These five cases demonstrate important medical ethics principles. When would you breach patient confidentiality? When would you honor patient autonomy over beneficence? What are advanced directives and living wills? What is the principle of determining last known wishes, and if those are not known, how do you proceed? What procedures are covered by a do not resuscitate order ..read more

For a patient who presents with wrist drop and numbness on the back of the hand, what nerve is involved? In Saturday night palsy, which nerve is involved? What is the diagnosis in a patient presenting with a unilateral infrascapular localized area of pruritus? For a patient with numbness and tingling of the fourth and fifth digits, what nerve is involved? For more resources on the residency match, please see our website at www.thesuccessfulmatch.com ..read more

What is the correct diagnosis in this 60-year-old homeless man with a rash and irritability? What is the most likely diagnosis in this patient who presents with fatigue and newly diagnosed diabetes? What is the next best test for a 24-year-old patient who presents with a normocytic anemia ..read more

In this patient with confusion and ataxia: What is the next best step in management? What are the risk factors for this condition? What is the most likely diagnosis in this 70 year old patient with fatigue, leg pain, and bruising? What is the best treatment? What are the risk factors for this condition ..read more

When a patient presents with secondary amenorrhea, what is the differential diagnosis? What is the recommended testing for patients with suspected functional hypothalamic amenorrhea? For a suspected pituitary adenoma? For suspected PCOS? What are other potential causes outside of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis ..read more

Autonomy is one of the four major medical ethical principles, and it’s important to understand how physicians must respect patient autonomy, as well as understand the situations in which other considerations override patient autonomy. What is the definition of capacity? How do you determine capacity? In cases of elder abuse, should you breach patient confidentiality? In cases of domestic abuse, should you breach patient confidentiality? How does the principle of autonomy apply to a minor patient ..read more

These five cases demonstrate important medical ethics principles. When would you breach patient confidentiality? When would you honor patient autonomy over beneficence? What are advanced directives and living wills? What is the principle of determining last known wishes, and if those are not known, how do you proceed? What procedures are covered by a do not resuscitate order ..read more

In these 7 cases, you'll learn about the potential harms of dietary supplements. What supplement would cause a physician to miss the diagnosis of myocardial infarction? Which supplements interfere with the CYP450 system and may lead to drug interactions? Which supplement raises the risk of falls? What are the risks posed by long-term use of anticholinergic medications?  ..read more

In these 4 cases of patients who present with genital ulcers or lymphadenopathy, what is the most likely diagnosis? What is the next step in management? What are the causes of false positive RPRs? When is the FTA used? What is the best treatment for secondary syphilis? What is the best treatment for secondary syphilis in a pregnant woman who is allergic to penicillin? What is the best treatment for chancroid, for lymphogranuloma venereum, and for genital herpes?  ..read more

A 75-year-old woman with diabetes presents with fatigue, pallor, poor balance, and a complaint of a "pins and needles" sensation of her hands and feet. On initial laboratory testing, you determine that she has a macrocytic anemia. How can you distinguish between alcoholism and folate deficiency? How can you distinguish between vitamin B12 deficiency and folate deficiency?  Name three medications and three medical or surgical causes of vitamin B12 deficiency. What is the most common neurologic finding and what is a classic neurologic finding of vitamin B12 def ..read more