Family Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• A 44-Year-Old Man Who Had a Mysterious Accident A 44-year-old white man with a medical history remarkable for hypertension and dyslipidemia presents with fatigue and global weakness. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, February 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Mantle cell lymphoma is now recognized as a distinct clinicopathologic entity and represents 2%-10% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. How much do you know about MCL? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, February 2019
• A 76-Year-Old Man With an Eyelid Lesion A 76-year-old man with a past medical history of multiple cutaneous basal cell carcinomas presents with a lesion on his right lateral lower eyelid.
  Medscape, July 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Joint Pain Joint pain results in substantial financial costs and diminished quality of life. Do you know key aspects and guidelines for best practices related to common causes of joint pain?
  Medscape, February 2019
• Sudden Illness in a Highly Active 80-Year-Old Woman An 80-year-old woman presents with malaise, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, and watery diarrhea. She is highly active, with a full-time job as a realtor. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, February 2019
• Getting to the Heart of Valentine's Day How much do you know about the links between the heart, love, and health? Test yourself with our Valentine's Day quiz.
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: CIDP Because CIDP progresses slowly and symptoms may abate between recurrences, this disease can be challenging to diagnose. Test your knowledge of CIPD with this short quiz.
  Medscape, February 2019
• A 37-Year-Old Man With Recurrent Diarrhea: USMLE Question A 37-year-old man presents due to recurrent bouts of diarrhea and bloating, as well as itchy skin vesicles. What treatment should you advise?
  Osmosis, February 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Bell Palsy Essentials Are you familiar with key aspects of Bell palsy, including best practices for diagnosis and treatment? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, February 2019
• ECG Challenge: Reflux or a Heart Attack? A man delays going to the ED with chest discomfort for 2 days, thinking it's GERD. What does his ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, February 2019
• A 16-Year-Old Boy With Concerning, Recurrent Knee Problems A 16-year-old boy is presented for acute-onset knee pain and swelling that began 1 week ago after a soccer match. He had a patellar dislocation 2 months ago, with full recovery. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, February 2019
• Palliative Care in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Is a patient recently diagnosed with IPF a good candidate for palliative care?
  Medscape Nurses, February 2019
• A 66-Year-Old Man Who Heard His Deceased Spouse's Voice A 66-year-old man was admitted after sustaining numerous injuries from a fall. On the second day, the patient believed he heard the voice of his deceased spouse. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 2019
• Cases in Deprescribing: When to Get Rid of the Statin In this new series, family physician Chuck Vega explores the issue of when to deprescribe a common drug when there is no guideline or consensus to consult. What would you do in this scenario?
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Vitamins From supplementation use to conditions associated with deficiencies, are you familiar with key aspects and best practices associated with vitamins? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, January 2019
• Cellulitis or Cellulitis Mimic? How to Tell the Difference Real cases seen by an ID specialist in recent weeks illustrate conditions that can mimic cellulitis and lead to inappropriate antibiotic therapies.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 2019
• A 23-Year-Old Avoiding Altitude Sickness: USMLE Question A 23-year-old man is seeking advice on avoiding altitude sickness when he climbs mountains. Do you know how to best advise him?
  Osmosis, January 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Hypertension Management Hypertension affects nearly 75 million American adults and is associated with 7.5 million annual deaths worldwide. Are you current on best practices to help patients avoid serious consequences?
  Medscape, January 2019
• NOACs for Preventing Stroke in AF An elderly woman presents with AF in the setting of heart failure. How would you manage her anticoagulation?
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , January 2019
• A 2-Year-Old-Boy With an Alarming Facial Rash A 2-year-old boy presents with fever and malaise that started 4 days earlier. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 2019