General Surgery Cases & Quizzes

• Skill Checkup: A Menopausal Woman With a Lump in Right Breast A 51-year-old Latina woman, menopausal from age 49, discovered a lump in the upper right quadrant of her right breast. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, January 18, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Woman With Past Breast Cancer and Spine Pain A 56-year-old woman previously treated for localized breast cancer in her left breast presents with a palpable lump in her right breast and recent spine pain. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, January 14, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Neuropathic, Nociceptive, and Mixed Pain How much do you know about the assessment and etiology of neuropathic, nociceptive, and mixed pain? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 14, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Overview of Acute Pain Management How familiar are you with the management of acute pain? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 14, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Crohn Disease Crohn disease typically involves abdominal pain and diarrhea. Appropriate treatment is associated with a good overall prognosis and low risk for a fatal outcome. Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 12, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Diagnosis of Crohn Disease Can you identify Crohn disease at presentation? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 12, 2022
• Colorectal Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 1: Newly Diagnosed With Moderately Differentiated Rectal Adenocarcinoma   This case focuses on a 53-year-old male otherwise healthy with a newly diagnosed moderately differentiated rectal adenocarcinoma. The team discusses treatment strategies after a traditional excision.
  Medscape, January 03, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Metastatic Breast Cancer Breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. How much do you know about metastatic breast cancer? Test your knowledge with our short quiz.
  Medscape, December 21, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Gallbladder Disease From cholecystitis to cancer, can you recognize common gallbladder diseases in patients, and do you know best practices? Make sure your knowledge is current with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 08, 2021
• Edible Marijuana Use, Chest Pain, and Cough in a 53-Year-Old A 53-year-old man with substernal chest pain and a nagging, dry cough has been using marijuana edibles to increase his low appetite. What's causing his underlying symptoms?
  Medscape, December 07, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Hyperkalemia Management How much do you know about the management of hyperkalemia? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 07, 2021
• Patient Simulation: A 73-Year-Old Man With a History of Prostate Cancer and Recent-Onset Fatigue A 73-year-old retired engineer with fatigue is worried that his prostate cancer is spreading. How would you evaluate and treat this patient?
  Medscape, November 30, 2021
• After Drinking 21 Beers, a 27-Year-Old Can’t Stop Vomiting A 27-year-old man presents with a 2-day history of hyperemesis followed by episodes of hematemesis. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 30, 2021
• A Noncompliant Construction Worker With a Pulsating Abdomen A construction worker who has been noncompliant with prescribed medications and clinical advice now reports dull pain and pulsating in his abdomen. Do you know what’s wrong?
  Medscape, November 22, 2021
• NSCLC e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Spindle Cell NSCLC with Recurrence of Previously Resected Tumor   The e-Tumor Boards, a video series collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, gives physicians an inside look into a virtual, multidisciplinary NSCLC tumor board case discussion.
  Medscape, November 18, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Weight Loss Diet, physical activity, medications, and bariatric surgery have varying roles in healthy weight loss. Do you know key clinical information and recommendations? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, October 25, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Immunosuppression for Kidney Transplantation What do you know about immunosuppression for kidney transplantation? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 22, 2021
• A Nonverbal 33-Year-Old Woman With Intellectual Impairment A 33-year-old woman is seen with her caregivers. She has profound intellectual impairment and is thought to have the mental capacity of an 18-month-old child. Do you know what condition she has?
  Medscape, October 20, 2021
• Patient Simulation: A 55-Year-Old Breast Cancer Survivor Presents With Hip and Leg Pain A postmenopausal woman is concerned about her increasing discomfort. What's your first priority in managing her care?
  Medscape, September 27, 2021
• 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, September 24, 2021