Start off your week with our Radiology Challenge, featuring an Internal Medicine board exam-style image question:   58-year-old male presents to the Emergency Room with shortness of breath and chest pain. The pain radiates to the left shoulder and is …
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The ABIM Internal Medicine board exam learning objectives may not expect you to know such detail but put your brain to work as you start your Thursday morning with the following dermatology question.   What is the signature mutation associated …
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Start out your Friday morning with our Radiology Challenge, featuring an Internal Medicine board exam-style image question:   47-year-old female with a past medical history of lupus and hypertension presents to the emergency department left flank pain for 8 hours. …
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Start out your Friday morning with an Internal Medicine board exam-style image question:   62-year-old Asian male with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presents with a chronic cough. The patient denies fevers, night sweats, or chills. …
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Dermatology is an important topic to grasp for the Internal Medicine Board (ABIM) Exam. Here is a dermatology question with an attached image.   45 year old male with 1 month of fevers, chills, and fatigue presents with panctyopenia and …
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52 year old female with history of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia presents with two weeks of headache. The pain is over the left frontal region and extends posteriorly. It improves minimally with over the counter pain relievers. On physical exam, …
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Which abnormality of the gallbladder is displayed in these axial non-contrast CT images through the abdomen?     A. Cholelithiasis B. Adenomyomatosis C. Emphysematous cholecystitis D. Porcelain gallbladder   Correct Answer: D. A porcelain gallbladder occurs when the wall of …
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42-year-old obese female complains of right upper quadrant pain for three months. It is particularly severe following large fatty meals and at night. The pain radiates to the back and is occasionally accompanied by nausea. Below is an ultrasound image …
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