This week’s FREE CME Quick Quiz offers free Pediatric EENT Disorders questions. Topics include: pediatric eye disorders, ear disorders, and more. Here’s a sample… A 5-month-old infant girl is brought by her parents because she has had 2 days of fever and fussiness. She was born at term, is breastfed, and has been growing and developing normally. Her temperature is … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Law, Ethics, Professionalism
This week’s FREE CME Quick Quiz offers free Medical Laws, Ethics, and Professionalism questions. Topics include: EMTALA, Patient Safety, Consent and Error Disclosure, Conflict and Crisis, and Clinician Wellness and Impairment. Here’s a sample… A 65-year-old female resident of a skilled nursing facility who has a history of dementia and alcohol use disorder presents for further evaluation and treatment for … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Cardiovascular Injuries
A combative, 18-year-old patient is brought in by emergency medical services after being involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. You order radiography of the chest (see Figure). What statement is true of awake patients with the most likely injury associated with the findings seen in this Figure? Findings on physical examination are neither sensitive nor specific for this injury; … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Respiratory Disorders
A 54-year-old obese man presents to you with a complaint that he cannot stay awake while driving. He tells you that he lives alone and is not sure if he snores. He falls asleep frequently after lunch and during meetings at work. When watching television at home, he reports “dozing off a lot.” He denies alcohol or illicit drug use. … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Fever of Unknown Origin
An 88-year-old man presents with a history of increasing confusion and lethargy progressing to obtundation over the past 12 hours. Vital signs are: Temperature 101.60F, blood pressure 88/60 mm Hg, pulse 120 beats/minute and regular, and respiratory rate 20 breaths/minute. General physical examination is normal with the exception of decreased mentation. There are no focal neurologic signs. Laboratory studies include: Click here for a list … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Dysrhythmia
An 18-year-old track athlete presents with syncope during a 440 m relay. He has an abrasion of the knee, but no other injury. He has not fainted before. His ECG is shown (see Figure.) His older brother died at age 29 from what was thought to be marijuana laced with cocaine, although the cocaine levels were low. The family could … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Glaucoma and Cataracts
A 70-year-old male has a history of bilateral cataracts and now presents with right eye complaints. A picture of his right eye at the time of presentation is seen below (see Figure). Which of the following events in his history or physical exam is an indication for cataract surgery? The cataract is inducing an acute glaucoma attack. Recognize indications for … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum
A 2-day-old female neonate is found to have large, generalized, erythematous papules with centralized vesicles on examination. She was born at 39 weeks via cesarean delivery. Her mother received routine prenatal care and has a history of giving birth to a previous child via cesarean delivery. The infant has been breastfeeding well and has had 3 wet diapers and 1 … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Mandibular Fractures
A 47-year-old woman is brought in by ambulance for mandibular pain and malocclusion after blunt trauma (see Figures 1 and 2). Figure 1. Figure 2. Which of the following statements is correct? Bilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) tenderness may be an early sign of impending airway compromise. Examine the clinical implications of mandibular fractures. Bilateral TMJ tenderness in facial trauma raises … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Osteoarthritis
A 65-year-old woman presents with right knee pain for the past 3 months that she tells is worse with use and just before bedtime. She states that she often has morning stiffness in that joint which disappears after a few minutes walking around the house. You order an x-ray to confirm your suspicion of osteoarthritis. What is a specific marker … Read More
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