Rheumatology Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: Back Pain Nearly two thirds of adults are affected by mechanical low back pain at some point in their lives. How much do you know about this condition? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 2017
• An Older Man With Diplopia, Ptosis, and Retro-orbital Pain A 65-year-old man presents with severe, right-sided retro-orbital pain; diplopia (without visual loss); tingling on the upper half of the right side of the face; and drooping of the right eyelid.
  Medscape, December 2017
• Chronic Recurrent Symptoms Suggesting an Insidious Etiology A 17-year-old girl presents with a history of oral fungal infections, diarrhea, recurrent abdominal pain, vomiting, dizziness, darkening of the skin and oral cavity, and fever. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 2017
• Test Your Knowledge: Treating Patients After TKA Answer these 5 questions on treating patients after TKA for an indication of how you would do on an orthopedics board certification or maintenance of certification exam if you had to take one today.
  Maine Orthopaedic Review, November 2017
• A 55-Year-Old Woman With Bumps on Her Face A 55-year-old African American woman presents with a 6-month history of 'bumps' on her cheeks. She notes that the spots appeared without any specific precipitating factors. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 2017
• A 68-Year-Old Man With Severe Joint Pain and Nodules A 68-year-old man presents with severe pain and swelling in his left foot. He also describes vague, mild epigastric pain. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 2017
• 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