Rheumatology Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: Dry Eye Disease Dry eye disease is a common condition that results in discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability. Test yourself on presentation, workup, and treatment aspects with our short quiz.
  Medscape, September 2017
• A 60-Year-Old Woman With Chest and Abdominal Pain A 60-year-old woman presents with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and chest pain. What is the most likely diagnosis?
  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
• Calcific Tendonitis: An Unusual Presentation of Neck Pain The case of a 44-year-old woman with new-onset neck pain and sound sensitivity.
  HSS Grand Rounds Complex Cases, September 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Common Illnesses in Schoolchildren Classrooms are breeding grounds for learning, socialization, and various illnesses in young children. Test your knowledge of key aspects of presentation, workup, and treatment with our short quiz.
  Medscape, August 2017
• Echo Case: Why Is There Dyspnea? Start With the Doppler   Dr Wharton narrates a case of a patient with a history of rheumatic heart disease.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 2017
• A 42-Year-Old Woman With Swollen Eyes A 42-year-old woman presents with swelling around her eyes and decreased urination. Do you know the underlying cause?
  Osmosis, August 2017
• Clearing the Patient on Bisphosphonates for Dental Procedures Your patient on a bisphosphonate needs a dental procedure and the dentist won't do it until you clear her. What should you do?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Nephrotic Syndrome Although treatments for nephrotic syndrome have reduced morbidity and mortality, prognosis depends on the cause. Test yourself with a short quiz covering causes, presentation, workup, and treatment.
  Medscape, July 2017
• A 3-Month-Old Boy With Severe Failure to Thrive and Hypercalcemia A severely malnourished 3-month-old boy is presented to the pediatrician. He has poor feeding, and x-rays reveal irregular metaphyses with severe flaring and osteopenia. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 2017
• A Case: Churg-Strauss With Cardiac Involvement A patient case demonstrates the somewhat common cardiac involvement often seen in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
  HSS Grand Rounds Complex Cases, July 2017
• A 46-Year-Old Woman With Weakness and Leg Swelling A 46-year-old woman has a 4-day history of progressive generalized weakness, increasing shortness of breath, and leg swelling. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, June 2017
• NSAIDs and CV Risk: The Bottom Line A man with a previous heart attack requires pain management for osteoarthritis. Which agent is safest?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, June 2017
• Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release   Minimally invasive endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
  Medscape, May 2017
• A 34-Year-Old Woman With Painful, Red 'Knots' on Her Leg A 34-year-old woman presents with painful, red 'knots' on her right leg that appear to trace along her veins; it started 3-4 days ago. She denies any trauma. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, May 2017
• A 35-Year-Old Woman With Fatigue and Joint Pain A 35-year-old-woman has a history of progressively worsening fatigue accompanied by muscle stiffness, joint pain, recurrent headaches, and an inability to concentrate. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, May 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Psoriatic Arthritis Psoriatic arthritis develops in at least 5% of psoriasis patients. With a lack of specific tests, defining this condition is difficult. Do you know the signs to look for and best treatment practices?
  Medscape, April 2017
• Cramplike Pain and Vomiting in a 77-Year-Old Man A 77-year-old man presents with severe, generalized abdominal pain. He describes cramplike abdominal pain and vomiting yesterday, but his condition worsened considerably later. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, March 2017
• Staged Revision Surgery for Failed Cavovarus Hindfoot Reconstruction Case study illustrating several key concepts when addressing chronic ankle instability in a malaligned foot.
  HSS Grand Rounds Complex Cases, March 2017
• Cervical Spine Fusion for the Treatment of Refractory Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia Case study illustrating the multifaceted approach necessary to treat refractory cervical dystonia with concomitant rigid cervical kyphosis, in the face of neuromuscular pathology.
  HSS Grand Rounds Complex Cases, March 2017