Skill Checkup

• 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
• Skill Checkup: Man With Worsening HF Symptoms A 54-year-old Black man presents with a history of heart failure. Despite treatment, he is experiencing worsening symptoms, such as dyspnea and occasional nocturnal cough. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, November 16, 2023
• Skill Checkup: Woman Gains Weight After Diet and Exercise A 43-year-old woman complains of weight gain after the initial weight loss she achieved with lifestyle modification in the form of diet and exercise. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, November 14, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Darker and Larger Lesions A 49-year-old woman has a history of mild psoriasis on her groin, underarms, and under her breasts. These areas have become darker red and increased in size. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, September 11, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Woman Who Is Forgetful A 62-year-old woman complains of frustration with being forgetful. Her daughter says she has difficulties dialing the phone and preparing her favorite recipes. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 28, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Man With HIV and Multidrug Resistance A man was diagnosed with HIV 2 years ago and was treated with ART. He is now experiencing an increase in viremia back to detectable levels. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 24, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Pregnant Woman With Excessive Thirst A 33-year-old woman presents with excessive thirst, frequent urination, and fatigue. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 22, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Multiple Myeloma A 68-year-old male with previously diagnosed symptomatic multiple myeloma presents with a minimal response to treatment and disease progression. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 18, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Back Pain and Flank Mass A 66-year-old Black man with hypertension indicates he has been having pain in his back. The physical examination identified a palpable mass on his left flank. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 16, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Dyspnea and Edema A 75-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and hypertension presents with worsening dyspnea and significant edema in both ankles. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 15, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Man With HIV and Virologic Failure An asymptomatic 31-year-old man with HIV is experiencing increased viremia following treatment. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 14, 2023
• Skill Checkup: Man With Schizophrenia and Involuntary Movement A 55-year-old man with schizophrenia presents with new involuntary movements. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, August 08, 2023
• Skill Checkup: Girl With Severe Nighttime Itchiness An 11-year-old girl complains of severe nighttime itchiness that interrupts sleep. The girl has a pruritic, erythematous, eczematous rash on various parts of her body. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, July 13, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A 32-Year-Old Man With Worsening Itch A 32-year-old man presents with a history of atopic dermatitis and worsening of itch. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, July 13, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With HF and Iron Deficiency A 69-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with acutely worsening heart failure (HF) and iron deficiency, requiring inotropic support. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, July 12, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Man Newly Diagnosed With HIV A 32-year-old man presents to his general practitioner's office for a routine annual exam and is diagnosed with HIV. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, June 28, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Treated Bipolar Disorder A 29-year-old man with treated bipolar disorder is experiencing an episode of fidgeting, talking quickly, and being unable to calm down. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, June 23, 2023
• Skill Checkup: Man With Lumps, Night Sweats, and Weight Loss A 62-year-old man presents with unexplained lumps on his body. He reports feeling more tired than usual and experienced a weight loss of 20 lb (9.07 kg) in 6 months. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, June 15, 2023
• Skill Checkup: Virologic Failure, Resistance Mutation in HIV A 29-year-old man with HIV taking a fixed-dose combination of dolutegravir plus lamivudine is experiencing virologic failure. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, June 15, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Woman Expresses Interest in Birth Control A nulliparous 28-year-old woman expresses interest in a long-term birth control option. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, June 14, 2023