTs), we are forced to reexamine where mental illness resides in the hierarchy of treatment.
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PMID:A unity of opposites: A prototypical case for the importance of primary-care providers in addressing mental health issues. 3311 Aug 71
