Cardiology Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: Intracranial Hemorrhage How much do you know about the etiology and diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 2019
• ECG Challenge: Why Is His Pulse so Slow? A man taking a beta-blocker presents with a pulse of 48 beats/min. What does his ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, April 2019
• A 17-Year-Old Athlete in Cardiac Arrest A 17-year-old boy drops to the ground and is unresponsive after being elbowed by a teammate who ran into him. CPR is initiated, and the patient is taken to the ED. What is the likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 2019
• Chagas Cardiomyopathy: The Disease You Might Not Think Of A growing public health threat demands more awareness of Chagas disease and its manifestations.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Key Aspects of Hypothyroidism Are you familiar with essential information regarding the presentation of hypothyroidism, as well as best practices for diagnosis and treatment? Test your clinical knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 2019
• Analyze This Image: Diastolic Signal -- Systolic Diagnosis?   Can you decipher the diagnosis from a single Doppler image?
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Memory Loss Are you prepared to confront various conditions related to memory loss? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Arrhythmias Are you familiar with key aspects and best practices for patients who present with symptoms of arrhythmias? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 2019
• ECG Challenge: Her Annual Physical Is Normal, Except the ECG An older woman has a stellar annual physical exam, until a 12-lead ECG is done.
  Medscape Cardiology, April 2019
• A 79-Year-Old Woman With a Pacemaker and High Atrial Rates A 79-year-old woman presents for an annual pacemaker follow-up. She is found to have short-lasting, asymptomatic atrial high-rate episodes. What is the diagnosis and what steps come next?
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , March 2019
• A 22-Year-Old Man in Pain After Collapsing A 22-year-old man presents after collapsing on a college football field about 45 minutes earlier, after doing several 50-yard sprints. Can you make the challenging diagnosis?
  Medscape, March 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Diagnosis Can you recognize presenting exam findings, diagnostic features, and treatment options for this disorder? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 2019
• ECG Challenge: 'I Feel Like I'm Going to Pass Out' An older man presents with a very slow pulse. What's going on?
  Medscape Cardiology, March 2019
• Sleep Problems and Odd Behavior in a 60-Year-Old Woman A 60-year-old woman reports awakening without feeling rested every morning. Her daughter reports that her mother has also had recent problems with attention and 'losing things.' What's the cause?
  Medscape, February 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Common Nutritional Deficiencies As many as one third of certain US population groups have nutritional deficiencies, and malnutrition remains a significant worldwide concern. Test yourself on common deficiencies with this short quiz.
  Medscape, February 2019
• A 67-Year-Old Man With Palpitations and Syncope A 67-year-old man presents after experiencing palpitations while having dinner with his wife. This was suddenly followed by lightheadedness and a transient loss of consciousness. What's the diagnosis?
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , February 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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