Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: Pneumonia Key Aspects Are you familiar with essential aspects of pneumonia and its associated care, including best practices for diagnosis and treatment? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 17, 2019
• Nightly Fever, Swollen Lymph Nodes, and Rash in a 3-Year-Old A 3-year-old boy presents to the ED with 10 days of nightly fever. He also has cervical lymphadenopathy and an intermittent erythematous macular rash. Can you make the correct diagnosis?
  Hospital for Special Surgery, December 16, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Depression-Related Conditions Depression is associated with numerous medical conditions, both psychiatric and physical. Test your knowledge of depression screening and key aspects of depression-related conditions with this quiz.
  Medscape, December 16, 2019
• A Teen With Cough: Could This Be Vaping Related? Challenge yourself with this case that illustrates the evaluation and treatment of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). Would you know what to do?
  CDC Expert Commentary, December 13, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Adrenal Gland Disorders Adrenal disease can lead to serious complications and dramatically affect quality of life. Do you know key conditions and best practices for their management? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 11, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Shingles Although usually a self-limited rash with pain, shingles can be far more serious. Do you know key aspects, including proper approaches for diagnosis and treatment? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 11, 2019
• The Headache Most Often Misdiagnosed Does this woman have sinusitis, migraine, medication overuse, or something else?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 11, 2019
• A 24-Year-Old Man With Ear Pain, Dizziness, and a Rash A 24-year-old man with HIV presents with left ear pain that has lasted for the past 24 hours. He has vomited twice and feels 'dizzy.' What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 11, 2019
• Dyspnea in a 63-Year-Old Who Had Heart Surgery as a Child A 63-year-old man with repaired tetralogy of Fallot and repaired subaortic membrane presents with dyspnea upon exertion. His further medical history is extensive. Can you make the correct diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 09, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that leaves 40% of patients disabled after 10 years. How much do you know about this painful condition? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 05, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Gout and Pseudogout If untreated, gout and pseudogout can lead to joint destruction and renal damage. Do you know best practices for diagnosis and management? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 04, 2019
• A 23-Year-Old With Blindness After a Fall She Can't Remember A 23-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department after an apparent fall she cannot remember. She also reports blindness in her left eye and lower-extremity weakness. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 27, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Key Aspects of Influenza This quick quiz will help ensure that you're prepared for this influenza season by refreshing your knowledge of key aspects of the condition and best practices for diagnosis, prevention, and management.
  Medscape, November 25, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Generic Medications How much do you know about generic medications? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 22, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Contraception Are you familiar with key aspects of contraceptive selection and use, as well as significant conditions associated with certain forms of birth control? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 21, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Presentation and Diagnosis How much do you know about the presentation and diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 21, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type of sleep-disordered breathing and is characterized by episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep. How much do you know about this common condition?
  Medscape, November 21, 2019
• A 5-Month-Old With Severe Abdominal Distention and Lethargy The parents of a 5-month-old boy rush him to the emergency department because of severe abdominal distention. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 20, 2019
• 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, November 20, 2019
• Iron Supplementation: How Much Is Enough? Iron supplements can be pretty miserable to take. What is the minimum amount that is both effective and tolerable?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, November 15, 2019