Pulmonary Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• Can Palliative Care Make a Difference in Parkinson Disease? As a serious, chronic disease with no cure, can quality of life be improved for patients with Parkinson disease?
  Medscape Nurses, 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
• A 65-Year-Old Man With Abdominal Pain: USMLE Question A 65-year-old man presents with abdominal and bone pain, as well as altered mental status. Are you able to make the right diagnosis?
  Osmosis, 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
• 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: Metastatic Breast Cancer Signs and Symptoms The symptoms of metastatic breast cancer vary, depending on location. Are you able to correctly identify the associated signs and symptoms? Make sure you're prepared by taking this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Waldenström Macroglobulinemia: Treatment Recommendations Do you know the latest treatment options for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 2019
• A 21-Year-Old Man With Epigastric Pain After a Wild Party A 21-year-old man presents to the ED with a 10-hour history of constant epigastric pain radiating to the chest. X-rays reveal a radio-opaque shadow in the central lower chest. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, February 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Joint Pain Joint pain results in substantial financial costs and diminished quality of life. Do you know key aspects and guidelines for best practices related to common causes of joint pain?
  Medscape, February 2019
• Sudden Illness in a Highly Active 80-Year-Old Woman An 80-year-old woman presents with malaise, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, and watery diarrhea. She is highly active, with a full-time job as a realtor. What's the diagnosis?
  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 23-Year-Old Avoiding Altitude Sickness: USMLE Question A 23-year-old man is seeking advice on avoiding altitude sickness when he climbs mountains. Do you know how to best advise him?
  Osmosis, January 2019
• A 55-Year-Old Woman Short of Breath: USMLE Question A 55-year-old woman presents with shortness of breath. She has a history of deep vein thrombosis and current breast cancer. What's the next step in management?
  Osmosis, January 2019
• Sudden-Onset Chest Pain in an 80-Year-Old Man With COPD An 80-year-old man presents with a 2-day history of right-sided chest pain that was sudden in onset, is constant, and is exacerbated by coughing and deep inspiration. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 2019
• A 42-Year-Old Woman With a Chronic Productive Cough A 42-year-old woman with a chronic productive cough is repeatedly treated for pneumonia. At her latest follow-up, she reports intermittent dyspnea and fatigue. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Venous Thromboembolism Venous thromboembolism encompasses deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Are you familiar with best practices for diagnosis and treatment? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Key Aspects of Venous Thromboembolism Early diagnosis and treatment of VTE significantly reduce morbidity and mortality. Are you familiar with the presentation and treatment of venous thromboembolism? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Influenza Are you prepared for another flu season? Test yourself on essential core components of influenza and refresh your knowledge of best practices with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Amyloidosis Diagnosis and Treatment Amyloidosis is characterized by the accumulation of fibrillar proteins in various body tissues. Test your knowledge of the classification, diagnosis, and treatment of amyloidosis with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 2018
• A 65-Year-Old With Chest Pain and Fever: USMLE Question A 65-year-old man presents with chest pain, chronic cough, and intermittent fevers. What's the best treatment option?
  Osmosis, November 2018