Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal
7 free practice questions shared by students. Answer them right here — no account needed.
A 19-year-old man had a closed mid-shaft tibial fracture reduced and placed in a below-knee cast eight hours ago after a football tackle. He now has severe pain…
Pre-internship · middle twist
A 61-year-old man presents with 24 hours of severe pain, redness and swelling of his right first metatarsophalangeal joint, left ankle and right knee. He has ha…
Pre-internship · middle twist
A 72-year-old woman presents with three weeks of a new, persistent right-sided headache. Brushing her hair on that side has become painful, and her jaw begins t…
Pre-internship · middle twist
A 16-year-old female long-distance runner develops gradually worsening right groin pain over six weeks. She has recently increased her training volume and repor…
Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 24-year-old man has 9 months of low back pain that began gradually and improves after exercise but not with rest. He wakes in the second half of the night and…
Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 67-year-old man has recurrent sinusitis, otitis and a persistent cough with occasional blood-streaked sputum. Urinalysis shows dysmorphic red cells and red-ce…
Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 74-year-old woman has 3 weeks of a new unilateral temporal headache and pain in her jaw when chewing. She has no visual symptoms, limb weakness or constitutio…
Clinical rotations · middle twist