General Surgery Cases & Quizzes

• Gastric Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma   This case is about a 67-year-old man with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease who presented with dyspepsia. The team debates the appropriate surgeries and treatment options.
  Medscape, November 30, 2023
• Gastric Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 1: Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma with CDH1 Mutation   This case is about a 24-year-old male who has a history of CDH1 mutation and presents after a fourth surveillance endoscopy with random biopsies of the fundus of the stomach, which showed intramucosal poorly differentiated signet ring cell adenocarcinoma.
  Medscape, November 30, 2023
• Patient Simulation: A 65-Year-Old Man With a History of Prostate Cancer and Increased PSA Levels A 65-year-old man with a history of nonmetastatic prostate cancer has a PSA recurrence 2.5-year status post radical prostatectomy. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, November 29, 2023
• Rectal Bleeding and Pelvic Pain in a 46-Year-Old Smoker The bleeding is moderate, and the blood is mixed with mucus. He also has pelvic pain, which increases with defecation, and constipation with distension of the abdomen.
  Medscape, November 29, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease is a significant worldwide health problem associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic renal failure. Test yourself on key aspects with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 27, 2023
• Toenail Changes and Suspected Drug Rash A 56-year-old man presents with a rash on his chest and upper arms that has progressed to involve his buttocks, mid-back, and feet. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, November 20, 2023
• Skill Checkup: Woman Gains Weight After Diet and Exercise A 43-year-old woman complains of weight gain after the initial weight loss she achieved with lifestyle modification in the form of diet and exercise. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, November 14, 2023
• Pancreatic Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 1: Localized Pancreatic Cancer   This case focuses on a 47-year-old woman with no prior medical history who was diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The team discusses ATM mutations and the changing epidemiology of PDAC.
  Medscape, November 08, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Weight Loss How familiar are you with the latest information concerning weight reduction? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 06, 2023
• Store Manager With Abdominal Pain, Dyspnea, and Weight Loss She presents to her primary care physician with a 2-month history of steadily worsening diffuse lower abdominal discomfort and bloating.
  Medscape, October 27, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Are you up-to-date on the management and treatment options available to patients at different stages of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? Test yourself with a quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 17, 2023
• Severe Regurgitation and Chest Infections in a Former Smoker He presents with a severe cough, expectoration, fever, sweating, and chills of 2 weeks' duration. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 04, 2023
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Metastatic Breast Cancer Are you aware of the latest developments in metastatic breast cancer research? Test your knowledge with a quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 22, 2023
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Semaglutide: The Data So Far Are you up on the most recent research into semaglutide that is helping drive patient demand? Test your knowledge with a quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 13, 2023
• A Woman With Worsening Abdominal Pain and Nausea Despite Antacid Use A 68-year-old woman presents to a local emergency department with progressively worsening abdominal pain of 5 days' duration. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 08, 2023
• A Farmer With Pruritus and a Strange Suntan A 54-year-old man presents with diffuse pruritus that has lasted 1 week. He is a farmer and spends much of his day outdoors. He notes that his summer tan has not faded. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• Chest Pain, Cough, and Shortness of Breath A 31-year-old pregnant patient presents to the emergency department with left-sided chest pain, nonproductive cough, hemoptysis, and dyspnea at rest, exacerbated by activity. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 31, 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
• Fast Five Quiz: Sickle Cell Disease Presentation and Diagnosis How much do you know about the presentation and diagnosis of SCD? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  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