Hospital Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• Rapid Rx Quiz: Muscle Relaxants Do you know key clinical information regarding muscle relaxants, including indications, adverse events, and contraindications? Take this this brief quiz.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment Early diagnosis of IPF and the initiation of treatment are essential to improve patient outcomes. Test your knowledge of the methods for treatment with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 12, 2022
• Recurrent Atypical Chest Pain in a 62-Year-Old Woman A 62-year-old woman presents with atypical chest pain and mild shortness of breath manifesting with recurring, fleeting, dull, nonradiating pain, seemingly caused by high-stress environments. What's going on?
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , May 09, 2022
• A Retired Man With Left Upper Quadrant Pain, Leukocytosis A retired man presents after routine bloodwork that revealed a leukocytosis with an absolute lymphocytosis and without monocytopenia. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 57-Year-Old Man With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity A middle-aged man with type 2 diabetes and obesity is concerned about his weight and rising A1C. What treatment options would you choose for tighter glycemic control and weight loss for this patient?
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 45-Year-Old Woman With High-Risk Early HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer A perimenopausal woman has early breast cancer. What are her postmastectomy treatment options?
  Medscape, May 03, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Man With Dyspnea, Rales, and Ankle Swelling A 71-year-old man with a history of chronic heart failure presents with dyspnea, rales, and ankle swelling that developed over the past week. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, May 02, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 45-Year-Old Woman With Schizophrenia and Involuntary Facial Movements A 45-year-old accounting assistant with schizophrenia is concerned about her worsening facial tics. What steps would you take to address her problem?
  Medscape, April 28, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 60-Year-Old Man With Worsening COPD A 60-year-old former smoker is distressed about his worsening COPD. What steps should you take to manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 27, 2022
• 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
• Fast Five Quiz: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis How much do you know about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 18, 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
• 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
• Skill Checkup: An Elderly Man With Leg Pain and Weakness A 79-year-old retired White male schoolteacher with a history of ischemic stroke plus warfarin and statin therapy use presents with bone pain and increasing weakness. How would you manage this patient?
  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
• 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
• Rapid Review Quiz: Long COVID Given the increasing number of patients with long COVID and the serious associated concerns, staying current on evidence is essential. Test yourself on key clinical information with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 22, 2022
• Rapid Review Quiz: Pneumococcal Infections Given how common pneumococcal infections are, are you up-to-date on recent research on them and their treatment? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 11, 2022