Alzheimer's Disease Center of Excellence: Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: Plaque Psoriasis Presentation and Diagnosis How much do you know about the presentation and diagnosis of plaque psoriasis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 09, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Statins Statins are cholesterol-lowering agents and are among the most commonly prescribed drugs. Are you familiar with key clinical concerns and recommendations for their use? Take this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 17, 2021
• Fast Five Quiz: Memory Loss and Cognitive Impairment Changes in cognition are among the most common fears for patients as they age. Do you know key clinical aspects related to memory loss and cognitive impairment? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 28, 2021
• A Man With a Rash on Nearly Half of His Body for 8 Years An older man presents with a worsening diffuse rash that now covers 30%-40% of his body surface area. The occasionally pruritic rash has been present for nearly 8 years. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 25, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Sepsis Key Aspects Nearly 50 million cases of sepsis occur worldwide annually, and COVID-19 recently has been associated with sepsis. Do you know key aspects and best practices? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, June 17, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Dementia Key Aspects The incidence of dementia is rapidly increasing. Are you familiar with key aspects and recommendations for the four syndromes that account for most cases? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 21, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Memory Loss Are you prepared to confront various conditions related to memory loss? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 10, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Dementia Are you familiar with key components of presentation, workup, and treatment associated with various causes of dementia? Test your knowledge of this increasingly common condition with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 17, 2018
• A 49-Year-Old Man With Forgetfulness and Gait Impairment A 49-year-old presents with a history of memory loss and gait impairment. What is the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, June 27, 2017
• Which Drug Is Causing This Woman's Syncope? An elderly woman's fainting spells are likely to be related to one of the many medications she's taking, but which one?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 16, 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Seizures The clinical spectrum of seizures includes simple and complex focal or partial seizures and generalized seizures. What do you know about seizures and their causes? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 03, 2017
• Medicine Meets the Oscars Do you know these medically themed Academy Award-winning films?
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 24, 2017
• The Hazards of Treating Insomnia in the Elderly Review the risks associated with zolpidem use in elderly patients with insomnia.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, September 26, 2016
• A 65-Year-Old Woman With Decreased Coordination A 65-year-old woman presents with confusion and decreased coordination. The symptoms started insidiously over the past 2 months, with confusion and increasing forgetfulness. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 27, 2016
• A 60-Year-Old Woman With Worsening Neuropsychiatric Symptoms A 60-year-old woman presents with abnormal behavior, disorientation, forgetfulness, and unsteadiness while walking. Her symptoms have progressed gradually over 3 months. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 12, 2015
• Bright-Light Therapy in Dementia Does light therapy improve sleep and daily functioning in patients with cognitive impairment? Could it even have a preventive role?
  Medscape Family Medicine, July 21, 2015
• Fast Five Quiz: Memory Memory preservation is a major concern for many patients. Some conditions and drugs negatively affect memory, whereas other factors can improve it. Test your knowledge of memory with our short quiz.
  Medscape, February 18, 2015
• Quiz: Nobel Prize in Medicine Laureates Test your knowledge about the Nobel Prize in Medicine and its laureates.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 09, 2014
• 'Which Year Is It'? A Sign of Mental Status A psychiatric resident is called to consult on the case of a 75-year-old woman. The patient says that the year is1956. What does this statement reveal about the patient's altered mental status?
  USMLEasy from McGraw-Hill, February 05, 2014
• CAM and Cognition: Does It Work? Do complementary and alternative medicine therapies have any efficacy for the prevention or treatment of cognitive decline?
  Medscape Family Medicine, April 23, 2013