Diabetes & Endocrinology Cases & Quizzes

• When to Stop the Bisphosphonate When is the right time to stop a bisphosphonate in a woman who is just tired of taking it? We present a case and ask for the opinion of readers.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Common Skin Conditions Skin conditions are among the more frequent reasons why patients seek care. Are you familiar with key aspects and best practices for the most common skin conditions? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Drug Side Effects All drugs are associated with adverse effects. However, some are serious and may not be familiar. Test yourself on key adverse drug effects you should know with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 2019
• Evaluating Neck Masses in Adult and Pediatric Patients Dr Gordon Sun presents common causes of neck masses in adult and pediatric patients and discusses appropriate initial imaging studies for each patient population.
  Medscape Family Medicine, 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
• 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: Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision-making in prostate cancer treatment can be nuanced. How much do you recall regarding the treatment of prostate cancer? Refresh your knowledge with this short 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• A 4-Year-Old Girl in Significant Distress A 4-year-old girl develops a swollen leg after admission to the hospital after presenting with frequent urination, excessive thirst, and new-onset enuresis. Can you solve this unusual case?
  Medscape, 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 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
• Fast Five Quiz: Bell Palsy Essentials Are you familiar with key aspects of Bell palsy, including best practices for diagnosis and treatment? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, February 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Vitamins From supplementation use to conditions associated with deficiencies, are you familiar with key aspects and best practices associated with vitamins? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, January 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Hypertension Management Hypertension affects nearly 75 million American adults and is associated with 7.5 million annual deaths worldwide. Are you current on best practices to help patients avoid serious consequences?
  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