Emergency Medicine 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
• Severe Testicular Pain The patient describes the pain as 8 out of 10.
  Medscape, January 02, 2025
• Fast Five Quiz: Multiple Sclerosis Pain Management Do you know how to manage pain in patients with multiple sclerosis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 02, 2025
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Alcohol Use Disorder Treatments How much do you know about treatments for alcohol use disorder? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 30, 2024
• ECG Challenge: Rapid Heart Rate and Chest Discomfort After CABG After coronary artery bypass graft surgery, a woman presents with chest discomfort that seems unrelated to the surgical incision. What’s going on?
  Medscape Cardiology, December 26, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Can you properly identify and manage patients with an aortic aneurysm and dissection? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 24, 2024
• A 20-Year-Old-Male With Weight Loss The patient passed out when he got out of bed this morning.
  Medscape, December 18, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Difficult-to-Diagnose Strokes Check your knowledge on difficult-to-diagnose strokes with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 18, 2024
• An Athletic Patient Who Thinks She Has Panic Attacks A 37-year-old woman with a history of anxiety disorder presents with a 'panic attack.' She describes palpitations, racing heart rate, severe dyspnea, and lightheadedness. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 17, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Janus Kinase Inhibitors for PsA How much do you know about Janus kinase inhibitors use in patients with psoriatic arthritis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 13, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Uncontrolled Urticaria An otherwise healthy, 31-year-old White woman presents with uncontrolled urticaria and disease progression, despite treatment with nonsedating H1 antihistamines. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, December 12, 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
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Treated mBC and Back Pain A 50-year-old premenopausal woman with a history of HR–negative, HER2–positive metastatic breast cancer presents with progressive back pain. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, December 12, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: MBC Treatment Adverse Events Do you know what adverse events to watch for when treating metastatic and advanced breast cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 10, 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
• Rapid Rx Quiz Treating Rhinitis Find out if you know the best treatments for rhinitis with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 04, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A 75-Year-Old Man With a History of Mild-Stage AD Has Increased Memory Loss, Confusion, and Agitation A 75-year-old man with a 14-month history of mild-stage Alzheimer’s disease presents with increased memory loss, confusion, and agitation. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, December 04, 2024