From Medscape Drugs & Diseases - Pathology & Lab Medicine

• A 33-Year-Old Woman Trying to Conceive Has Dyspnea, Pain A 33-year-old woman presents with shortness of breath 1 week after in vitro fertilization. She has abdominal pain, distention, nausea, and nonbloody, nonbilious vomiting. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, May 19, 2022
• Psoriasis: Manifestations, Management, and Mimics Psoriasis is a multifactorial disease that may be missed where it exists and misdiagnosed where it is not. Can you recognize the major psoriasis subtypes and distinguish them from other skin lesions?
  May 13, 2022
• Congenital Anomalies of the Genitourinary System During the elegant and complex development of the genitourinary system, a variety of congenital abnormalities can arise. Learn more about how to recognize and address these conditions.
  May 12, 2022
• A 45-Year-Old Father Seeking Vasectomy Has Alarming Findings A 45-year-old man is referred to a urologist for a vasectomy. A preprocedure workup reveals abnormal physical and laboratory findings. What condition is present in this patient?
  Medscape, May 10, 2022
• 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
• A Woman Who Abstains from Alcohol Has Worsening Abdominal Pain A 61-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus presents with worsening intermittent epigastric pain for the past month. Imaging of the abdomen is performed. What do the findings suggest?
  Medscape, May 05, 2022
• A Retired Man With Left Upper Quadrant Pain, Leukocytosis A retired man presents after routine bloodwork that revealed a leukocytosis with an absolute lymphocytosis and without monocytopenia. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Ulcerative Colitis Signs and Symptoms How much do you know about the signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 29, 2022
• 10 Cases of Food Poisoning: Find the Pathogen Responsible Approximately 1 in 6 Americans will contract food poisoning this year. Review our slideshow for the signs and symptoms that can lead you to the correct diagnosis and treatment of foodborne diseases.
  April 22, 2022
• Deadly Skin Cancers Many skin cancers are highly curable if caught and treated early; how many of these do you recognize?
  April 22, 2022
• A 36-Year-Old Woman With Flatulence and Memory Problems A 36-year-old woman with a medical history that includes hypertension and Hashimoto thyroiditis presents owing to recurrent diarrhea and 'foggy brain.' Are you able to make the diagnosis?
  Medscape, April 19, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer in men and is the second most common cause of cancer deaths. Do you know what to watch for and best practices? Test yourself with our short quiz.
  Medscape, April 18, 2022
• A 46-Year-Old Mother With Severe, Constant Abdominal Pain An otherwise healthy 46-year-old woman presents with sharp, severe, diffuse abdominal pain that awakened her from sleep. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, April 13, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 63-Year-Old Woman With PIK3CA Breast Cancer and Unilateral Rib Pain A 63-year-old woman with a history of metastatic PIK3CA breast cancer has a 3-week history of atraumatic left-sided rib pain. How would you evaluate and manage this patient?
  Medscape, April 12, 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
• Fast Five Quiz: Gastric Cancer Management How much do you know about the management of gastric cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 06, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Advanced and Metastatic Gastric Cancer How much do you know about advanced and metastatic gastric cancer? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, April 06, 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
• Fast Five Quiz: Differential Diagnosis of IPF Can you identify idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from other conditions in the differential diagnosis? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, April 04, 2022