From Medscape Drugs & Diseases - Critical Care

• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Breathlessness, Fatigue, and Agitation A 72-year-old woman presents with breathlessness, extreme fatigue, and weakness, and can be heard wheezing. She is also highly agitated and is sweating profusely. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: HFrEF How much do you know about the presentation, workup, and treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 01, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Heart Failure Comorbidities How much do you know about comorbidities occurring with heart failure? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 01, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Kidney Disease Complications How much do you know about the complications of CKD? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 27, 2023
• 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, November 27, 2023
• 25-Year-Old With Joint Pain and Lightheadedness A 25-year-old presents with lightheadedness, dyspnea, vague joint aches, and fatigue. Her husband recalls that she had an itchy rash after playing outside with their kids. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 22, 2023
• Alcohol Abuse: Don’t Drink to That People who chronically abuse alcohol are at increased risk for cirrhosis, GI bleeding, pancreatitis, cardiomyopathy, trauma, mental health disorders, and a wide variety of cancers. Learn more about the potentially devastating complications of excessive, long-term alcohol use.
  November 21, 2023
• Hypothermia: The Cold Facts Hypothermia has dramatic effects on many physiologic processes and organ systems (eg, cardiovascular, neurologic). How can you best bring your patient in from the cold?
  November 21, 2023
• Hematologic Complications After Femoral Fracture Surgery During the course of her postoperative hospital stay, a gradual decline in her platelet count is noted.
  Medscape, November 15, 2023
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Facts and Misconceptions Seasonal affective disorder is not a discrete disease but reflects the seasonality of affective illness. It is part of a mood cycle that also includes mania. How can you best manage this cycle?
  November 15, 2023
• 28-Year-Old Writer With Bilious Vomiting A 28-year-old woman presents after 14 hours of nonbloody, bilious emesis and cramping along her lower abdomen. She develops watery, nonbloody diarrhea after arrival. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 13, 2023
• FDA Drug Approvals Q3 2023 Stay current on FDA drug approvals July-September 2023
  Medscape, November 10, 2023
• Clues in the Oral Cavity: Are You Missing the Diagnosis? Abnormalities of the oral cavity can signal the presence of serious underlying disease. A systematic evaluation of the oral hard and soft tissues can provide clinicians with much information regarding a patient's health.
  October 30, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Thromboembolism Test your knowledge of the symptoms, workup, diagnosis, and treatment for venous thromboembolism with this short quiz.
  Medscape, October 20, 2023
• Aortic Dissection: A Double-Barreled Threat Clinical manifestations of aortic dissection are often missed on initial evaluation. Learn more about signs and symptoms to correctly identify these dangerous tears.
  October 11, 2023
• 19-Year-Old With Vision Problems and Headache 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, October 03, 2023
• 11 Urologic Emergencies You Need to Know Although urologic emergencies are relatively uncommon, prompt diagnosis and management are essential to prevent serious complications. Do you know how to recognize and best treat these 11 conditions?
  September 26, 2023
• 13-Year-Old Boy Unaware of His Surroundings The parents of a 13-year-old boy bring him to the emergency department. He is rolling his head and seemingly unaware of his surroundings. He has a fever and has been "acting strange." What's wrong?
  Medscape, September 14, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Myasthenia Gravis Treatments Are you ready to treat MG in your patients? Test yourself with a short quiz on the range of available treatments for this condition.
  Medscape, September 13, 2023
• Chest Pain, Cough, and Shortness of Breath A 31-year-old pregnant patient presents to the emergency department with left-sided chest pain, nonproductive cough, hemoptysis, and dyspnea at rest, exacerbated by activity. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 31, 2023