Urology Cases & Quizzes

• Recurrent Skin Infections in a Teen: How Would You Manage? It's an extremely vexing problem for families: recurrent skin infections in a teen athlete.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Sepsis Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that may present in a myriad of ways. Do you know important attributes of presentation, diagnosis, and treatment? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, June 2018
• A 35-Year-Old Man Unable to Urinate and in Severe Pain A 35-year-old man presents to the ED with acute-onset penile pain and swelling that started during sexual intercourse. His partner recalls hearing a cracking sound. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, May 2018
• Neurocognitive Decline and Motor Regression in a 34-Year-Old Woman A 34-year-old woman has a 4-year history of psychotic behavior and neurocognitive decline. She has also demonstrated progressive motor regression and loss of speech. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease is a significant worldwide health problem associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic renal failure. Test yourself on key aspects with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Varicocele Varicocele is a well-recognized cause of decreased testicular function and occurs in approximately 15%-20% of all males and in 40% of infertile males. Test your knowledge with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Acute Pyelonephritis Acute pyelonephritis is a potentially organ- and life-threatening infection that can lead to renal scarring. Are you familiar with key concepts and best practices? Test yourself with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, February 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Iron Deficiency Anemia Iron deficiency anemia occurs when stores of iron are too low to support normal red blood cell production. Are you familiar with this condition? Test your knowledge with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Advanced Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the United States. Test your knowledge of key aspects of advanced prostate cancer with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 2017
• A 55-Year-Old Man With Recurrent Sharp Flank Pain A 55-year-old man presents with recurrent pain in his right flank. The pain is sharp, severe, radiates to the groin, and increases with urination.
  Medscape, September 2017
• A 23-Year-Old Woman With Emesis and Generalized Weakness A 23-year-old woman presents with a 3-day history of progressively worsening, generalized muscle weakness and nonbilious emesis. What is the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 2017
• A 21-Year-Old Woman With Dysuria and Vaginal Discharge A 21-year-old woman presents with abdominal pain and dysuria. She further states that her urine has been 'dark' over the past day. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 2017
• A 78-Year-Old Man With Delirium A 78-year-old man with overall good health, except for symptoms of moderate benign prostatic hypertrophy, presents after becoming unable to pass urine. What is the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 2017
• Laparoscopic and Robotic Radical Prostatectomy   Robotic prostatectomy.
  Medscape, May 2017
• Palliative Care to Assist Ill and Aging Family Caregivers What should you do when the caregiver's health is as bad as or worse than the patient's?
  Medscape Nurses, May 2017
• A 29-Year-Old Man With Fertility Concerns A 29-year-old man presents to a fertility specialist. Do you know the likely findings on a karyotype analysis of his genome?
  Osmosis, April 2017
• A 71-Year-Old Man With Urinary Problems A 71-year old man has nocturia, slow urinary stream, and a sense of incomplete emptying. He has no dysuria or hematuria, has no known medical conditions, and takes no medication. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, March 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer in men and is the second most common cause of cancer deaths. Do you know what to watch for and best practices? Test yourself with our short quiz.
  Medscape, March 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia An estimated 50% of men demonstrate histopathologic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by age 60 years; this number increases to 90% by age 85 years. Test your knowledge of BPH with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 2017
• A 58-Year-Old Man Unable to Maintain an Erection A 58-year-old man cannot maintain an erection. He has no difficulty with orgasm/ejaculation. He is in a stable, monogamous relationship. He does not believe underlying psychogenic factors are at work.
  Medscape, January 2017