Nurses Cases & Quizzes

• Skill Checkup: A Man With Central Visual Acuity Blurring A 61-year-old man presents with an acute onset of painless progressive blurring of central visual acuity. His peripheral vision is undisturbed. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, September 24, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration How much do you know about the presentation, risk factors, diagnosis and management of wet AMD? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 24, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease causes significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in those of African and Mediterranean ancestry. What do you know about this condition? Test yourself with our short quiz.
  Medscape, September 23, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Herpes Zoster Facts vs Fiction Can you separate the facts about herpes zoster from common patient misperceptions and misinformation? Make sure you know key clinical aspects and current recommendations by taking this short quiz.
  Medscape, September 22, 2021
• A 30-Year-Old With a Full-Body Rash, Vomiting, and Confusion A 30-year-old woman presents with malaise, diffuse myalgia, and a rash. She also reports vomiting and pain with movement. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 22, 2021
• Patient Simulation: A 79-Year-Old Man Troubled by Memory Lapses and Mood Changes A retired tailor is bothered by forgetfulness, mood changes, and difficulty conversing.
  Medscape, September 21, 2021
• Managing Hip Pain: Clinicians Debate Readers weighed in on Dr Vega's management of a patient with hip pain. Here's the crowdsourced opinion.
  Medscape Family Medicine, September 16, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Pneumococcal Infections What do you know about Streptococcus pneumoniae infections and their treatment? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 15, 2021
• An Adopted 42-Year-Old With Slurred Speech and Memory Loss A 42-year-old woman presents with sudden-onset dyspnea. She also reports a 3-week history of slow and slurred speech and expresses concern about worsening short-term memory. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 15, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: HR-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer What do you know about HR+/HER2- breast cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 14, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: HFrEF Treatment Optimization How familiar are you with treatment optimization for HFrEF? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 09, 2021
• A 26-Year-Old With Fever and Malaise Now Can’t Tie His Shoes A 26-year-old man presents with lower back pain and low-grade fever. The pain is intermittent, achy, and usually worse in the morning than it is later in the day or evening. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 09, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Idiopathic Hypersomnia Management How much do you know about the management of idiopathic hypersomnia? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 09, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Pediatric Pneumococcal Infections What do you know about Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in children? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 08, 2021
• Skill Checkup: A 64-Year-Old Woman With a Breast Mass and Back and Hip Pain A 64-year-old postmenopausal woman presents with a breast mass on mammography and pain in her back and hip. How would you manage her case?
  Medscape Oncology, September 08, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Psilocybin and Other Hallucinogenic Drugs Do you know key clinical aspects regarding hallucinogen use, including symptoms to watch for and best practices for toxicity? Test your knowledge of psilocybin and other drugs with this short quiz.
  Medscape, September 07, 2021
• Decreased Speech and Jerky Eye Movements in a 'Clumsy' Toddler A 28-month-old girl has become irritable and 'clingy.' Her mother reports chaotic, jerky eye movements, decreased speech, and increased clumsiness. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 02, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Medullary Thyroid Cancer and RET Mutation How familiar are you with RET mutations in MTC? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 31, 2021
• NSCLC e-Tumor Boards: Case 1: Stage IV NSCLC with Brain Metastases   The e-Tumor Boards, a video series collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, gives physicians an inside look into a virtual, multidisciplinary tumor board case discussion.
  Medscape, August 30, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Angina A comprehensive, evidence-based approach to angina is integral. Do you know key clinical information, as well as best practices, for this common symptom? Take this quick quiz.
  Medscape, August 27, 2021