General Surgery Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: HER2+ Breast Cancer New targeted treatments have significantly improved survival rates for patients with HER2+ breast cancer. How much do you know about HER2+ breast cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 26, 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
• Rapid Review Quiz: Lumbar Disc Disease Are you prepared to recognize unique risk factors for lumbar disc disease and assess and treat it in your patients? Find out with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 09, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Early Breast Cancer Surgical Interventions Do you know about the nuances of surgical interventions for early breast cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 02, 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
• Rapid Rx: Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Are you up to date on the latest treatments for EPI? Test yourself with this quick quiz!
  Medscape, November 20, 2024
• Severe Colonic Distention in a Patient With Down Syndrome The patient has severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever.
  Medscape, November 12, 2024
• Massive Hemoptysis The patient cannot give a history because she is choking and coughing up blood.
  Medscape, November 12, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Gastric Cancer Precision Medicine Are you up to date on the latest in the precision management of gastric cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 05, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Gastric Cancer Biomarker Testing Are you up to date on the nuances of biomarker testing in gastric cancer? Check your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 04, 2024
• An 83-Year-Old Construction Worker With a Pulsating Abdomen A construction worker who has been noncompliant with prescribed medications and clinical advice now reports dull pain and pulsating in his abdomen. Do you know what’s wrong?
  Medscape, October 29, 2024
• Persistent Vomiting and Abdominal Pain After Sleeve Gastrectomy The patient underwent bariatric surgery 1 year ago.
  Medscape, October 07, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Pediatric Obesity Management Are you familiar with current guidelines on the treatment of pediatric obesity? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  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
• 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
• A 60-Year-Old Woman With Worsening Hypertension The patient wants to discuss some new symptoms she has been experiencing for the past few months.
  Medscape, September 16, 2024
• Breast Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 6: ER+ mBC with BRAF V600E Mutation   This case focuses on a 49-year-old woman with HR+ metastatic breast cancer referred to the tumor board due to BRAF V600 mutation. The panel discusses optimal treatment approaches for bone metastases and epidural compression.
  Medscape, September 05, 2024
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Most Effective Obesity Drugs Do you know what to prescribe for patients who are struggling with weight loss? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
  Medscape, September 03, 2024
• Breast Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 5: Metastatic High-Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma   This case focuses on an 85-year-old woman with metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma that was thought to be of GI origin. Her history goes back to 2016 when she was initially diagnosed with breast cancer. The team reviews her case through the lens of genomics and discusses treatment options.
  Medscape, August 30, 2024
• A Smoker With Chest Pain After Eating A 53-year-old man with substernal chest pain and a nagging, dry cough has been using marijuana edibles to increase his low appetite. What's causing his underlying symptoms?
  Medscape, August 28, 2024