Cardiology Cases & Quizzes

• A 45-Year-Old Woman With Palpitations: USMLE Question A 45-year-old woman presents with heart palpitations. What is the most likely cause?
  Osmosis, September 2018
• An Unresponsive 45-Year-Old Woman Foaming at the Mouth A 45-year-old woman is presented to the emergency department as priority 1 unresponsive. Her boyfriend found her foaming at the mouth and unresponsive. What's the cause?
  Medscape, September 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Hypertriglyceridemia Hypertriglyceridemia is common in the United States; more than 25% of US adults have elevated triglycerides. Are you familiar with this challenging disorder? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 2018
• A 52-Year-Old Man With Dyspnea: USMLE Question A 52-year-old man presents with progressive dyspnea and purulent sputum production. What's the most likely diagnosis?
  Osmosis, September 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Key Aspects of Atrial Fibrillation Do you know key aspects of atrial fibrillation, including important elements of the etiology, presentation, workup, and treatment? Refresh and assess your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 2018
• The Disappearing Palpitations By the time this young man gets to the ED, his palpitations are gone. What does his ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, August 2018
• A 59-Year-Old Man With Shortness of Breath After Colectomy A 59-year-old man undergoes an elective subtotal colectomy. On postoperative day 4 he develops sudden-onset dyspnea. A chest x-ray reveals bibasilar subsegmental atelectasis. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 2018
• A Valvular Lesion in an 83-Year-Old Man: USMLE Question An 83-year-old man dies after a motor vehicle crash. Postmortem examination reveals a valvular lesion. Are you able to identify it?
  Osmosis, August 2018
• Can You Make 'Sense' of This ECG? An ECG is obtained on an older man with hypertension who has an irregular pulse. What's your diagnosis?
  Medscape Cardiology, August 2018
• A 64-Year-Old Man With Throat Swelling A 64-year-old man is admitted with throat swelling, difficulty swallowing, and drooling. Are you able to make the correct diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 2018
• A 64-Year-Old Woman With Extremity Swelling and Cough A 64-year-old woman presents because of shortness of breath while at rest, nonproductive cough, and lower extremity swelling. Can you determine the unusual cause of her symptoms?
  Medscape, July 2018
• Analyze This Image: Make The Diagnosis in Vein   Can you tell who has the lowest left atrial pressure from the pulmonary vein Dopplers? Bonus for diagnosing all four patients.
  theheart.org on Medscape, July 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Peripheral Artery Disease Left untreated, peripheral artery disease may result in gangrene and amputation. How much do you know about key aspects of presentation, workup, and treatment? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 2018
• Crushing Chest Pain: What Does His ECG Show? How would you interpret the ECG of a man with severe chest pain?
  Medscape Cardiology, July 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, diabetes, fatty liver, and several cancers. Are you familiar with the characteristics of metabolic syndrome? Take this short quiz.
  Medscape, June 2018
• A 66-Year-Old Man Who Is Short of Breath: USMLE Question A 66-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 2-week history of shortness of breath. What is causing his symptoms?
  Osmosis, June 2018
• Congestive Heart Failure After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation How would you manage CHF in this patient now 14 months after AF ablation? Take this quiz created by physicians from ACC.
  ACC.org, 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
• 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