Psychiatry Cases & Quizzes

• 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: FSIAD/HSDD Are you familiar with the pathophysiology and treatment options for FSIAD/HSDD? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 2019
• Acute Liver Failure in a 64-Year-Old Man A 64-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, alcohol abuse, and depression presents with acute hepatic failure. Can you identify the correct cause?
  Medscape, March 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Suicide Suicide rates have been increasing among young Americans. Worldwide, Nearly 800,000 people die by suicide each year. Review key aspects, including risk factors and interventions, with this quiz.
  Medscape, March 2019
• Cases in Deprescribing: When to Stop the SSRI Your patient is doing well on an antidepressant and does not want to stop. But what about the risks with long-term use? How would you handle this case?
  Medscape Family Medicine, 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
• Fast Five Quiz: Anemia Physicians are often too quick to overlook mild anemia. Do you know key aspects and best practices related to various anemia causes? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, February 2019
• Palliative Care in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Is a patient recently diagnosed with IPF a good candidate for palliative care?
  Medscape Nurses, February 2019
• A 66-Year-Old Man Who Heard His Deceased Spouse's Voice A 66-year-old man was admitted after sustaining numerous injuries from a fall. On the second day, the patient believed he heard the voice of his deceased spouse. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 2019
• A 28-Year-Old Bodybuilder With Palpitations and Confusion A 28-year-old man who spends hours in the gym almost every day presents with heart palpitations and tremors that progressed to fatigue and confusion over the past 6 months. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Personality Disorders Personality disorders lead to distress and impairment, and individuals may have more than one. Do you know best practices and key aspects? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, January 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Alcohol Use and Abuse Globally, alcohol accounts for more than 5% of the global disease burden. Refresh and test your knowledge of this commonly used substance with this short quiz.
  Medscape, January 2019
• A 6-Year-Old With Excessive Fidgeting: USMLE Question A 6-year-old boy is brought to the office by his mother due to his constantly fidgeting and imitating her. What is the cause?
  Osmosis, December 2018
• A 19-Year-Old Student With Declining Grades and Odd Behavior A 19-year-old male college student presents after returning home from college. He has lost substantial weight, has declining hygiene, and has socially withdrawn. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Helping Patients With New Year's Resolutions Encouraging patients to pursue and maintain healthy New Year's resolutions may yield positive results. Do you know best practices related to key lifestyle changes? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 2018
• Anxiety, Depression, and Psychosis in a 24-year-old Woman A 24-year-old woman presents with gradually worsening anxiety and depression over the past 2 months, despite ongoing treatment. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Alzheimer Disease Symptoms and Treatments Alzheimer disease affects approximately 5.4 million people in the United States alone. Do you know the risk factors, symptoms, and potential treatments? Test your knowledge with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Key Aspects for Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 3.6% of all deaths in 2014. Test yourself on etiology, presentation, workup, and treatment of this condition.
  Medscape, November 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Dementia Are you familiar with key components of presentation, workup, and treatment associated with various causes of dementia? Test your knowledge of this increasingly common condition with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 2018