Hospital Medicine Cases & Quizzes

• Rare Case of Unicentric Castleman Disease in a Boy A 13-year-old boy’s inguinal mass leads to an unexpected diagnosis of unicentric Castleman disease.
  Medscape UK, April 09, 2025
• Seven Years, a Hidden Metal Body, and Restored Eyesight A metallic fragment, missed after a workplace injury, is removed 7 years later, fully restoring a 59-year-old man’s vision.
  Medscape UK, April 04, 2025
• Purple Urine Reveals a Hidden Infection in a Woman A rare syndrome linked to purple urine reveals surprising insights into bacterial colonisation, metabolism, and risks for catheterised patients.
  Medscape UK, April 03, 2025
• Rapid Review Quiz: Emerging Infectious Diseases Are you familiar with emerging infectious diseases? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape Reference, April 02, 2025
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Obesity and Poor Sleep Quality A 55-year-old man with obesity, a 1-year history of snoring, witnessed apneas and gasping, and daytime sleepiness is experiencing poor sleep. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, March 26, 2025
• Whorls and Warnings: A Neonatal Scalp Puzzle
  Medscape Dermatology, March 26, 2025
• After Serious Binge Drinking, a 27-Year-Old Can’t Stop Vomiting A 27-year-old man presents with a 2-day history of hyperemesis followed by episodes of hematemesis. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
  Medscape Reference, March 25, 2025
• Acute Arthritis in Traveller Reveals Rare Viral Infection This case emphasises the need for early recognition and proper diagnosis of CHIKV infection in patients with acute joint pain, especially after travel to endemic regions.
  Medscape UK, March 25, 2025
• C3G Differential Diagnosis and Subtypes Can you separate fact from fiction when it comes to the differential diagnosis of C3G? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
  Medscape Reference, March 24, 2025
• ECG Challenge: Possible Problems With a Pacemaker A 76-year-old woman presents with a persistently rapid heart rate that she attributes to her pacemaker. What does the ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, March 21, 2025
• Rapid Review Quiz: The Gut Microbiome and Health How much do you know about the gut microbiome and its effect on health? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape Reference, March 20, 2025
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Nipple Redness and Discharge A woman with a history of ductal carcinoma in situ has back pain and persistent unilateral nipple redness, soreness, and bloody discharge. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, March 17, 2025
• A Distraught Man Engaging in Self-Injury The patient is brought in on a temporary detention order and reports rage and self-injury.
  Medscape Reference, March 13, 2025
• Fast Five Quiz: Myasthenia Gravis Overview Myasthenia gravis is a relatively rare autoimmune disorder that can result in weakness that leads to neuromuscular respiratory failure. Test yourself on key aspects with our short quiz.
  Medscape, March 12, 2025
• Fast Five Quiz: C3G Management How much do you know about the management of C3G? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 12, 2025
• Unexplained Hypotension A 75-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with acute-on-chronic abdominal pain.
  Medscape, March 11, 2025
• Fast Five Quiz: Presentation and Diagnosis of PPF Do you know how to diagnose progressive pulmonary fibrosis? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 11, 2025
• Fast Five Quiz: Diagnosing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Because of the insidious onset and progression of IPF, diagnosis is often challenging and one of exclusion. Test your knowledge of the criteria and methods for diagnosis with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 11, 2025
• Fast Five Quiz: Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic cancer frequently presents with metastatic disease at diagnosis. Can you recognize metastatic pancreatic cancer? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 03, 2025
• An Unusual Acquired Nodule Over the Toe An otherwise healthy 11-year-old boy presents with a 6-month history of a nodule over the left great toe.
  Medscape, February 26, 2025