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For the past year, the patient has had episodes of severe nausea, vomiting, headache, and abdominal pain separated by weeks of feeling quite well.

Hip Pain

Oral etidronate, IV pamidronate, and then zoledronate caused bone markers to normalize in this 80-year-old woman-temporarily. What’s going on? Answer this and questions on 3 other topics in this week’s quiz.

How good are your hunches when it comes to cases of possible child abuse? Can you determine which cases need to be reported to Child Protective Services and which require a medical diagnosis? See how well you do with the 5 cases presented here.

A 32-year-old woman presents with recurrent episodes of lip swelling associated with massive, painful blister formation and crusting. What is this?

Here are the signs and symptoms of the measles in a classic case-in order of their appearance:

Skin Signs of HIV?

Joint pain and dactylitis: does this combo suggest the need to test for HIV infection? Test your dermatologic prowess and answer 4 other quiz questions here.

Best practices make a strong case against prescribing benzodiazepines for chronic pain patients taking opioids. But are we following best practices?

Cancer may be an under-appreciated, but common risk factor for stroke, which is most common the first month after cancer diagnosis.

Two hours earlier the patient had vomited to dislodge food stuck in his throat. This had been effective in the past but had never produced blood. Chest and epigastric pain worsened when he lay down.

Synovitis predates and is associated with the development of radiographic osteoarthritis, new findings suggest. Treating synovitis in knee OA may help reduce disease progression and relieve symptoms. Details here.