Orthopedics Cases & Quizzes

• 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
• 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
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Treated PsA and Abdominal Pain A 48-year-old man with treated psoriatic arthritis presents with fatigue, weakness, and a dull pain in his upper right abdomen. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, June 18, 2024
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Osteoporosis Drugs Do you know key information about drugs used to prevent osteoporotic fractures, including updated recommendations, indications, and adverse effects? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, June 04, 2024
• Rapid Review Quiz: Lumbar Disc Disease Are you prepared to recognize unique risk factors for lumbar disc disease and assess and treat it in your patients? Find out with this short quiz.
  Medscape, May 29, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Navigating the Complexities of Infective Endocarditis Are you prepared to identify and treat infective endocarditis in patients? Take this short quiz to find out.
  Medscape, May 06, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: The Role of Joint Replacement Surgery in PsA How much do you know about joint replacement surgery in psoriatic arthritis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 30, 2024
• Hematologic Complications After Femoral Fracture Surgery During the course of her postoperative hospital stay, a gradual decline in her platelet count is noted.
  Medscape, April 19, 2024
• Persistent Pain, Numbness, and Tingling Her symptoms have persisted despite her taking naproxen and wearing a wrist brace.
  Medscape, March 28, 2024
• Rapid Review Quiz: Knee Pain Are you familiar with new exercise protocols, pharmacologic and surgical alternatives, and other recent research into knee pain? Find out with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 05, 2024
• Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Overview Are you up to date on your understanding of ATTR-CM? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, February 16, 2024
• Pain From Surgery A 36-year-old man who is otherwise healthy visits his primary care physician for postsurgical pain control.
  Medscape, January 23, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Metastatic Breast Cancer Signs and Symptoms The symptoms of metastatic breast cancer vary, depending on location. Are you able to correctly identify the associated signs and symptoms? Make sure you're prepared by taking this short quiz.
  Medscape, January 22, 2024
• Abdominal Pain and Fatigue in a Soccer Player A 28-year-old man presents with a 2-week history of lower abdominal pain, loose stools, and low-grade fever. His symptoms began after an episode of diarrhea and vomiting. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 22, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Osteoarthritis of the Knee Are you up on recent developments in knee osteoarthritis, including prevalence, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, and surgical approaches? Test yourself with a short quiz.
  Medscape, November 29, 2023
• Recurrent Fractures in a 25-Year-Old Graduate Student She presents with acute pain in her left heel. For the past 3 days, she has avoided placing pressure on the heel because of the pain.
  Medscape, September 29, 2023
• Rapid Review Quiz: Rheumatoid Arthritis Complications and Risk Factors Do you know the latest research in rheumatoid arthritis? Find out with this short quiz.
  Medscape, September 25, 2023
• Healing Osteomyelitis After Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture A 62-year-old man's late postoperative infection after hip fracture surgery developed into osteomyelitis, but over a 2-year period he was able to achieve fracture union and decreased bacterial burden.
  Grand Rounds From HSS: Management of Complex Cases, August 16, 2023
• A Wine Drinker With Groin Pain After Gardening A 64-year-old woman presents to her family physician's office with worsening hip and groin pain. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 20, 2023
• Lower Back Pain and Stiffness in a 26-Year-Old A 26-year-old man presents with lower back pain and low-grade fever. The pain is intermittent, achy, and usually worse in the morning than it is later in the day or evening. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 17, 2023