Infectious Diseases Cases & Quizzes

• Skill Checkup: A Man Switching HIV PrEP A 38-year-old man in an on-and-off relationship with a man who is HIV-positive (controlled with antiretroviral therapy) wants to switch PrEP. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, January 09, 2025
• Rapid Review Quiz: Pertussis Recognition and Management How much do you know about pertussis signs, symptoms, and management? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 06, 2025
• Fast Five Quiz: Recognizing Spinal Abscess Can you properly identify and manage patients with spinal abscess? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 03, 2025
• A 71-Year-Old Man With Severe Epigastric Pain After Fatty Meals A 71-year-old man presents with severe pain in the epigastrium. The pain started a day ago, after he ate a large, fatty meal for lunch. What is the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 02, 2025
• Rapid Review Quiz: Cardiovascular Disease and COVID-19 Are you familiar with cardiovascular diseases associated with COVID? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 23, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: HIV PrEP Adherence Do you know the latest on HIV preexposure prophylaxis adherence? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 12, 2024
• Fever, Malaise, and Loose Stools for 2 Months A 13-year-old girl presents with 2 months of worsening shortness of breath, malaise, fever, and loose stools after returning from a trip to Mexico. Are you able to make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 09, 2024
• Painful Genital Lesions The patient reports fever, chills, and myalgia.
  Medscape, December 03, 2024
• A Truck Driver With Persistent Cough The patient has a history of smoking, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension.
  Medscape, November 26, 2024
• A Soccer Player With Abdominal Pain and Fever A 50-year-old man presents with a 2-day history of fever and persistent left upper quadrant pain resulting from a minor blow to the left upper quadrant. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 25, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Influenza Intelligence: 2025 Edition Are you ready for the 2024-2025 influenza season? Check your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 15, 2024
• Jaundice, Headache, and Fever With Recent History of Travel He had just returned from a 1-month trip to India.
  Medscape, November 13, 2024
• Massive Hemoptysis The patient cannot give a history because she is choking and coughing up blood.
  Medscape, November 12, 2024
• Fever in a Patient With No Recent History of Travel The patient presents to an urgent care clinic in Florida 1 month after a hurricane.
  Medscape, November 08, 2024
• Rapid Review Quiz: Is It Human Parvovirus? Can you identify the signs and symptoms of parvovirus B19 infection and distinguish it from important differential diagnoses? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 16, 2024
• Rapid Review Quiz: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Are you aware of eastern equine encephalitis and the essentials of how to manage this illness? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 15, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Managing Urinary Tract Infections in Men Are you aware of how to spot signs of urinary tract infections in men, diagnose the condition, and manage and treat it? Find out with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 10, 2024
• A 25-Year-Old Woman With Frequent, Burning Urination She is not sexually active and explains that she never has been.
  Medscape, October 02, 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
• Fast Five Quiz: The Acinetobacter Threat Are you aware of the ways that Acinetobacter baumannii can place patients at risk in various contexts? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 27, 2024