Pediatrics Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: Bell Palsy and Other Facial Paralysis Are you familiar with important symptoms and findings associated with facial paralysis, as well as key treatment recommendations? Test and refresh your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, February 27, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Atopic Dermatitis How much do you know about the pathophysiology and presentation of atopic dermatitis? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, February 11, 2020
• An Unvaccinated Girl With Wheezing After Foreign Body Removal A 4-year-old girl with a history of developmental delay is brought to the emergency department by her parents for wheezing. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, February 10, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Heart Failure Key Aspects Heart failure is a worldwide problem and affects around 6.5 million Americans aged 20 years and older. Do you know key aspects of presentation, workup, and treatment? Test yourself with this quiz.
  Medscape, February 07, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus More than 29 million people in the US have diabetes, with type 2 accounting for 90%-95% of all diagnosed cases in adults. Are you prepared to confront this epidemic? Test yourself with our short quiz.
  Medscape, January 30, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Acne Practice Essentials Acne affects nearly 10% of the worldwide population, placing it among the top 10 most prevalent diseases. Do you know these practice essentials, including key recommendations? Take this short quiz.
  Medscape, January 15, 2020
• A 16-Year-Old With Amenorrhea and Delayed Breast Development A 16-year-old girl presents with primary amenorrhea. She reports slow progression of puberty and no significant change in breast tissue over the past 3.5 years. What's the cause?
  Medscape, January 14, 2020
• A 'Healthy' Baby With Developmental Delay: Could It Be Zika? Infants with congenital Zika virus exposure may appear healthy at birth. How would you monitor such patients? Test your knowledge with these three cases.
  CDC Expert Commentary, January 06, 2020
• New Strategies to Prevent MRSA Infections in Your Hospital A community hospital's rate of MRSA bloodstream infections is much higher than the national rate. Would you know what to do to reverse this trend?
  CDC Expert Commentary, December 23, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Are you familiar with best practices for diagnosis and treatment of CSU? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 19, 2019
• Nightly Fever, Swollen Lymph Nodes, and Rash in a 3-Year-Old A 3-year-old boy presents to the ED with 10 days of nightly fever. He also has cervical lymphadenopathy and an intermittent erythematous macular rash. Can you make the correct diagnosis?
  Hospital for Special Surgery, December 16, 2019
• A Teen With Cough: Could This Be Vaping Related? Challenge yourself with this case that illustrates the evaluation and treatment of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). Would you know what to do?
  CDC Expert Commentary, December 13, 2019
• A 24-Year-Old Man With Ear Pain, Dizziness, and a Rash A 24-year-old man with HIV presents with left ear pain that has lasted for the past 24 hours. He has vomited twice and feels 'dizzy.' What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 11, 2019
• Dyspnea in a 63-Year-Old Who Had Heart Surgery as a Child A 63-year-old man with repaired tetralogy of Fallot and repaired subaortic membrane presents with dyspnea upon exertion. His further medical history is extensive. Can you make the correct diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 09, 2019
• 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