Pulmonary Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• We Still Know Little About the Harms of Vaping Readers weighed in on Dr Charles Vega's approach to counseling a young patient who uses e-cigarettes daily.
  Medscape Family Medicine, November 17, 2022
• A Woman With AF After Husband’s Death, Grandkids’ Drug Abuse 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, November 16, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Influenza During the COVID-19 Pandemic Do you know key differences in presentation and risk factors between influenza and COVID-19 for dealing with flu season during a pandemic? Test yourself with this brief quiz.
  Medscape, November 15, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Given concerns about RSV during the ongoing COVID pandemic, knowledge of key clinical aspects is crucial. How much do you know about this infection? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 08, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Weight Loss Diet, physical activity, medications, and bariatric surgery have varying roles in healthy weight loss. Do you know key clinical information and recommendations? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 08, 2022
• Rapid Rx Quiz: Antibiotic Resistance Are you aware of the latest incidence findings and urgent threats regarding antibiotic-resistant infections and how to treat them? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 08, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Woman With Dyspnea, Cough, and Body Aches An 81-year-old woman with heart failure presents with dyspnea, nearly incessant cough, and body aches. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, November 07, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Man With Loss of Smell, Dry Cough, and Headache A 70-year-old man with controlled type 2 diabetes presented with loss of smell, dry cough, and headache. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, November 07, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Male With Dyspnea, Cough, and Fever A 17-year-old male presents with shortness of breath, cough with green sputum, and headache. He is having difficulty speaking in full sentences owing to dyspnea. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, November 07, 2022
• Skill Checkup: Woman With Fever, Body Aches, and Sore Throat A 68-year-old woman presents with low-grade fever, headache, body aches, fatigue, nasal congestion, and a sore throat for 3 days. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, November 07, 2022
• Patient Simulation: A 62-Year-Old Woman With Pleuritic Chest Pain, Hemoptysis, and Alarming Radiographic Findings A 62-year-old never smoker has a 2-month history of worsening respiratory symptoms. How would you evaluate and manage her condition?
  Medscape, November 02, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Sinus Conditions Do you know common presenting symptoms, current diagnostic criteria, and causative factors of sinus conditions? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 24, 2022
• Pain, Wheezing in a Nonverbal Man Who Keeps Rubbing His Chest A 67-year-old man presents to the emergency department at the behest of his home health aide because she noticed wheezing. He has also been rubbing the left side of his chest. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 19, 2022
• My Patient Vapes. How Should I Counsel Him? e-cigarettes are popular among adolescents. Is there a downside that primary care physicians should address with patients?
  Medscape Family Medicine, October 17, 2022
• Fast Five Quiz: Heart Palpitations Do you know key clinical information about the causes, workup, and treatment associated with heart palpitations? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, October 10, 2022
• Palpitations, Cough in a Woman Who Lives Next to a Zookeeper A 43-year-old, obese woman with a history of respiratory infections, dyspepsia, hypertension, and breathing problems during childhood presents to her primary care physician. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 05, 2022
• NSCLC e-Tumor Boards: Case 4: EGFR Mutant NSCLC with Brain Metastasis   This case focuses on a 54-year-old woman with EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer, who underwent resection. Five weeks later, she suffered from recurrence of all of her initial symptoms. The Brain Mets team discusses a second surgery and further treatment options.
  Medscape, October 05, 2022
• Trivia Quiz: Weird ICD-10 Codes Because ICD codes attempt to be all-inclusive, the results can be bizarre. Can you spot the real ICD-10 codes? Test yourself with this quick trivia quiz.
  Medscape, September 30, 2022
• Rapid Review Quiz: COVID-19 Updates Do you know the latest updates on antiviral drug treatments, long COVID symptoms, and anosmia, among other key concerns? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, September 28, 2022
• Trivia Quiz: Major Medical Milestones How much do you know about major medical milestones? Test yourself with this quick trivia quiz.
  Medscape, September 26, 2022