Patients often present with skin lesions that are suggestive of skin cancer. Is it or isn’t it? This week’s photo quiz tests your knowledge of several possible cancerous presentations.
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Skin eruptions, MS risk, and a pain in the back: 5 new questions-your Dxs?

Finger disorders may be caused by an injury or may result from another disorder, and it’s often hard to tell what happened. This week’s photo quiz tests your ability to recognize a variety of common problems.

Rash, lumps, and bumps; extra GI IBD; and smoking: can you answer these 5 questions?

Rashes, like children, come in all shapes and sizes, and they have a variety of causes, ranging from infection to allergic reaction. This week’s photo quiz tests your knowledge of skin conditions in younger patients.

This week's quiz questions challenge you to dive below the skin’s surface to come up with the correct answers.

In patients with diabetes who do not have foot ulcers, cellulitis is most often caused by Streptococcus and only occasionally by Staphylococcus species.

A 38-year-old woman presents with her third upper GI bleed secondary to duodenal ulcers in 3 years. Biopsies have been negative for Helicobacter pylori. She complains of diarrhea and an unintentional 5-lb weight loss. What test next?

Respiratory symptoms are a major reason why outpatients seek medical care, and primary care physicians who treat children frequently see pneumonia. This week’s photo essay tests your knowledge of respiratory problems in kids.

A 21-year-old college student has presented multiple times with nausea and vomiting during the last 4 years. Upper endoscopy showed residual food in the stomach. Cyclical vomiting syndrome? Something else?

This week’s questions cover a range of disorders-from infectious disease to GI problems, to HIV/AIDS. See how well you do . . .

What study would you order to determine the cause of progressively worsening crampy abdominal pain and unintentional weight loss in an older patient with diabetes?

The clinical presentation-crampy abdominal pain after meals, weight loss, and loose stools-is consistent with chronic mesenteric ischemia given this patient's history of diabetes.

Shiftwork disorder, a pattern of daytime sleepiness and insomnia that is a result of working during the usual time for sleep, is just one of the negative sequelae.

Shiftwork disorder is a prolonged pattern of daytime sleepiness and insomnia that is a result of working during hours that overlap the usual time for sleep.

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic inflammatory condition believed to be secondary to an allergic trigger (food vs environmental).

An asymptomatic bump; IBD and celiac disease; a gradually expanding spot .... test your clinical skills on a range of disorders in this week's quiz.

The eyes may be "windows to the soul," but they also provide a look at your patients’ overall health and clues to specific disorders. This week’s photo essay will test your ability to identify eye-related problems.

Five questions this week about a few common-and a few not so common-GI maladies. Test your clinical acumen...

How would you proceed with this patient?