Rheumatology Cases & Quizzes

• Rapid Review Quiz: Advances in Psoriasis Treatment and Management Find out whether you are up to date on the latest advances in psoriasis management with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 16, 2024
• A Rash on Nearly Half of His Body for 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, December 09, 2024
• Cough-Induced Rib Fractures in a Woman With Indigestion A 60-year-old woman reports several cough-induced rib fractures over the past decade. She also says that she drinks five or six cups of caffeinated tea each day. What's causing her frequent fractures?
  Medscape, November 13, 2024
• A Welder With Lesions, Alcohol Use, and Opioid Dependence A 57-year-old Army veteran presents with excessive bruising and lesions. His wife reports an opioid dependence that has been replaced with alcohol use. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 28, 2024
• 52-Year-Old With Bilateral Weakness and Fatigue She has difficulty standing from a seated position and climbing stairs.
  Medscape, October 23, 2024
• A 43-Year-Old Woman With Excessive Sweating and Feeling Hot She does not have a fever and says she has not had any cough, upset stomach, rash, or pain.
  Medscape, October 21, 2024
• Soldier With Burning, Spreading Rash A 20-year-old male soldier presents with a 3-day history of a dark-red 'burning rash.' Over 2 days, it has spread proximally up his thighs. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 04, 2024
• Rapid Review Quiz: Mpox Rising Are you prepared to spot and treat mpox in your patients? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 02, 2024
• Excessive Bleeding After Dental Procedure A 57-year-old man presents with excessive bleeding that won't stop after a dental cleaning procedure. He had a fever 4-5 days earlier but describes no other symptoms. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 05, 2024
• Persistent, Painful Lower-Extremity Nodules The pain wakes this woman up at night, and her mobility is limited.
  Medscape, August 21, 2024
• Considering a Taper for a Patient Receiving Opioid Therapy Test your knowledge about tapering opioid therapy with this interactive quiz.
  CDC Expert Commentary, July 31, 2024
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Uses for NSAIDs Are you aware of the appropriate uses of NSAIDs for your patients — and the uses they should avoid? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 17, 2024
• Initiating a Naloxone Discussion in Opioid-Managed Knee Pain Test your knowledge about the opioid reversal drug naloxone with this interactive quiz.
  CDC Expert Commentary, June 25, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Treated PsA and Abdominal Pain A 48-year-old man with treated psoriatic arthritis presents with fatigue, weakness, and a dull pain in his upper right abdomen. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, June 18, 2024
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Osteoporosis Drugs Do you know key information about drugs used to prevent osteoporotic fractures, including updated recommendations, indications, and adverse effects? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, June 04, 2024
• 19-Year-Old With Confusion and Kidney Failure The patient has had mild headache and myalgia, and his partner is concerned that he may have meningitis.
  Medscape, May 21, 2024
• Severe Ulcerations in Extremities A 50-year-old woman treated for recurrent UTIs has necrotic ulceration of her bilateral upper and lower extremities. A week prior, she developed right wrist drop and left-sided foot drop. What's wrong?
  Medscape, May 14, 2024
• Rapid Rx Quiz: A Review of Recent Research into TNF Inhibitor Treatments Are you aware of the most recent research into tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and their indications, efficacy, and adverse effects? Take this short quiz to find out.
  Medscape, May 12, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Cracked Palms and Soles A woman presents with worsening psoriasis despite treatment, with the development of painful cracks on the palms of her hands and the soles of her feet. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 25, 2024
• Discolored Toes and Nonhealing Ulcers A 54-year-old woman presents with a 3-year history of red and purple discoloration on her feet and a 2-year history of painful nonhealing ulcers on her toes. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 09, 2024