Emergency Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• Seizures After Consuming Alcohol and Raw Beef A 55-year-old man who drinks alcohol regularly developed a fever, abdominal pain, and loose stools after consuming raw beef. He then had a seizure. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, July 26, 2024
• A Rash That Keeps Moving The rash seems to affect a new area of the body each morning when the patient wakes up.
  Medscape, July 25, 2024
• Rectal Bleeding and Weight Loss A 47-year-old farmer presents with severe abdominal pain and rectal bleeding. He cannot pass stool or flatus. For the past 2 weeks, he has had a fever. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, July 24, 2024
• Severe Abdominal Pain, Fever, and Chills A 30-year-old woman has wrist pain, fever, chills, and a rash. She has been sexually active with three partners and had a miscarriage within the past year. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 24, 2024
• Muscle Weakness in a 35-Year-Old Ex-Smoker Two months ago, she began to experience difficulty walking, and she had occasional falls while walking.
  Medscape, July 23, 2024
• ECG Challenge: New Beats With a Pacemaker After receiving a pacemaker, this heart failure patient has changes to his ECG. Are these new rhythms normal?
  Medscape Cardiology, July 22, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With HF and Iron Deficiency A 69-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with acutely worsening heart failure (HF) and iron deficiency, requiring inotropic support. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, July 19, 2024
• Rapid Review News Quiz: July 2024 Take this quick quiz on significant medical developments over the past 30 days.
  Medscape, July 17, 2024
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Uses for NSAIDs Are you aware of the appropriate uses of NSAIDs for your patients — and the uses they should avoid? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 17, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: FLT3 Mutations in AML How much do you know about FLT3 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 17, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Fatigue, Weakness, and Fevers A 68-year-old man presents with fatigue, weakness, unintentional weight loss, recurrent fevers, and frequent and severe nosebleeds. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, July 17, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Bleeding in Patients on Anticoagulants How familiar are you with the management of bleeding in patients on anticoagulants? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 12, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Treated AF and Abdominal Pain A 60-year-old man with a history of treated atrial fibrillation presents with unexplained fatigue and sudden severe back and abdominal pain. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, July 12, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Uveitis and Abdominal Tenderness A 20-year-old woman with treated uveitis presents with tenderness in the lower left abdomen and an increased frequency of bowel movements. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, July 12, 2024
• Impaired Gait and Falls in a Man in His 40s A 47-year-old man presents with diplopia, lower-extremity tingling, and moderately impaired gait. The patient is concerned that normal daily activities are now difficult. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 11, 2024
• 6 Months of Diarrhea A 32-year-old who emigrated from Mexico and works in a Chinese restaurant has had diarrhea for the past 6 months. He uses a proton pump inhibitor for abdominal symptoms. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, July 11, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Cow's Milk Allergy How much do you know about cow's milk allergy? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 09, 2024
• Rapid Review Quiz: Avian Influenza Are you able to identify avian influenza and distinguish it from other illnesses in potentially vulnerable patients who need treatment? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 02, 2024
• Rapid Review Quiz: Medical Cannabis Are you aware of the most recent research into the evidence surrounding medical cannabis — both for and against it? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, July 02, 2024
• Diarrhea in a Patient With a History of Acute Coronary Syndrome The patient reports a 25-year history of heavy tobacco smoking and drinking but quit 8 months ago.
  Medscape, June 28, 2024