Hospital Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• 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
• 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
• Patient Simulation: A 63-Year-Old Woman With Chronic Heart Failure A 63-year-old woman with CAD and chronic heart failure is still breathless despite management. What changes to her treatment would you make?
  Medscape, July 19, 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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• A 19-Year-Old Woman With Fever, Cough, and Dyspnea at Rest She works at a medical office as a receptionist and initially thought she contracted something from one of the patients.
  Medscape, June 25, 2024
• Initiating a Naloxone Discussion in Opioid-Managed Knee Pain Test your knowledge about the opioid reversal drug naloxone with this interactive quiz.
  CDC Expert Commentary, June 25, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: How AI Is Used in Psychiatry Are you aware of how artificial intelligence is being used in psychiatry? Find out with this short quiz.
  Medscape, June 24, 2024
• Avoiding Sexual Intercourse Due to Rectal Pain A 51-year-old man has not been sexually active for the past 12 months because of cramping rectal pain. He has also had intermittent episodes of hematochezia for 6 months. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, June 21, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Are You Itching to Know More About Atopic Dermatitis? How much do you know about the pathophysiology and presentation of atopic dermatitis? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, June 21, 2024
• ECG Challenge: Could It Be Another Heart Attack? A man calls 911 with sudden palpitations and lightheadedness. What does an ECG reveal about the cause?
  Medscape Cardiology, June 19, 2024
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Myasthenia Gravis Are you up-to-date on the latest information related to myasthenia gravis management? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, June 14, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Current Insulin Delivery Systems Are you prepared to help manage insulin delivery systems for patients with diabetes? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, June 06, 2024