Infectious Diseases Cases & Quizzes

• 13-Year-Old Boy Unaware of His Surroundings The parents of a 13-year-old boy bring him to the emergency department. He is rolling his head and seemingly unaware of his surroundings. He has a fever and has been "acting strange." What's wrong?
  Medscape, September 14, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: COVID-19 Prevention in Immunocompromised Patients Are you prepared to help protect individuals who are immunocompromised from COVID-19? Test your knowledge with a quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 14, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Herpes Zoster Risk Factors and Prevention How familiar are you with herpes zoster risk factors and prevention? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 30, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: COVID-19 Pulmonary Management Are you ready to identify and manage the acute and long-term consequences of COVID-19? Test yourself with a short quiz.
  Medscape, August 30, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Man With HIV and Multidrug Resistance A man was diagnosed with HIV 2 years ago and was treated with ART. He is now experiencing an increase in viremia back to detectable levels. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 24, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Dengue Are you prepared to identify and treat dengue infection in your patients? Test your knowledge with a quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 22, 2023
• Rapid Rx Quiz: COVID-19 Treatment Updates Do you know key recommendations, best practices, and clinical considerations for COVID-19 treatments? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, August 22, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Clostridioides Difficile Infection Are you ready to identify and treat Clostridium difficile infection in your patients? Test yourself with this short quiz on risk factors, updated guidelines, and surgical indications.
  Medscape, August 21, 2023
• Hair Loss and Clitoromegaly in a 32-Year-Old A 32-year-old woman presents with hair loss on her scalp and a deepening voice. Her medical history includes hypertension. A pelvic examination reveals clitoromegaly. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 17, 2023
• Healing Osteomyelitis After Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture A 62-year-old man's late postoperative infection after hip fracture surgery developed into osteomyelitis, but over a 2-year period he was able to achieve fracture union and decreased bacterial burden.
  Grand Rounds From HSS: Management of Complex Cases, August 16, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: HIV Antiretroviral Therapy How much do you know about HIV antiretroviral therapy? Find out with this short quiz.
  Medscape, August 16, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Man With HIV and Virologic Failure An asymptomatic 31-year-old man with HIV is experiencing increased viremia following treatment. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 14, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Treatment-Resistant HIV How familiar are you with the HIV treatment resistance? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 14, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: HIV Infection and Inflammation How much do you know about HIV and inflammation? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 10, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: ART for the Virologically Suppressed How much do you know about ART for HIV in individuals who are virologically suppressed? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 09, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Durable Viral Suppression of HIV How much do you know about HIV infection and durable viral suppression? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 09, 2023
• A 45-Year-Old Remote Worker With Chronic Sinus Symptoms He complains of 9 months of congestion, coughing, and headaches. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 04, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Antiretroviral Therapy for ART-Naive Patients How much do you know about antiretroviral therapy in patients who are ART-naive? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 04, 2023
• A 59-Year-Old Woman With Painful Rash on Her Elbows A 59-year-old woman first presented with a pruritic and painful rash; however, further disease manifestations continue to emerge. Are you able to make this diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 03, 2023
• A Man With Skin Ulcers After a Walk in the Woods An 81-year-old man presents to the dermatology clinic with bilateral nonhealing ulcers on his legs. He cut his left leg on a branch while hiking in the woods 2 months earlier. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 28, 2023