Nurses Cases & Quizzes

• 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
• Fast Five Quiz: Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis Management How familiar are you with the management of coronary artery atherosclerosis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, May 06, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Woman With Dyspnea and Droopy Right Eye A 57-year-old woman presents with dyspnea, droopy right eye, and mild crackles at both lower lung fields. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, May 06, 2022
• Rapid Review Quiz: Intermittent Fasting Intermittent fasting is an increasingly popular weight-loss strategy, but what does the evidence say? Make sure you know the latest about the efficacy of intermittent fasting with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 06, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Alzheimer's Disease Given its rapidly increasing incidence, do you know what to watch out for and best practices for Alzheimer's disease management? Make sure you're prepared with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 06, 2022
• Facial Spasms in a Man Recently Released From the Hospital After a recent hospitalization for a hemicranial headache, a man presents with right hemifacial spasms and diplopia with binocular vision. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, May 05, 2022
• A Woman Who Abstains from Alcohol Has Worsening Abdominal Pain A 61-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus presents with worsening intermittent epigastric pain for the past month. Imaging of the abdomen is performed. What do the findings suggest?
  Medscape, May 05, 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
• Early Breast Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 1: HER2-negative Invasive Ductal Carcinoma   The e-Tumor Boards, a video series collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, gives physicians an inside look into a virtual, multidisciplinary renal cell carcinoma tumor board case discussion.
  Medscape, May 02, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Advanced and Metastatic Prostate Cancer How much do you know about advanced and metastatic prostate cancer? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 02, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Advanced and Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treatment Are you familiar with key aspects of the management of patients with advanced and metastatic prostate cancer? Refresh your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, May 02, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Ulcerative Colitis Signs and Symptoms How much do you know about the signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 29, 2022
• Rapid Rx Quiz: SSRIs Do you know best practices and important recent studies on SSRI use, as well as key adverse effects and contraindications? Brush up on this important class of medications with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 29, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Drug-Induced Mental Illness Can you identify drug-induced mental illness and do you know best practices for patient care? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 29, 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
• 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
• 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
• 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