From Medscape Drugs & Diseases - Critical Care

• Ocular Trauma: 8 Potentially Devastating Eye Injuries Ocular injuries can be catastrophic and result in permanent vision loss. These 8 eye injuries require quick treatment to prevent devastating outcomes.
  August 11, 2022
• Foreign Bodies in the Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tracts: Interesting Images Common, curious, and often challenging, foreign bodies in the GI and GU tracts carry a unique set of presentations, risks, and treatment options.
  August 03, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 68-Year-Old Woman With Presumed COPD and Exertional Dyspnea A 68-year-old woman with presumed COPD and exertional dyspnea was recently hospitalized despite treatment. How would you approach her management?
  Medscape, August 02, 2022
• Medically Significant Spider Bites: Which to Watch Out For Treating venomous spider bites requires knowledge of the involved species. Learn which spiders may pose a hazard to humans.
  July 21, 2022
• Burning Up? A Guide to Treating Heat Illness Heat illness can quickly become a medical emergency if not promptly recognized and treated. Do you know the best ways to cool down hyperthermic patients?
  July 21, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease is a significant worldwide health problem associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic renal failure. Test yourself on key aspects with this short quiz.
  Medscape, July 21, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Kidney Disease and Heart Failure How familiar are you with chronic kidney disease and heart failure? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, July 19, 2022
• Testicular Disorders: Trouble Doesn't Always Come in Pairs The testes are vulnerable not only to external trauma but also to conditions such as varicocele, hydrocele, orchitis, torsion, cryptorchidism, abscesses, and testicular cancer. Learn more about recognizing and managing the causes of testicular pathology.
  July 18, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 64-Year-Old Man With Chronic HF With Preserved EF A 64-year-old man with a history of hypertension and HFpEF has been hospitalised twice for acute decompensated HF in less than a year. What treatment options should you consider that may prevent future hospitalisation?
  Medscape, July 15, 2022
• Bacterial Skin Infections: Beneath the Surface Learn the clinical signs, etiology, and management of common and potentially serious bacterial infections of the skin.
  July 11, 2022
• Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Review of 3 Cases and Palliative Care Metastatic breast cancer, or stage IV or advanced breast cancer, is incurable, with a low 5-year survival. Review the symptoms/signs of metastatic spread and 3 patient cases, as well as guidelines for, barriers to, and opportunities for improvement in palliative care.
  June 24, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 25-Year-Old Man With Severe Asthma A 25-year-old architectural student with severe asthma is worried about being hospitalised again. How would you manage his condition?
  Medscape, June 13, 2022
• 7 Bug Bites You Need to Know Most insects and arachnids are benign, but some can inflict painful injuries or transmit dangerous pathogens. Learn more about the potentially harmful effects of lice, ticks, mosquitoes, and other pests.
  June 13, 2022
• A Cannabis User With Excessive Sweating and Syncope at Work A 32-year-old man who uses cannabis regularly presents after a syncopal episode at work, which was associated with excessive sweating. He has no significant past medical history. What's wrong?
  Medscape, June 13, 2022
• Snake Envenomations: More Than Just a Bite Snake envenomation is a major public health challenge in many parts of the world, including North America. Knowledge of dangerous snake species and their geographic distribution, toxidromes, potential complications, and management are essential to making informed decisions regarding clinical care.
  June 09, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Hyperkalemia Practice Essentials Do you know what to watch for and best practices for identifying and managing hyperkalemia? Make sure you are prepared by taking this quick quiz.
  Medscape, June 03, 2022
• 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, June 02, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Man With Type 2 Diabetes, Dyspnea, and Pitting A 64-year-old man presents with shortness of breath, pruritus, and pitting edema of the bilateral extremities. He has a 17-year history of type 2 diabetes. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, June 01, 2022
• A 19-Year-Old With Tinnitus, Vision Problems, and Headaches A 19-year-old woman presents with a 5-month history of diffuse headaches. She also has had transient visual obscurations and pulsatile tinnitus in both ears for the past month. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, May 31, 2022
• A Woman With Back, Chest Pain After Eating Wings at a Restaurant A 60-year-old woman presents with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and chest pain. What is the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape, May 31, 2022