Pulmonary Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Are you up to date on early non-small cell lung cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, May 24, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Thrombocytopenia Do you know key clinical information and best practices when encountering abnormally low platelet counts in patients? Test yourself on thrombocytopenia with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, May 20, 2022
• A Patient Who Collapsed in Agony After Echocardiography A middle-aged man has intense, sudden-onset pain in his flank and lumbar region. He had just completed an echocardiogram and collapsed in the hallway. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, May 19, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: PAH Presentation and Diagnosis How familiar are you with pulmonary arterial hypertension? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, May 17, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension How familiar are you with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, May 17, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment Early diagnosis of IPF and the initiation of treatment are essential to improve patient outcomes. Test your knowledge of the methods for treatment with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 12, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis Management How familiar are you with the management of coronary artery atherosclerosis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, May 06, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Woman With Dyspnea and Droopy Right Eye A 57-year-old woman presents with dyspnea, droopy right eye, and mild crackles at both lower lung fields. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, May 06, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 60-Year-Old Man With Worsening COPD A 60-year-old former smoker is distressed about his worsening COPD. What steps should you take to manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 27, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Man With Persistent Cough, Shortness of Breath A 63-year-old man presents with a cough that has persisted over the past several months along with new shortness of breath. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 21, 2022
• A School Nurse With Anxiety, Diarrhea, Palpitations, and Cough A 54-year-old school nurse presents with worsening diarrhea, weakness, cough, and palpitations that she attributes to her anxiety. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 19, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis How much do you know about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 18, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Man With Dyspnea and a Nonproductive Cough A 59-year-old man presents with dyspnea on exertion and a nonproductive cough, which have been present for 6 months. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 15, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease How much do you know about progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease? Find out with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 12, 2022
• A 42-Year-Old Tennis Player With Dyspnea Blamed on Anxiety A 42-year-old man presents with dyspnea that has been worsening for the past 2 years and is associated with decreased exercise tolerance. CT angiography of the chest is performed. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 08, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Management of Systemic Sclerosis ILD Are you up-to-date on the management of systemic sclerosis–associated interstitial lung disease? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 08, 2022
• Rapid Review Quiz: Cancer Overdiagnosis Cancer overdiagnosis consumes resources and burdens patients both emotionally and financially. Test yourself on key recent findings related to this issue with a short quiz
  Medscape, April 08, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Differential Diagnosis of IPF Can you identify idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from other conditions in the differential diagnosis? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 04, 2022
• A 36-Year-Old Has Cramping, Lung Issues and Can’t Lose Weight A 36-year-old man has fatigue, increased thirst, and leg cramps. He was previously informed that he has diabetes and hypertension but is unable to lose weight. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, March 31, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer How much do you know about metastatic non-small cell lung cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 29, 2022