Internal Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• Nailing Nail Pathology: Primary Care Case Challenge Can you 'nail' the diagnosis of these nail disorders?
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 2018
• Case Challenge: Dysphonia Through a series of short case presentations, Dr Gordon Sun illustrates the appropriate evaluation and management of patients presenting with signs and symptoms consistent with dysphonia.
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease that produces physical disability in more than 30% of patients. How much do you know about MS? Test yourself with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, June 2018
• Rapid Heart Rate and Shortness of Breath in a 40-Year-Old A 40-year-old man has palpitations and shortness of breath. He denies having any chest pain, nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, light-headedness, or recent illness. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, June 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) Cholelithiasis (gallstone disease) may result in significant pain. Do you know key aspects involving the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment? Test your knowledge by taking this short quiz.
  Medscape, June 2018
• This Cyclist Felt Dizzy and Stopped at the Hospital One of this athlete's muscles wasn't getting enough oxygen during exercise.
  Medscape Cardiology, June 2018
• Echo Case: Possibly an All-Time Record Case of…   One of the worst cases Dr Wharton has seen. Can you decipher from the M-modes alone as the echocardiographers of old had to?
  theheart.org on Medscape, June 2018
• A 25-Year-Old Woman With Headaches: USMLE Question A 25-year-old woman presents with recurrent headaches and transient vision changes. What's the cause?
  Osmosis, June 2018
• 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
• Triptans and SSRIs: Is Serotonin Syndrome Really a Risk? While the FDA--and EHRs--warn against the combination of triptans and SSRIs, is serotonin syndrome really a risk with use of this combination?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, June 2018
• A 48-Year-Old Man With Dyspnea and Cyanotic Skin A 48-year-old man presents with coughing, nonradiating chest pressure, and increasing difficulty breathing. History is notable for hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, June 2018
• A 48-Year-Old Woman With a Thyroid Mass: USMLE Question A 48-year-old woman presents with an asymptomatic thyroid mass. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Osmosis, June 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Diabetes Insipidus Diabetes insipidus is the passage of large volumes of dilute urine. It has two major forms: central and nephrogenic. Are you familiar with key aspects of this condition? Test yourself with this quiz.
  Medscape, May 2018
• Changing the World, One Female Physician at a Time Do you recognize these women physician pioneers?
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 2018
• A 72-Year-Old Woman With Dyspnea: USMLE Question A 72-year-old woman presents with fatigue and progressive dyspnea despite optimal medical treatment for heart failure. What is responsible?
  Osmosis, May 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Severe Asthma Patients with 'severe asthma' are a subset with specific treatment concerns and associated conditions. How much do you know about key aspects? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, May 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
• A 42-Year-Old Woman With Fatigue: USMLE Question A 42-year-old woman with fatigue and weight gain over the past month has a history of depression. What's most likely causing her symptoms now?
  Osmosis, May 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Hemorrhagic Stroke Hemorrhagic stroke is less common than ischemic stroke but is associated with higher mortality rates. Refresh yourself on key aspects of this serious condition with our short quiz.
  Medscape, May 2018