Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Sample Clinical Cases Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Case Question: You are seeing a 9 month old girl with a history of fever >39ºC (102.2°F) for two days. She has no underlying medical problems and no exposure to ill contacts. However, she only received immunizations at two and four months of age. On physical examination, she is well appearing and has no source of fever. A) Should you perform any laboratory tests? B) What would You tell to the parents about the treatment of fever? Adult Primary Care and Internal Medicine Clinical Case Question: In an asymptomatic patient with an elevated TSH and a normal free T4 level (subclinical hypothyroidism), is there a TSH cutoff at which thyroid hormone replacement should be initiated? Cardiovascular Clinical Case Question: A 72 year old woman with high blood pressure has atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin anticoagulation. She has decided she no longer wants to continue her warfarin because it has become too difficult for her to have her INR checked periodically. What drug therapy should be substituted to prevent embolization? Sample Clinical Cases Page 1 of 3 Endocrinology Clinical Case #1 Question: What is the effect of strontium on osteoporotic fracture? Endocrinology Clinical Case #2 Question: A 50 year old woman is obese (BMI = 32) and has hypertension. She has not achie ved weight loss despite counseling for diet and lifestyle changes. A) What is the best medication for pharmacologic management of her obesity? B) Discribe Hepatotoxicity warnings Infectious Diseases Clinical Case Question: A 28 year old woman with a sore throat has a positive rapid strep test in the office. A) How would you manage this patient? B) Make a slide about the summary of the antimicrobial therapies and their doses. Sample Clinical Cases Page 2 of 3 Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Clinical Case Question: A) How effective is long-term warfarin at preventing recurrent pulmonary embolism? B) Can breast feeding woman treated with warfarin? Rheumatology Clinical Case #1 Question: 1. In a patient newly diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), what is the dose of prednisone that patients should be treated with initially? B) Describe the method of the study: Hernández-Rodríguez J, Cid MC, LópezSoto A, et al. Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica: a systematic review. Arch Intern Med 2009; 169:1839. Sample Clinical Cases Page 3 of 3