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• Fast Five Quiz: COVID-19 Clinical Keys As knowledge about COVID-19 continues to evolve, are you familiar with recently identified key aspects and practice essentials? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, October 22, 2020
• Alcohol Abuse and Unusual Abdominal Pain in a 49-Year-Old A 49-year-old man with a medical history of alcohol abuse, tobacco dependence, and pancreatitis presents with abdominal pain that has lasted for 3 days. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 02, 2020
• Clinical Practice Guidelines on Pharmacologic Glycemic Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes (ADA, 2020) 2020 clinical practice guidelines from the American Diabetes Association on pharmacologic strategies for glycemic treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape, September 30, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Coronary Syndrome How much do you know about atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 17, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) How much do you know about the presentation, workup, and treatment of cancer-associated VTE? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 10, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Severe Atopic Dermatitis in Adults How familiar are you with severe atopic dermatitis in adult patients? Refresh your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 09, 2020
• A Woman Whose Husband Died Has New-Onset AF and Fatigue A woman presents with fatigue and new-onset atrial fibrillation. She attributes her symptoms to the death of her husband and drug addiction problems with her grandchildren. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 04, 2020
• A 25-Year-Old Man With Diplopia and Loss of Body Control A 25-year-old man presents with a 7-day history of gradual-onset, painless diplopia in his left lateral gaze. One year earlier, he had vision loss in his left eye. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, September 03, 2020
• Neonatal Intestinal Surgery Guidelines (2020) 2020 guidelines on perioperative care in neonatal intestinal surgery by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society
  Medscape, September 02, 2020
• Perioperative Care in Cytoreductive Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines (ERAS,2020) 2020 clinical practice guidelines from the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society (ERAS) on perioperative care in cytoreductive surgery (for peritoneal malignancies).
  Medscape, September 02, 2020
• Clinical Practice Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes (ACC, 2020) 2020 clinical practice guidelines from the American College of Cardiology on the use of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1RAs in type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape, September 02, 2020
• 12 Travel Diseases You Need to Know From Ebola to yellow fever, rising global travel is increasing travelers' exposure to severe and life-threatening disorders. Can you identify and manage the following infectious travel diseases?
  August 19, 2020
• Fast Five Quiz: Type 2 Diabetes Key Aspects Nearly 500 million adults worldwide have diabetes. Its relationship with COVID-19 is a big concern. Do you know key aspects of type 2 diabetes, as well as the latest guidance? Take this short quiz.
  Medscape, August 18, 2020
• Fever, Rash, and Lung Crackles in a 25-Year-Old Woman A 25-year-old woman with left lower-quadrant pain and a diffuse rash was diagnosed with streptococcal pharyngitis and prescribed amoxicillin; she developed a rash 3 days later. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, August 13, 2020
• 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?
  August 13, 2020
• Diverticular Disease of the Colon Clinical Practice Guidelines (ESCP, 2020) 2020 guidelines by the European Society of Coloproctology for the treatment of diverticular disease of the colon
  Medscape, July 29, 2020
• A 38-Year-Old Man With Double Vision, Numbness, and Headache A 38-year-old man presents with a moderately severe headache that began the previous day. He also reports double vision and numbness and weakness in his right arm and leg. Can you make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 28, 2020
• 12 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 12 emergency urologic conditions?
  July 22, 2020
• Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath in a 33-Year-Old Man A 33-year-old man undergoes a laparotomy and lysis of adhesions for a high-grade small bowel obstruction. Three days later, the patient has chest pain and is short of breath. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, July 20, 2020
• Medically Significant Spider Bites: Keys to Diagnosis and Treatment Treating venomous spider bites requires knowledge of the involved species. Test your know-how and learn management steps specific to each spider.
  July 10, 2020