Polls

Constant Headache and Neck Pain
August 28, 2014

A 29-year-old man presented with a 4-year history of headache and severe neck pain. What does the cervical MRI scan without contrast reveal?

Red, Crusted Papules
August 22, 2014

A 45-year-old woman had painless, red, crusted papules on the hand. There was no history of trauma. The patient had a home aquarium. Your diagnosis?

“Lilac Ring” on Abdomen
August 15, 2014

A 46-year-old woman presented with the new onset of a slightly stinging and burning, expanding patch on the upper abdominal skin. Your diagnosis?

A Pink Eye
August 08, 2014

A 43-year-old man had left eye irritation for 2 weeks. He denied trauma, headache, eye discharge, fever, cough, or vomiting; he had mild photophobia and slightly blurred vision. Your Dx?

Azole Rx for Oral Candidiasis
August 01, 2014

Here: a quiz about treating oral candidiasis with an azole drug in an HIV-positive person.

Brown, Dry Plaques: Your Dx?
July 30, 2014

These asymptomatic plaques developed on the legs of a 59-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and pulmonary sarcoidosis. Biopsy showed a granulomatous infiltrate of epithelioid histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells surrounded by lymphocytes “layered” throughout the dermis. What’s your diagnosis?

Rash in an Immunocompromised Man: Your Dx?
July 25, 2014

This man had been taking vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam for 3 weeks for osteomyelitis. What does the rash look like to you?

What Rx to Treat Hepatitis B During Pregnancy?
July 24, 2014

Many caveats govern the management of hepatitis B during pregnancy. Do you know which antiviral drugs are classified as pregnancy category B?

Incidental Gallbladder Polyp: What Does Size Say About Next Steps?
July 18, 2014

No gallstones were found on RUQ ultrasound in this 45-year-old patient, but a polyp was seen. How would you proceed?

Congenital Digital Abnormalities
July 18, 2014

This man was born with digital deformities. X-rays show absent middle and distal 2nd, 3rd, and 4th phalanges with tapering proximal phalanges and tapering of the distal 5th phalanx and distal 1st phalanx. No TBX5 gene mutation. What’s your diagnosis?