Nephrology Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: IgA Nephropathy Overview How much do you know about IgA nephropathy? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, January 08, 2024
• Years of Severe Exhaustion, Fatigue, and Family Stress 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, January 03, 2024
• Skill Checkup: Man With Acute Shortness of Breath An 80-year-old Black man with a history of HFrEF, well-controlled paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes with acute shortness of breath. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, January 02, 2024
• Fact or Fiction: Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Can you separate fact from fiction when it comes to PNH? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
  Medscape, December 26, 2023
• Alarming Findings Before Vasectomy A 45-year-old man is referred to a urologist for a vasectomy. A preprocedure workup reveals abnormal physical and laboratory findings. What condition is present in this patient?
  Medscape, December 20, 2023
• A 67-Year-Old With Heartburn and Flank Pain For the past few weeks, a man has had waxing and waning left-sided low back pain, which seems to be worsening over time. He describes the pain as sharp, ranging from 3/10 to 7/10 in severity.
  Medscape, December 14, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Assessing and Advancing Therapy for T2D Are you up to date with advancing therapy for type 2 diabetes? Check your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 12, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes How much do you know about glycemic control in type 2 diabetes? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 07, 2023
• Skill Checkup: A Woman With Breathlessness, Fatigue, and Agitation A 72-year-old woman presents with breathlessness, extreme fatigue, and weakness, and can be heard wheezing. She is also highly agitated and is sweating profusely. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Obesity Medications How familiar are you with current obesity medications? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Confronting Obesity Are you familiar with the latest guidelines and advice on how to manage the care of patients who are obese? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 05, 2023
• Skill Checkup: Woman With Pitting Edema of Bilateral Extremities A woman with a history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and smoking presents with dyspnea, pruritus, and pitting edema of bilateral extremities. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, December 05, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: HFrEF How much do you know about the presentation, workup, and treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 01, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Heart Failure Comorbidities How much do you know about comorbidities occurring with heart failure? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 01, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Prognostic Markers of Heart Failure How familiar are you with prognostic markers of heart failure? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, November 29, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Heart Failure Management Are you familiar with current heart failure treatment guidelines? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 29, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Kidney Disease Complications How much do you know about the complications of CKD? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 27, 2023
• Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease is a significant worldwide health problem associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic renal failure. Test yourself on key aspects with this short quiz.
  Medscape, November 27, 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
• 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