Pediatrics Cases & Quizzes

• A 5-Week-Old Boy With Vomiting: USMLE Question A 5-week-old infant boy is brought to the emergency department because of worsening nonbilious projectile vomiting over the past week. What laboratory finding is most likely?
  Osmosis, November 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Common Rashes Many symptoms of rashes overlap, but identifiable factors for each condition help with diagnosis and treatment. How much do you know about common rashes? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Inherited Conditions Many disorders and conditions can be traced to parents and grandparents. Are you familiar with key aspects of common familially inherited conditions? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, October 2018
• Case Challenge: The Many Variations of Snoring Snoring is common and potentially miserable for the patient and loved ones. These four cases illustrate the latest guidelines on evaluation and management.
  Medscape Family Medicine, October 2018
• A 28-Year-Old Man With Wheezing: USMLE Question A thin 28-year-old man presents with wheezing, airway obstruction, and elevated chloride levels. What complication is he likely to develop?
  Osmosis, October 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Otitis Externa Although otitis externa rarely causes serious complications, the infection is responsible for acute morbidity. Prompt diagnosis and therapy cures most cases. Test yourself with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Otitis Media Annually, otitis media is responsible for nearly 20 million office visits. Do you know how best to approach this incredibly common condition? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 2018
• A 2-Year-Old Girl With an Abdomen Mass: USMLE Question A 2-year-old girl is brought to a pediatric outpatient clinic due to a mass in her upper abdomen. What's the diagnosis?
  Osmosis, October 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Fall Allergies Although many people associate allergies with spring and summer, allergic symptoms are extremely common in the fall as well. Test your knowledge on causes, workup, and treatment with our short quiz.
  Medscape, September 2018
• A 5-Year-Old Boy's Failing Vision A boy comes to your clinic with myopia in the right eye. Can you determine the cause?
  Medscape Ophthalmology, August 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: HIV More than 1.2 million Americans have HIV. Medical advances are allowing for longer lives. Do you know associated conditions to watch for and best treatment? Test yourself with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Common Diarrhea-Associated Conditions The clinical presentation, course, and treatment of diarrhea depend on its cause. Are you familiar with common conditions associated with acute or chronic diarrhea? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, August 2018
• Can You Identify These Famous Fictional Physicians? Take this Medscape quiz to see if you can you identify some of the most famous fictional physicians -- and their authors -- in literature.
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 2018
• A 9-Year-Old Boy Exhibiting Violent Behavior A 9-year-old boy presents due to suicidal and homicidal actions exhibited for the past couple of weeks. This included self-harm and assaulting others for no apparent reason. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 2018
• A 6-Year-Old Boy With Bone Swelling: USMLE Question A 6-year-old boy presents with fever, lethargy, weight loss, and painful bone swelling. Which pathology is most likely the cause of his presentation?
  Osmosis, August 2018
• Recurrent Infections in a 5-Year-Old Boy A 5-year-old child is presented for an ear infection. He was previously treated for recurrent bacterial pneumonia and twice required inpatient hospitalization. What underlying condition is at work?
  Medscape, July 2018
• Seizures and Flaccid Quadriparesis in a 16-Year-Old Boy A 16-year-old boy presents with a 1-week history of weakness of both lower extremities, which progressed to involve both the arms over the course of 1 day. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Summer Skin Conditions Ranging from benign to potentially quite serious, summer skin conditions are frequent causes of concern for patients. Test your knowledge of some notable seasonal problems with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 2018
• A Puzzling Facial Rash on a 17-Year-Old Boy A 17-year-old boy presents with a 10-day history of a facial rash. There was no improvement following antibiotic therapy. The patient is active on a school wrestling team. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 2018
• A 5-Month-Old Boy Rushed to the Hospital in Shock 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, June 2018