Historical Perspectives in Surgery

Physician Politicians: Do You Know Who They Are? Test yourself with our quiz about former and current physicians who just also happen to be politicians. Or is that politicians who happen to be physicians?
Self Assessment, October 20, 2016
Physician Olympians: Do You Know These Athletes? Test yourself with our quiz about former and current Olympians who just also happen to be physicians.
Self Assessment, July 29, 2016
Famous Patients, Famous Diseases, Famous Surgeries Test your knowledge of surgical history with this quiz about our surgical heritage.
Self Assessment, April 06, 2016
Touchdown! Football and Its History To add to your Super Bowl 50 experience, try Medscape's football quiz, designed to test your knowledge of this popular American sport.
Self Assessment, February 05, 2016
Physician Explorers: Changing the World How many of these intrepid physician explorers can you identify?
Self Assessment, October 16, 2015
Never Do Unto Others... How far would you go for science? These physicians tested the limits -- and some paid with their lives.
Self Assessment, June 23, 2015
Civil War Quiz: The History That Changed Medicine As we recognize the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, healthcare professionals can reflect on how far medical care has advanced during that time. Test yourself with our Civil War medicine quiz.
Self Assessment, May 21, 2015
Eponyms From A to Z In medicine, there are thousands of diseases, tests, and conditions named for their discoverer. How many can you recognize?
Self Assessment, December 15, 2014
The Case of the Woman Who Shattered a World Record Can you guess the identity of this remarkable woman and why her life is so fascinating?
Clinical Case, March 27, 2014
Seven Sick Patients and an Elusive Suspect What was the common link with this highly contagious and sometimes deadly infectious disease?
Clinical Case, January 07, 2014
The Writer Who Succumbed After Setting Sail? Can you identify the cause of death in this celebrated American novelist?
Clinical Case, November 25, 2013
The Case of the Author With an Aching Groin Mass Guess both the patient and his physician's diagnosis in another historical case from this popular series.
Clinical Case, May 29, 2013
The Case of the Man Who Exsanguinated in His Doctor's Office Guess both the patient and his physician's diagnosis in another historical case from this popular series.
Clinical Case, March 29, 2013
The Doctor Whose Brain Was Stronger Than His Heart In another era, the physician in this historical case would have grown old and even wiser.
Clinical Case, December 07, 2012
The Case of the Creative but Crippled Count Guess the artist, whose physical infirmities led indirectly to his death.
Clinical Case, August 02, 2012
The Case of the Engineer With a Critical Crushing Injury Guess who this famous engineer is and his fatal diagnosis, in another historical case from this popular series.
Clinical Case, May 08, 2012
The Case of the Soldier-Statesman With a Bloated Belly Guess both the patient and his diagnosis in another historical case from this popular series.
Clinical Case, March 08, 2012
The Curious Case of the Patient Who Was Killed by a Corpse Guess the patient, the corpse, and the diagnosis in another historical case from this popular series.
Clinical Case, January 05, 2012
The Case of the Portly Politician Who Couldn't Stay Awake Guess who this portly patient is and decide how he would be approached today in another historical case from this popular series.
Clinical Case, November 02, 2011
The Case of the Clever Composer With Persistent Jaundice Guess both the patient and his physician's diagnosis in another historical case from this popular series.
Clinical Case, September 08, 2011

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