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• Anal Cancer: The Fundamentals Anal cancer is fairly rare (~1-2% of all gastrointestinal cancers). Its incidence is rising in the HIV community, though it remains fairly stable in the non-HIV population. Learn about the identification and treatment of this disease, with a focus on squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the anus.
  May 09, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis Management How familiar are you with the management of coronary artery atherosclerosis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, May 06, 2022
• Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Clinical Practice Guidelines (ACG, 2022) 2022 guidelines on acute-on-chronic liver failure from the American College of Gastroenterology, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Man With Dyspnea, Rales, and Ankle Swelling A 71-year-old man with a history of chronic heart failure presents with dyspnea, rales, and ankle swelling that developed over the past week. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, May 02, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 60-Year-Old Man With Worsening COPD A 60-year-old former smoker is distressed about his worsening COPD. What steps should you take to manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 27, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Man With Persistent Cough, Shortness of Breath A 63-year-old man presents with a cough that has persisted over the past several months along with new shortness of breath. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 21, 2022
• Bedridden Breakdown: Classifying Pressure Injuries Pressure injuries are a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially for patients with impaired sensation, prolonged immobility, or advanced age. Can you properly classify these pressure injuries?
  April 18, 2022
• A 42-Year-Old Tennis Player With Dyspnea Blamed on Anxiety A 42-year-old man presents with dyspnea that has been worsening for the past 2 years and is associated with decreased exercise tolerance. CT angiography of the chest is performed. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 08, 2022
• Gunshot Wounds: Damage and Death More than 300 people per day in the United States sustain a firearm injury, with gun deaths having risen 43% in 10 years. View the types of damage patients can suffer at different wound sites.
  April 08, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 76-Year-Old Man With Severe Fatigue, Weakness, and Lower Back Pain A 76-year-old retired manager presents with a history of severe fatigue, weakness, atraumatic lower back pain, and concerning laboratory and imaging findings. How would you evaluate and manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 07, 2022
• Pancreatic Cancer: Difficult Diagnosis, Ominous Outlook Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women. Approximately 80% of all pancreatic cancers are adenocarcinomas, with only 2% of exocrine pancreatic tumors diagnosed as benign. Do you know how to distinguish the different histologic subtypes and initiate appropriate treatment?
  April 05, 2022
• Drooling and Dysphagia in a Man Who Can’t Speak A 78-year-old man has a sudden onset of an inability to speak or swallow. Three years earlier, he had a left frontal ischemic stroke. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 04, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 61-Year-Old Man With T2D, ASCVD, And Above-Target A1c A 61-year-old man with a history of T2D and recent STEMI is concerned about his management. How would you optimize this patient's treatment?
  Medscape, April 04, 2022
• Alzheimer Disease: Diagnostic Challenges Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and one of the major causes of disability in later life. Learn more about how to diagnose AD in clinical settings, especially before it reaches its end stage.
  March 28, 2022
• 14 Potentially Misleading Mimics of Appendicitis More than 40% of patients with clinically suspected appendicitis have an alternative diagnosis identified on imaging studies. How well do you know the mimics?
  March 28, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia How much do you know about the emergency management of hyperkalemia? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 23, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 53-Year-Old Woman With an Unexplained History of Exercise-Induced Dyspnoea and Fatigue An otherwise healthy middle-aged woman is concerned about worsening shortness of breath and fatigue. How would you evaluate and manage this patient?
  Medscape, March 22, 2022
• 15 Fingernail and Toenail Abnormalities The fingernails and toenails can show evidence of general medical conditions ranging from poor nutritional status to malignancy. How many of these do you recognize?
  March 22, 2022
• Urinary Tract Infections: Pathologies and Challenges Urinary tract infections are common and range in severity from uncomplicated cystitis to pyelonephritis. Learn more about their causes, complications, and management.
  March 14, 2022
• Rapid Review Quiz: Pneumococcal Infections Given how common pneumococcal infections are, are you up-to-date on recent research on them and their treatment? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 11, 2022