Cases That Test Your Skills
Cases That Test Your Skills
Why me? One youth’s quest for sanity
Matthew’s rapid swings from psychosis to euphoria, depression, and rage defy diagnosis. The challenge: help this brilliant teen survive high...
Cases That Test Your Skills
When treatment spells trouble
Ms. G thinks nursing home workers want to kill her. An antipsychotic could decrease her paranoia, but she’s prone to neuroleptic malignant...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Getting to the heart of panic disorder
Mr. P suffers anxiety spells and feels faint, breathless, and near collapse. Numerous doctors could not find the cause. Are these episodes panic...
Cases That Test Your Skills
From active to apathetic
Once energetic and outgoing, Mr. A, age 66, is tired and withdrawn. His physical and social skills are rapidly deteriorating. Can you determine...
Cases That Test Your Skills
A creepy-crawly disorder
Three months after spotting mites on her arm, Mrs. K believes she and her house are infested. No medical evidence is found, but she’s convinced...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Something in the air
Mrs. A, age 64, has persistent depressive and physical symptoms that worsen in winter. In December, she reports that her symptoms have suddenly...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Somatoform disorders: food for thought
Days after being jilted, Ms. M develops disabling fatigue and violent aversion to most foods. She insists her symptoms are physical, but numerous...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Sobering facts about a missed diagnosis
Hospitalized repeatedly for detoxification, Mrs. B’s alcohol use is worsening. Does her sudden, increasing confusion signal a common—but often...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Spotting a silent killer
Two patients have acute psychosis. Antipsychotics prolong their QTc intervals, placing them at risk for sudden cardiac death. How would you treat...
Cases That Test Your Skills
A troubled patient’s secret life
Hallucinations and suicidal thoughts have long tormented Mr. M. Can you gain his trust, get him to talk honestly, and find out why numerous...
Cases That Test Your Skills
The ‘show-off’ who couldn’t walk
During a bad day at school, a 9-year-old girl suffers sudden lower-extremity paralysis. Does she have a medical condition, or do her family...