From Medscape Drugs & Diseases - Pathology & Lab Medicine

• Sudden Blindness in a Beauty Pageant Winner A 46-year-old woman presents with sudden-onset blindness without other symptoms or recent trauma. She is a former beauty pageant winner who has had multiple cosmetic procedures. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 07, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Risk Factors for Heart Failure How familiar are you with risk factors of heart failure? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 07, 2023
• Psoriasis: Presentation, Imitators, and Treatment Psoriasis is a disfiguring and often painful skin condition that affects an estimated 125 million people worldwide. Know the facts about this dermatologic issue.
  December 06, 2023
• Malignancy in Biliary Strictures Guidelines (ASGE, 2023) 2023 guidelines on use of endoscopy to diagnose biliary malignancy in biliary strictures of unknown etiology from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE).
  Medscape, December 04, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A 65-Year-Old Man With Racing Heart Rate A 65-year-old man presents with complaints of progressively increasing shortness of breath on moderate exertion, which began approximately 2 weeks earlier, and racing heart rate. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, November 29, 2023
• Test Your Skills: Case Challenges in Myelofibrosis CME / ABIM MOC How would you treat these patients with myelofibrosis?
  Medscape_Education_No_Bots, November 29, 2023
• Rectal Bleeding and Pelvic Pain in a 46-Year-Old Smoker The bleeding is moderate, and the blood is mixed with mucus. He also has pelvic pain, which increases with defecation, and constipation with distension of the abdomen.
  Medscape, November 29, 2023
• Gross Hematuria after BPH Treatment A man with benign prostatic hyperplasia presents to the emergency department with progressively developing urinary hesitancy and gross hematuria 2 weeks after surgery. Can you figure out what's wrong?
  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
• Dysuria and Discharge After a New Sexual Partner A 21-year-old woman presents with abdominal pain and dysuria. She further states that her urine has been 'dark' over the past day. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 20, 2023
• Poisoning Clues on the Skin: 8 Cases Poisonings often manifest on the skin, with presentations that can provide vital diagnostic tips. Sinister or dangerous etiologies may be responsible for cutaneous signs. Can you correctly diagnose these 8 patients based on their dermatologic clues?
  November 13, 2023
• FDA Drug Approvals Q3 2023 Stay current on FDA drug approvals July-September 2023
  Medscape, November 10, 2023
• Gout for the Holidays Not all patients with preexisting hyperuricemia develop gout. How many of these questions about gout can you correctly answer?
  November 09, 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
• Store Manager With Abdominal Pain, Dyspnea, and Weight Loss She presents to her primary care physician with a 2-month history of steadily worsening diffuse lower abdominal discomfort and bloating.
  Medscape, October 27, 2023
• Your Unwanted Internal Pets: Intestinal Parasites (Other Than Nematodes) Some intestinal parasites are more common than others, but many have similar symptoms. Here’s what to look for when you suspect your patient has one of these unwanted visitors.
  October 12, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Multiple Sclerosis Biomarkers Are you up to date on the latest research on biomarkers for multiple sclerosis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 10, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Multiple Sclerosis Signs and Symptoms Do you know the signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis? Check your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 09, 2023
• Severe Regurgitation and Chest Infections in a Former Smoker He presents with a severe cough, expectoration, fever, sweating, and chills of 2 weeks' duration. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 04, 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
• Fact or Fiction: Renal Cell Carcinoma Are you up-to-date on renal cell carcinoma? Check your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 22, 2023