Infectious Diseases Cases & Quizzes

• Skill Checkup: A Man With Multidrug Resistant HIV A 34-year-old White man being treated for HIV is experiencing a viral load of 515 copies/mL despite 9 months of ART. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, January 05, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic GVHD Management Are you familiar with the management of patients with chronic graft-vs-host disease? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 04, 2024
• 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, January 03, 2024
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• Fast Five Quiz: Multiple Sclerosis Comorbidities Are you aware of the ways that comorbidities might affect patients with multiple sclerosis, including diagnosis, disability progression, and treatment options? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 02, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Tick-Borne Illnesses Are you prepared to diagnose, manage, and treat patients with tick-borne diseases? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 29, 2023
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• Fast Five Quiz: Treatment-Resistant Shigella Are you aware of how to recognize, manage, and treat illnesses caused by Shigella organisms, including those that are resistant? Find out with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 22, 2023
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• Worsening Foot Wound in a 50-Year-Old Marathon Runner He reports pain while ambulating and has noticed significant drainage from the rash during the past couple of weeks.
  Medscape, December 14, 2023
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• Fast Five Quiz: HIV Pre- and Postexposure Prophylaxis Are you familiar with the best strategies for PrEP and PEP? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 07, 2023
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• Should This Pregnant Woman Get the RSV Vaccine? Another child of hers was hospitalized with RSV, and this mother wants to prevent that from happening again.
  Medscape Family Medicine, November 28, 2023
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• 25-Year-Old With Joint Pain and Lightheadedness A 25-year-old presents with lightheadedness, dyspnea, vague joint aches, and fatigue. Her husband recalls that she had an itchy rash after playing outside with their kids. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 22, 2023
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• Toenail Changes and Suspected Drug Rash A 56-year-old man presents with a rash on his chest and upper arms that has progressed to involve his buttocks, mid-back, and feet. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, November 20, 2023
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• 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
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• 35-Year-Old With Confusion and Headache A 35-year-old man presents with a headache, fatigue, fever, chills, and diffuse anterior chest wall pain, which he describes as soreness. His wife notes that he is confused. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, October 23, 2023
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• Fast Five Quiz: PrEP in HIV Are you up on the latest treatment options, PrEP guidelines, and recommendations? Find out with a quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 20, 2023
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• Fast Five Quiz: Management of Helicobacter pylori How familiar are you with the management of H pylori infection? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 18, 2023
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• A 44-Year-Old Woman With a Chicken Coop Has Dyspnea and Cough A 44-year-old woman reports progressive dyspnea and cough that produces yellow sputum. Significant exposures include a chicken coop that is regularly cleaned and a hot tub. Do you know what's wrong?
  Medscape, October 17, 2023
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• Fast Five Quiz: Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis How much do you know about secondary progressive multiple sclerosis? Check your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, October 09, 2023
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• Fast Five Quiz: COVID-19 Vaccines Currently available vaccines have been reformulated to better address variants of concern; are you up on the most current guidance about COVID-19 vaccines? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 06, 2023
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• Fast Five Quiz: SARS-CoV-2 Variants Associated With COVID-19 How familiar are you with the SARS-CoV-2 variants associated with COVID-19? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, October 02, 2023
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• 13-Year-Old Boy Unaware of His Surroundings The parents of a 13-year-old boy bring him to the emergency department. He is rolling his head and seemingly unaware of his surroundings. He has a fever and has been "acting strange." What's wrong?
  Medscape, September 14, 2023
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