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MKSAP question: Chest pressure and dyspnea
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a patient with type 2 diabetes who has chest pressure and dyspnea despite maximal medical therapy.
December 2018
MKSAP quiz: New rash with poorly controlled diabetes
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 40-year-old man with an HbA1c of 12% and a new skin rash that appeared abruptly 10 days earlier.
October 2018
MKSAP quiz: Adding a diabetes medication
This month's quiz asks readers to choose a second-line medication for a 45-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and an HbA1c value of 9.1%.
February 2019
MKSAP quiz: Burning sensation in feet
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the appropriate management of a 57-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a burning sensation in his feet.
April 2018
MKSAP quiz: Preconception medication management
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate the medications of a patient with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and depression who hopes to become pregnant.
April 2019
MKSAP quiz: Diabetes testing
Which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic test to perform next? ... A fasting plasma glucose measurement is the most appropriate diagnostic test for this patient.
March 2016
MKSAP quiz: Diabetes and elevated liver chemistry tests
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 48-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes who has recently had elevated liver chemistry test results. ... Although this patient has a positive anti–smooth muscle antibody test, the low titer alone is not
January 2019
MKSAP quiz: Screening for diabetes
Screening can be performed with measurement of fasting plasma glucose or HbA1c or with an oral glucose tolerance test.
December 2017
MKSAP quiz: Intensifying treatment
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 64-year-old man whose HbA1c is not at goal despite taking metformin and glipizide.
October 2017
MKSAP quiz: Treatment plan for obesity and diabetes
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 42-year-old-man with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia for obesity treatment.
August 2014