Pediatrics Cases & Quizzes

• A 5-Month-Old With Severe Abdominal Distention and Lethargy The parents of a 5-month-old boy rush him to the emergency department because of severe abdominal distention. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 20, 2019
• A 15-Year-Old Girl With Steatorrhea Who Can’t See at Night A 15-year-old, pale-appearing patient presents with an inability to digest food properly. Her symptoms started 3 months ago, with intermittent abdominal cramps. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 13, 2019
• ECG Challenge: Teen With His First Seizure A 17-year-old boy has a seizure at home and later feels lightheaded. What does telemetry show?
  Medscape Cardiology, November 06, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Sore Throat Do you know key aspects and proper approaches associated with pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and laryngitis? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 06, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Hidradenitis Suppurativa Management How much do you know about the management of hidradenitis suppurativa? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 05, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Hidradenitis Suppurativa Are you familiar with the presentation, workup, and treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 05, 2019
• Skill Checkup: Knee Injection Knee pain and stiffness can be debilitating and difficult to treat. Intra-articular knee injections may be used to treat pain. Review the proper treatment approach and take a short self-assessment.
  Medscape, October 28, 2019
• A 16-Year-Old Girl With Severe Abdominal Pain After a Hug A 16-year-old girl presents with severe abdominal pain following a hug. The pain is sharp, constant, intense in the right upper quadrant, and radiates to her right shoulder. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 14, 2019
• Skill Checkup: Complex Lip Laceration Lip lacerations are among the most common oral-maxillofacial injuries. Review the proper technique for repair, including detailed images, and take a short self-assessment.
  Medscape, October 11, 2019
• An 11-Year-Old Girl With Facial Swelling and Leg Pain An 11-year-old girl has painful, nontender, facial swelling and no history of severe disease or long-term medication use. She has allergies, including nuts and hay fever. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 08, 2019
• A 10-Year-Old Boy With Fainting Spells and Seizure Activity A 10-year-old boy with a history of multiple fainting spells is brought to an outpatient pediatric clinic by his parents. What's the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 25, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Respiratory Syncytial Virus How much do you know about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 24, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Confronting Obesity Given the frustrations associated with confronting obesity, an understanding of best practices is crucial. Do you know the latest guidelines and recommendations? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, September 20, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Antibiotic Best Practices Antibiotic resistance is an increasing concern. Are you familiar with various best practices to help slow the rise of these life-threatening infections? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, September 11, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: CIDP Presentation and Diagnosis How much do you know about the presentation and diagnosis of CIDP? Take our short quiz to find out.
  Medscape, August 30, 2019
• A 22-Year-Old Man Who Lost Consciousness Climbing Stairs A 22-year-old man presents after he lost consciousness while climbing a flight of stairs. He claims that this is the first such incident. Are you able to solve this challenging case?
  Medscape, August 20, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Schizophrenia Presentation and Diagnosis Can you accurately diagnose schizophrenia? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, August 09, 2019
• Rabies Risk Assessment: Test Your Knowledge Challenge yourself with these cases that illustrate key rabies prevention and treatment situations. Would you know what to do?
  CDC Expert Commentary, August 08, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Clostridium difficile Clostridium difficile is responsible for antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis. Do you know key aspects and best practices from the latest guidelines? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 05, 2019
• 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, July 26, 2019