Emergency Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• A 12-Year-Old With Urinary Retention Who Can't Grasp Objects A 12-year-old boy presents with bilateral arm pain. Yesterday, he began having trouble emptying his bladder. This morning, he was unable to grasp objects. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, April 18, 2022
• ECG Challenge: Slow Pulse on Routine Exam A 65-year-old with controlled hypertension has an unusually slow pulse. What does his ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, April 18, 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
• A 42-Year-Old Tennis Player With Dyspnea Blamed on Anxiety A 42-year-old man presents with dyspnea that has been worsening for the past 2 years and is associated with decreased exercise tolerance. CT angiography of the chest is performed. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 08, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Management of Systemic Sclerosis ILD Are you up-to-date on the management of systemic sclerosis–associated interstitial lung disease? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 08, 2022
• Rapid Review: Sepsis Because this preventable, life-threatening condition affects millions, current knowledge is crucial. Test yourself on the latest key clinical information involving sepsis with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 08, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 76-Year-Old Man With Severe Fatigue, Weakness, and Lower Back Pain A 76-year-old retired manager presents with a history of severe fatigue, weakness, atraumatic lower back pain, and concerning laboratory and imaging findings. How would you evaluate and manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 07, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Advanced and Metastatic Gastric Cancer How much do you know about advanced and metastatic gastric cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 06, 2022
• Drooling and Dysphagia in a Man Who Can’t Speak A 78-year-old man has a sudden onset of an inability to speak or swallow. Three years earlier, he had a left frontal ischemic stroke. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 04, 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
• Fast Five Quiz: Differential Diagnosis of IPF Can you identify idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from other conditions in the differential diagnosis? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 04, 2022
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Aspirin Are you familiar with key indications for aspirin, as well as important contraindications, interactions, and adverse events? Test yourself on the most popular drug in the world with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 04, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Cannabis Clinical Concerns Given its increasing popularity, do you know key clinical concerns associated with cannabis use? Test your knowledge on what current evidence says with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 04, 2022
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Beta-Blockers Do you know key information about this commonly used class of drug? Test yourself on important indications, contraindications, adverse events, and interactions of beta-blockers with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 28, 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
• Seizure After Sudden Headache in a 16-Year-Old Cyclist A teenager presents with a headache, nausea, vomiting, and diplopia. She feels dizzy and cannot walk. She has a history of severe episodic headaches during the past 2 weeks. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, March 25, 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
• Fast Five Quiz: Waldenström Macroglobulinemia How much do you know about Waldenström macroglobulinemia? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 24, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia How much do you know about the emergency management of hyperkalemia? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 23, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 53-Year-Old Woman With an Unexplained History of Exercise-Induced Dyspnoea and Fatigue An otherwise healthy middle-aged woman is concerned about worsening shortness of breath and fatigue. How would you evaluate and manage this patient?
  Medscape, March 22, 2022