Diabetes & Endocrinology Cases & Quizzes

• A Coffee Drinker With Sudden-Onset Dyspnea, Tachycardia A 40-year-old man has palpitations and shortness of breath. He denies having any chest pain, nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, light-headedness, or recent illness. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 28, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Type 2 Diabetes and Cerebrovascular Disease How familiar are you with type 2 diabetes? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 27, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Type 2 Diabetes Management How familiar are you with type 2 diabetes? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 27, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Woman With Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Ascites A woman presents with increasing abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and ascites. She was previously diagnosed with advanced-stage uterine serous carcinoma subtype. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 21, 2022
• A 36-Year-Old Woman With Flatulence and Memory Problems A 36-year-old woman with a medical history that includes hypertension and Hashimoto thyroiditis presents owing to recurrent diarrhea and 'foggy brain.' Are you able to make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 19, 2022
• Syncope in a 53-Year-Old With Dyspnea and Morning Chest Pain An obese 53-year-old woman presents with a 1-week history of chest pain and dyspnea with associated weakness, dizziness, and syncope. Today, she had chest pain in the morning. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 18, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Hypothyroidism Practice Essentials Do you know how best to recognize, diagnose, and treat hypothyroidism? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 11, 2022
• Rapid Review Quiz: Cancer Overdiagnosis Cancer overdiagnosis consumes resources and burdens patients both emotionally and financially. Test yourself on key recent findings related to this issue with a short quiz
  Medscape, April 08, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 61-Year-Old Man With T2D, ASCVD, And Above-Target A1c A 61-year-old man with a history of T2D and recent STEMI is concerned about his management. How would you optimize this patient's treatment?
  Medscape, April 04, 2022
• A 36-Year-Old Has Cramping, Lung Issues and Can’t Lose Weight A 36-year-old man has fatigue, increased thirst, and leg cramps. He was previously informed that he has diabetes and hypertension but is unable to lose weight. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, March 31, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Atrial Fibrillation Practice Essentials Do you know the latest on triggers to avoid, key aspects of presentation, and best practices for diagnosis and management? Test your knowledge of AF with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 28, 2022
• A Man With Worsening Chest Pain After a Respiratory Infection A 60-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension presents with a 1-day history of retrosternal chest pain. What is the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, March 24, 2022
• Her Burning Feet: What to Try Next for Peripheral Neuropathy Dr Charles Vega's patient has persistent, painful neuropathy of her feet. After several treatment failures, what's left?
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 24, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Woman With Pitting Edema of Bilateral Extremities A woman with a history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and smoking presents with dyspnea, pruritus, and pitting edema of bilateral extremities. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, March 24, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Diabetic Nephropathy Workup How familiar are you with the workup for diabetic nephropathy? Check your knowledge with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 22, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Risk for Diabetic Nephropathy Progression What do you know about the risk for progression of diabetic nephropathy? Take this short quiz to find out.
  Medscape, March 22, 2022
• A 53-Year-Old Waitress With a Cough and Constant Back Pain A 53-year-old woman has had worsening constant low back pain for the past 2 months. She has also had an occasional dry cough for about 6 months. Can you make a diagnosis?
  Medscape, March 22, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Contraception Implant Placement How much do you know about contraception implant placement? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 16, 2022
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Myasthenia Gravis Treatments Given the importance of treatment for patients with myasthenia gravis, staying current on the latest information is essential. Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 15, 2022
• 17-Year-Old With Hair Loss, Dysmenorrhea, Thrush, and Diarrhea A 17-year-old girl presents with a history of oral fungal infections, diarrhea, recurrent abdominal pain, vomiting, dizziness, darkening of the skin and oral cavity, and fever. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, March 15, 2022