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OSCE cases for MD, DO and PA students, nursing case studies and EMS scenarios, each one tied to the official exam content areas. Open a case to see what it trains, then practice it with an AI patient: talk or type, examine, and get an AI-scored checklist.

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Nursing Case Study

Fall risk at home, older adult

Older man with diabetes and neuropathy seen after a fall, fall-risk assessment.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Parkinson disease, home safety

Man with moderate Parkinson disease after a fall on the stairs.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Hypoglycemia at school

Teen with type 1 diabetes who fainted in gym class.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 6 min
Nursing Case Study

Anaphylaxis in a child

Child with peanut allergy reacting at school.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 6 min
Nursing Case Study

Tuberculosis, contact with symptoms

Adult with cough after travel, found during TB contact tracing.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

ADHD with weight loss

Boy with ADHD losing weight on a stimulant.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Ectopic pregnancy

Young woman with severe lower abdominal pain and spotting.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Febrile seizure

Toddler brought in after a seizure with high fever.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Gestational diabetes

Pregnant woman with high glucose on her screening test.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Intimate partner violence in pregnancy

Pregnant woman with a fall story and signs of abuse.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Neonatal jaundice

Newborn with yellow skin and poor feeding on day 3.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Newborn respiratory distress

Home-born newborn with grunting and retractions.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Intussusception

Toddler with episodes of crying, vomiting and bloody mucus stool.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Sickle cell pain crisis

Child with sickle cell disease, leg pain and low oxygen after a cold.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Child with diarrhea and dehydration

Young child with diarrhea and moderate dehydration.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
Nursing Case Study

Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

Boy with puffy face and tea-colored urine after strep throat.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Preeclampsia with magnesium toxicity

Pregnant woman with severe-range blood pressure on magnesium.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Postpartum hemorrhage

Woman bleeding heavily after a cesarean birth.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Pain after abdominal surgery

Man back from colon surgery with severe pain and fast breathing.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Anorexia nervosa with dehydration

Teen with an eating disorder who faints on standing.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Older woman after hip replacement with a catheter, fever and new confusion.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Deep vein thrombosis

Man with a swollen, warm, painful calf.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Dehydration with Alzheimer and delirium

Older woman with Alzheimer admitted dry, who becomes agitated.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Electroconvulsive therapy, consent and recovery

Spanish-speaking man before and after ECT.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Patient on an antipsychotic with high fever and rigid muscles.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Opioid overdose in the waiting room

Man treated for cellulitis found unresponsive with slow breathing.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 6 min
Nursing Case Study

Post-operative atelectasis

Man two days after appendectomy with low oxygen and low-grade fever.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
Nursing Case Study

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Veteran with PTSD, nightmares, job loss and passive suicidal thoughts.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Pressure injury in a wheelchair user

Man with paraplegia and a heel wound.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Opioid withdrawal after surgery

Man in recovery from opioid use, out of pain pills after appendectomy.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Suicide attempt by overdose

Young woman after an intentional oxycodone overdose who wants to leave.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Tardive dyskinesia

Man on an antipsychotic with new tongue thrusting and tremor.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
Nursing Case Study

Transfusion reaction

Patient with itching, fever and back pain during a blood transfusion.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
Nursing Case Study

Urinary tract infection with delirium

Older widow admitted dehydrated, with fever, incontinence and new confusion.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Acute asthma attack

Young man with worsening wheeze and tripod position after smoke exposure.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Older woman in the ICU who fails high-flow oxygen and needs a ventilator.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Lymphedema after mastectomy

Woman with a swollen, numb right arm after breast cancer surgery.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Burns of both legs

Woman with second and third degree leg burns from a house fire.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

COPD with pneumonia

Man with emphysema, rust-colored sputum, fever and low oxygen.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

COPD exacerbation

Smoker with emphysema, barrel chest and worsening shortness of breath.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Chest pain, STEMI

Man with crushing chest pain to the left arm and ST elevation.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Compartment syndrome under a cast

Young woman after tibia surgery with pain out of proportion under a cast.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Pulmonary embolism after DVT

Man with a DVT who suddenly gets sharp chest pain and low oxygen.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Peritoneal dialysis peritonitis

Woman on home peritoneal dialysis with fever, belly pain and cloudy fluid.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Gastroesophageal reflux

Man with epigastric pain and vomiting at night.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
Nursing Case Study

HIV with Pneumocystis pneumonia

Young man with HIV off treatment, dry cough, fever and low oxygen.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Heart failure, worsening

Older man with worsening heart failure at a routine clinic visit.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Older man with diabetes, confusion, fruity breath and deep breathing.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Liver failure with hepatic encephalopathy

Man with alcohol-related cirrhosis, ascites and confusion.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Bleeding after prostatectomy

Man after robotic prostatectomy with red catheter urine and falling pressure.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Spine surgery with saturated dressing

Woman after lumbar laminectomy with a soaked dressing and a non-working drain.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
Nursing Case Study

Ischemic stroke

Young woman with sudden left-sided weakness and headache after a run.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 8 min
Nursing Case Study

Tension pneumothorax

Car crash patient with absent breath sounds, falling pressure and tracheal shift.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Older man feeling weak (full assessment)

Primary and secondary survey of a vague medical call.

Nursing · EMS · 10 min
EMS Scenario

Deaf patient with a service dog

Fall in a deaf woman who uses sign language and a service dog.

Nursing · EMS · 8 min
EMS Scenario

Refusal after hypoglycemia treatment

Diabetic man treated for low sugar who wants to refuse transport.

EMS · 8 min
EMS Scenario

Syncope

Woman who fainted in church, with a slow heart rhythm.

MD / DO · PA · EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario Free

STEMI in the field

Man with chest pressure; STEMI alert from the field.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Symptomatic bradycardia

Dizzy man with a heart rate of 32.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Patient with an LVAD

Man with a left ventricular assist device who feels faint and has an alarm.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Supraventricular tachycardia

Young woman with sudden palpitations and a heart rate of 210.

MD / DO · PA · EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Stroke in the field

Man with sudden slurred speech and right weakness, last known well 40 minutes ago.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Abdominal pain, ruptured aortic aneurysm

Older man with sudden belly and back pain and a pulsatile mass.

MD / DO · PA · EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Suspected child abuse

Toddler with injuries that don't match the story.

Nursing · EMS · 8 min
EMS Scenario

Agitated patient with excited delirium

Agitated, hot, sweaty man fighting police.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Anaphylaxis from a bee sting

Adult stung by a bee with hives, wheezing and low pressure.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Altered mental status, unknown cause

Unresponsive woman found at home: run the AEIOU-TIPS.

EMS · 8 min
EMS Scenario

Back pain with red flags

Man with back pain, leg weakness and numbness in the saddle area.

MD / DO · PA · EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Hospice patient in distress

Hospice patient with cancer, short of breath; family unsure what to do.

Nursing · EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state

Older woman, very high sugar, dehydrated and confused.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Hypoglycemia, unresponsive

Insulin-treated man found unresponsive; no IV access.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Nausea and vomiting, inferior MI hidden

Older diabetic woman with vomiting who is having a heart attack.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Pain management, hip fracture

Older woman with a shortened, rotated leg after a fall.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Status epilepticus

Man seizing for 7 minutes.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Septic shock

Nursing home resident with fever, low pressure and mottled skin.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Sickle cell crisis, adult

Adult with sickle cell disease and severe joint pain.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Cardiac arrest, ventricular fibrillation

Witnessed collapse in an office with VF on the monitor.

MD / DO · Nursing · EMS · 10 min
EMS Scenario

Post-cardiac arrest care

Patient with return of circulation after VF: keep him stable.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Obvious death

Person found with signs incompatible with life.

EMS · 5 min
EMS Scenario

Cardiac arrest with a DNR order

Arrest in a woman with a valid DNR.

EMS · 5 min
EMS Scenario

Termination of resuscitation

Unwitnessed arrest in asystole after 25 minutes of ALS.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Traumatic cardiac arrest

Stabbing victim who loses his pulse.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

BRUE in an infant

Infant who briefly stopped breathing and turned blue, now normal.

Nursing · EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Bronchiolitis in an infant

Infant with a cold, fast breathing and retractions.

Nursing · EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Croup

Child with barking cough and stridor at night.

Nursing · EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Neonatal resuscitation

Newborn not breathing after a home birth.

Nursing · EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Imminent childbirth

Woman in active labor, crowning at home.

Nursing · EMS · 8 min
EMS Scenario

Eclampsia

Pregnant woman seizing at 36 weeks.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Third-trimester bleeding

Pregnant woman with painful bleeding and a hard uterus.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Airway management, unresponsive patient

Unresponsive man with snoring respirations who needs an airway.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Acute pulmonary edema

Older woman gasping, pink frothy sputum, high blood pressure.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Ventilator patient transfer

Interfacility transport of an intubated patient whose pressures rise.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Blocked tracheostomy

Child with a tracheostomy in respiratory distress.

Nursing · EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Fall from a ladder, multi-system trauma

Roofer fell 4 meters, chest and leg injuries.

EMS · 10 min
EMS Scenario

Blast injury

Worker near a gas explosion with ear and chest symptoms.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Burns, field care

Man with arm and chest burns from a grill flare-up.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Crush injury

Worker pinned under a pallet for 2 hours.

EMS · 8 min
EMS Scenario

Severe arm bleeding

Deep forearm laceration from a broken window, spurting blood.

EMS · 5 min
EMS Scenario

Facial trauma with airway risk

Assault victim with facial fractures and bleeding in the mouth.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Head injury

Cyclist hit by a car with falling consciousness.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Active shooter casualty

Gunshot to the thigh during a high-threat event (warm zone care).

EMS · 5 min
EMS Scenario

Spinal injury after diving

Young man who dove into shallow water and cannot move his legs.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Mass casualty triage

Bus crash: triage patients with START.

EMS · 8 min
EMS Scenario

Unknown overdose (tricyclic)

Woman with an empty pill bottle, confusion and a wide QRS.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Organophosphate poisoning

Farm worker drooling, vomiting, with pinpoint pupils.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Radiation exposure

Industrial worker near a radiation source with early vomiting.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Chemical burn to the skin

Worker splashed with a strong alkali.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Stimulant overdose

Young man after cocaine with chest pain, agitation and high temperature.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Cyanide poisoning from smoke

House fire victim, confused with low blood pressure.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Beta-blocker overdose

Man who took his metoprolol bottle: slow pulse, low pressure, low sugar.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Rattlesnake bite

Hiker bitten on the ankle with spreading swelling.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Calcium channel blocker overdose

Woman after taking extra amlodipine, profound hypotension.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Family with headaches in a home with a faulty heater.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Fentanyl overdose in the field

Unresponsive young woman in a public restroom.

EMS · 5 min
EMS Scenario

Chlorine gas exposure

Pool worker coughing after mixing chemicals.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Pepper spray exposure

Protester with burning eyes and cough after pepper spray.

EMS · 5 min
EMS Scenario

Heat stroke

Runner collapsed at a marathon, confused and very hot.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Hypothermia

Older man found outside overnight in winter.

EMS · 7 min
EMS Scenario

Drowning

Child pulled from a pool, not breathing.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Diving injury, decompression illness

Scuba diver with joint pain and confusion after a fast ascent.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

High-altitude illness

Climber with headache, breathlessness and confusion at 4,000 m.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

TASER injury

Man in police custody after a conducted electrical weapon.

EMS · 5 min
EMS Scenario

High-voltage electrical injury

Electrician with entry and exit burns after a high-voltage shock.

EMS · 6 min
EMS Scenario

Lightning strike, reverse triage

Two golfers struck by lightning; one in arrest.

EMS · 6 min
OSCE Case

Dilated cardiomyopathy

Man with months of fatigue, orthopnea and a large heart after heavy drinking.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 8 min
OSCE Case

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Teen athlete who fainted during soccer, murmur louder with Valsalva.

MD / DO · PA · 7 min
OSCE Case

Restrictive cardiomyopathy

Older man with heart failure, normal heart size and amyloid clues.

MD / DO · PA · 7 min
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Stress (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy

Woman with chest pain after her husband's death, normal arteries.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
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Atrial fibrillation

Palpitations and an irregularly irregular pulse.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
OSCE Case

Atrial flutter

Palpitations with a steady rate of 150.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Atrial tachycardia

Woman with digoxin toxicity and a regular narrow tachycardia.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Atrioventricular block

Dizzy man with dropped beats on the ECG.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Symptomatic bradycardia

Woman with fatigue and heart rate 40 on a beta blocker.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Bundle branch block

Preoperative ECG shows a new left bundle branch block.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Idioventricular rhythm

Slow wide rhythm after opening a blocked artery.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Junctional rhythm

Slow regular rhythm without P waves in an older woman.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Premature ventricular contractions

Young woman feeling skipped beats with coffee.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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QT prolongation

Woman who fainted after starting an antibiotic and an antinausea drug.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Sick sinus syndrome

Older man with alternating fast and slow heart rates and dizziness.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Sinus arrhythmia

Healthy child whose heart rate changes with breathing.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 4 min
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Torsades de pointes

Hospitalized patient with polymorphic VT on the monitor.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
OSCE Case

Ventricular fibrillation

In-hospital collapse with VF.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
OSCE Case

Ventricular tachycardia

Man with old MI, palpitations and a wide regular tachycardia.

MD / DO · PA · EMS · 6 min
OSCE Case

Atrial septal defect

Young adult with exercise intolerance and a fixed split S2.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Coarctation of the aorta

Teen with high blood pressure in the arms and weak leg pulses.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Patent ductus arteriosus

Premature baby with a machine-like murmur and bounding pulses.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Patent foramen ovale

Young woman with a stroke and no risk factors.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Tetralogy of Fallot

Toddler who squats after running and turns blue.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Transposition of the great vessels

Newborn deeply blue in the first hours, no response to oxygen.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Ventricular septal defect

Infant with a loud holosystolic murmur and sweating with feeds.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Stable angina

Chest pressure with exertion that goes away with rest.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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NSTEMI

Woman with chest pain at rest, ST depression and positive troponin.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Anterior STEMI

Man with crushing chest pain and ST elevation V1-V4.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Unstable angina

Worsening angina now at rest, normal troponin.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Atherosclerosis risk visit

Middle-aged smoker for a cardiovascular risk check.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Primary hypertension

New high blood pressure at a routine visit.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Secondary hypertension

Young woman with resistant hypertension and low potassium.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Hypertensive emergency

Severe blood pressure with headache, confusion and vision changes.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 6 min
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Orthostatic hypotension

Older man dizzy on standing after a new prostate pill.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Vasovagal syncope

Student who fainted while blood was drawn.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Lipid disorder

Young man with very high LDL and tendon xanthomas.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Cardiogenic shock

Large MI with cold, wet skin and low pressure.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Septic (distributive) shock

Woman with pneumonia, warm skin and low pressure.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Hypovolemic shock

Man vomiting blood with fast pulse and low pressure.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Obstructive shock

Post-op patient with sudden hypotension, JVD and hypoxia.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Cardiac tamponade

Cancer patient with low pressure, muffled heart sounds and JVD.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Infective endocarditis

Injection drug user with fever, new murmur and finger lesions.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 7 min
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Myocarditis

Young man with chest pain and heart failure after a viral illness.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Pericardial effusion

Woman with lupus, breathlessness and an enlarged heart shadow.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Acute pericarditis

Sharp chest pain better leaning forward with a friction rub.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Aortic stenosis

Older man with exertional chest pain, syncope and a crescendo-decrescendo murmur.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Mitral regurgitation

Woman with breathlessness and a holosystolic apical murmur to the axilla.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Pulmonic stenosis

Child with a systolic ejection murmur at the left upper sternal border and an ejection click.

MD / DO · PA · 4 min
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Tricuspid regurgitation

Patient with pulmonary hypertension, pulsatile liver and a murmur louder on inspiration.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Aortic dissection

Tearing chest pain to the back with unequal arm pressures.

MD / DO · PA · EMS · 6 min
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Acute arterial embolism

Woman in atrial fibrillation with a sudden cold, painful leg.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Arteriovenous malformation of a limb

Young man with a warm, pulsing swelling on the forearm.

MD / DO · PA · 4 min
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Deep venous thrombosis (outpatient)

Woman on birth control with a swollen calf after a flight.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Giant cell arteritis

Older woman with new headache, jaw pain when chewing and scalp tenderness.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
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Peripheral artery disease

Smoker with calf pain when walking that goes away with rest.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Superficial thrombophlebitis

Red, tender cord on the arm after an IV.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 4 min
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Varicose veins

Woman with bulging leg veins and aching legs at the end of the day.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 4 min
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Chronic venous insufficiency

Older man with brown skin and a shallow ulcer above the ankle.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
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Chronic heart failure follow-up

Stable heart failure visit: optimize medicines and teach self-care.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
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Acne vulgaris

Teen with blackheads, pimples and a few deep nodules.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Folliculitis

Man with itchy pustules after a hot tub.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Perioral dermatitis

Woman with bumps around the mouth after using steroid cream.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Rosacea

Fair-skinned woman with facial flushing and bumps.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Erythema multiforme

Young man with target lesions on palms after a cold sore.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Woman with painful rash, blistering lips and red eyes after starting a new drug.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Man with skin peeling off in sheets after allopurinol.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Alopecia areata

Child with round smooth bald patches.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Onychomycosis

Diabetic with thick yellow crumbly toenails.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Paronychia / felon

Cook with a red painful swollen nail fold.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Insect bite reaction

Child with large itchy swelling after a mosquito bite.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Cellulitis

Man with a hot red spreading leg after a scratch.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Erysipelas

Older woman with a sharply raised bright red face plaque and fever.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Impetigo

Child with honey-colored crusts around the nose.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Cutaneous candidiasis

Obese diabetic with a red moist rash under the breasts.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Tinea corporis

Wrestler with an itchy ring-shaped rash.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Head lice

Child with itchy scalp and nits on hair.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Scabies

Nursing home resident with intense night itch and burrows between fingers.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Condyloma acuminatum

Young man with painless warty growths on the penis.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Viral exanthem

Child with fever then a pink rash spreading from face.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Hand-foot-and-mouth disease

Toddler with mouth sores and spots on hands and feet.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Herpes simplex (cold sores)

Woman with tingling then blisters on the lip.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Molluscum contagiosum

Child with pearly dimpled bumps on the trunk.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Herpes zoster (shingles)

Older man with a band of painful blisters on one side of the chest.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Common warts

Child with rough bumps on fingers.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Atopic dermatitis

Infant with itchy red patches on cheeks and skin creases.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Contact dermatitis

Hiker with itchy linear blisters on the legs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Drug eruption

Patient with a widespread red rash a week after starting an antibiotic.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hand eczema (dyshidrotic)

Nurse with itchy tiny blisters on the sides of the fingers.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Lichen planus

Woman with itchy purple flat bumps on the wrists and white lace in the mouth.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pityriasis rosea

Teen with a single scaly patch then many oval spots on the trunk.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Psoriasis

Man with thick silvery plaques on elbows and knees and stiff fingers.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Seborrheic dermatitis

Man with greasy scale on the scalp, eyebrows and beside the nose.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Melasma

Pregnant woman with brown patches on her cheeks.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Vitiligo

Young man with white patches on hands and around the mouth.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Burn, partial thickness

Child with a scald burn from a spilled kettle.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Laceration

Cook with a clean cut on the palm from a knife.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pressure injury

Bedbound patient with a sore over the sacrum.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cherry angioma

Older man worried about red dots on his chest.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Infantile hemangioma

Baby with a growing strawberry mark near the eye.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Purpura

Child with leg spots, belly pain and joint pain after a cold.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Stasis dermatitis

Older woman with brown itchy lower legs and varicose veins.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Telangiectasia

Man with nosebleeds and red spots on lips and fingers.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Bullous pemphigoid

Older man with tense itchy blisters on the limbs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pemphigus vulgaris

Middle-aged woman with painful mouth erosions and fragile skin blisters.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acanthosis nigricans

Teen with dark velvety skin on the neck.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Young woman with recurrent painful lumps and tunnels in the armpits.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Epidermal inclusion cyst

Man with a smelly lump on his back.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Photosensitivity reaction

Patient with severe sunburn after starting doxycycline.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pilonidal disease

Young man with a painful lump at the top of the buttock crease.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Urticaria

Woman with itchy wheals that come and go within hours.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Actinic keratosis

Fair-skinned farmer with rough scaly spots on the scalp.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Seborrheic keratosis

Older woman with stuck-on brown waxy spots.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Benign skin tumor (dermatofibroma)

Woman with a firm brown bump on her leg that dimples when squeezed.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Melanoma

Man with a changing mole on his back noticed by his wife.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Dysplastic nevus

Young woman with many atypical moles and family melanoma.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cushing syndrome

Woman on long-term steroids with round face, purple stretch marks and high sugar.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pheochromocytoma

Man with episodes of headache, sweating and pounding heart with very high BP.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison)

Woman with tiredness, dark skin, salt craving and low BP.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Type 1 diabetes

Teen with thirst, weight loss and fruity breath.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Type 2 diabetes

Overweight man with high HbA1c at a check-up.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hypogonadism

Man with low libido, fatigue and small testes.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Metabolic syndrome

Man with big waist, high BP, sugar and triglycerides.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Multiple endocrine neoplasia

Man with kidney stones, ulcers and a family history.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Paraneoplastic syndrome (hypercalcemia)

Smoker with confusion, constipation and very high calcium.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Thyroid cancer

Young woman with a hard neck nodule and a hoarse voice.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Primary hyperparathyroidism

Older woman with high calcium on routine labs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hypoparathyroidism

Woman with tingling lips and hand cramps after thyroid surgery.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acromegaly

Man whose ring and shoe size keep growing.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cushing disease

Woman with weight gain, striae and high ACTH from a pituitary tumor.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Diabetes insipidus

Man passing huge volumes of dilute urine after a head injury.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Short stature (growth hormone deficiency)

Boy falling off his growth curve.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pituitary adenoma

Man with headaches and bumping into things on both sides.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Prolactinoma

Young woman with no periods and milky discharge.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

SIADH

Older smoker with low sodium and confusion.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Goiter

Woman with a large painless neck swelling.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hyperthyroidism (Graves)

Young woman with weight loss, tremor, bulging eyes and fast heart.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hypothyroidism

Woman with fatigue, cold intolerance and weight gain.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Thyroid nodule

Woman with a nodule found on a CT scan.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Thyroiditis

Woman with a very tender thyroid after a cold.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Conjunctivitis

Young man with a red, sticky eye.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cataract

Older woman with gradual blurry vision and glare when driving at night.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Corneal ulcer

Contact lens wearer with a painful red eye and a white spot.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Herpes simplex keratitis

Man with a red painful eye after a cold sore.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Contact lens keratitis

Teen who swims in her contacts with severe eye pain.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pterygium

Surfer with a fleshy growth on the white of the eye.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Iritis

Man with back stiffness and a painful red eye with light sensitivity.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Scleritis

Woman with rheumatoid arthritis and a deep boring eye pain.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Uveitis

Young woman with floaters and blurry vision with sarcoidosis.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Dacryoadenitis

Child with swelling of the outer upper eyelid after mumps-like illness.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Dacryocystitis

Older woman with a painful swelling beside the nose under the inner eye.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Dacryostenosis (infant)

Baby with a constantly watery, crusty eye since birth.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Dry eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca)

Woman with gritty dry eyes and dry mouth.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Blepharitis

Man with crusty, itchy eyelid margins every morning.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Chalazion

Woman with a painless firm lump in her eyelid for weeks.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Ectropion

Older man whose lower eyelid turns outward with tearing.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Entropion

Older woman with scratchy eye from lashes rubbing the cornea.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hordeolum (stye)

Painful red bump on the eyelid margin.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Nystagmus

Man with new jerking eyes and dizziness: central or peripheral?.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Optic neuritis

Young woman with painful eye movements and washed-out colors.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Papilledema

Young obese woman with headaches and transient vision blackouts.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Orbital cellulitis

Child with swollen eye, pain moving it and proptosis after sinusitis.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Periorbital cellulitis

Toddler with red swollen eyelid after a bug bite, eye moves normally.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Macular degeneration

Older woman with distorted straight lines and central blur.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Retinal detachment

Man with flashes, floaters and a curtain over his vision.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic at annual eye screening.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Central retinal artery occlusion

Older man with sudden painless total vision loss in one eye.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Amaurosis fugax

Man with a shade coming down over one eye for minutes, then normal.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Amblyopia

Four-year-old failing a vision screen in one eye.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute angle-closure glaucoma

Woman with a red painful eye, halos and vomiting after the cinema.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Strabismus

Infant whose eyes cross after 4 months.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Presbyopia

45-year-old holding the menu farther away.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cerumen impaction

Older man with muffled hearing in one ear after cotton swab use.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Otitis externa

Swimmer with a painful itchy ear that hurts when the ear is pulled.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acoustic neuroma

Woman with slow one-sided hearing loss and ringing.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Eustachian tube dysfunction

Man with a blocked, popping ear after a cold.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Labyrinthitis

Woman with sudden constant vertigo and hearing loss after a cold.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Woman with brief spinning when rolling over in bed.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cholesteatoma

Man with a foul-smelling ear discharge that won't clear.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute otitis media

Toddler with fever, ear tugging and a bulging eardrum.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Otosclerosis

Young woman with slowly worsening hearing, worse in pregnancy.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Tympanic membrane perforation

Man with ear pain and blood after a slap to the ear.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Conductive hearing loss

Child with muffled hearing after repeated ear infections.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Sensorineural hearing loss

Man with sudden hearing loss in one ear on waking.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Mastoiditis

Child with ear pushed forward and a red swelling behind it.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Meniere disease

Woman with attacks of vertigo, ringing and ear fullness for hours.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Tinnitus

Man with constant ringing in both ears after years of loud music.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Foreign body in the ear or nose

Child with a smelly one-sided nasal discharge.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Barotrauma of the ear

Diver with ear pain and muffled hearing after descent.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Orbital blowout fracture

Boxer with double vision looking up after a punch to the eye.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Corneal abrasion

Mechanic with a scratchy painful eye after grinding metal.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Globe rupture

Man hit by a fishhook with a teardrop pupil.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hyphema

Teen hit by a ball with blood in the front of the eye.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Benign vocal cord nodule

Singing teacher with hoarse voice for months.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Head and neck cancer

Smoker and drinker with a neck lump and hoarse voice.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Epistaxis

Older man with a nosebleed that won't stop.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Nasal polyps

Asthmatic who reacts to aspirin and can't smell.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Allergic rhinitis

Teen with spring sneezing, itchy eyes and clear runny nose.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute sinusitis

Woman with facial pain and green discharge after a cold that got worse.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Angioedema

Man on an ACE inhibitor with a swollen tongue and lips.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Aphthous ulcers

Student with painful small mouth ulcers during exams.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Oral candidiasis (thrush)

Asthmatic with white patches in the mouth from inhaler.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Deep neck infection

Man with neck swelling, trouble opening his mouth and fever after a toothache.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Dental abscess

Man with throbbing tooth pain and facial swelling.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Dental caries

Child with many cavities and bottle at bedtime.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Epiglottitis

Unvaccinated child sitting forward drooling with a high fever.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Gingivitis

Man with bleeding gums when brushing.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Laryngitis

Woman who lost her voice after a cold and a concert.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Peritonsillar abscess

Young man with severe one-sided sore throat and hot potato voice.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Streptococcal pharyngitis

Child with fever, sore throat, tonsillar exudate and no cough.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Parotitis

Older patient after surgery with a painful swollen cheek.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Sialadenitis

Man with swelling under the jaw when he eats.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Leukoplakia

Smoker with a white patch on the tongue that won't scrape off.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute cholecystitis

Woman with constant right upper quadrant pain and fever after a fatty meal.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Chronic cholecystitis

Repeated short bouts of upper belly pain after meals.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Ascending cholangitis

Older man with fever, jaundice and right upper pain, now confused.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Symptomatic cholelithiasis

Episodic right upper pain after dinner that settles in a few hours.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Perianal abscess / fistula

Man with a painful throbbing lump next to the anus.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Anal fissure

Young woman with tearing pain on passing stool and blood on the paper.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Constipation

Older woman on opioids with hard infrequent stools.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Diverticulitis

Older man with left lower belly pain and fever.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Fecal impaction

Nursing home resident with overflow diarrhea and a distended belly.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hemorrhoids

Painless bright red bleeding with bowel movements.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Ileus

Post-op patient with a quiet distended belly and no flatus.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Inflammatory bowel disease

Young adult with bloody diarrhea, cramps and weight loss.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Irritable bowel syndrome

Young woman with cramps relieved by stool and alternating bowel habits.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Mesenteric ischemia

Older woman with AF and severe belly pain but a soft abdomen.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Large bowel obstruction

Older man with weeks of thinner stools, now distended and unable to pass gas.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Colon polyps

Screening visit: 50-year-old with a polyp found on colonoscopy.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rectal prolapse

Older woman feeling something come out of the anus when straining.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Toxic megacolon

Patient with ulcerative colitis, fever, distension and shock.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute diarrhea

Traveler with watery diarrhea and mild dehydration.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Esophagitis

Man with painful swallowing after taking pills at bedtime.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Burning chest after meals and when lying down.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Mallory-Weiss tear

Young man vomiting blood after a night of heavy drinking.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Achalasia

Trouble swallowing both solids and liquids with regurgitation of old food.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Esophageal stricture

Long-time heartburn patient with food now sticking.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Esophageal varices bleeding

Man with cirrhosis vomiting large amounts of blood.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Zenker diverticulum

Older man with bad breath, gurgling neck and regurgitating food.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Gastritis

Woman with burning upper pain after weeks of ibuprofen.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Gastroparesis

Diabetic with early fullness and vomiting food eaten hours before.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Peptic ulcer disease

Man with burning pain that eases with food and black stools.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pyloric stenosis (infant)

Five-week-old with projectile vomiting after every feed, still hungry.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute hepatitis

Young man with fatigue, dark urine and yellow eyes after travel.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Chronic hepatitis

Positive hepatitis C antibody on screening.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cirrhosis

Man with heavy drinking history, swollen belly and yellow eyes.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Fatty liver disease

Overweight woman with mildly high liver enzymes on routine labs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Portal hypertension

Cirrhosis patient with big spleen, low platelets and new ascites.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Inguinal hernia

Man with a groin bulge that appears when he lifts.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hyperemesis

Pregnant woman at 10 weeks unable to keep anything down.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Foreign body ingestion (child)

Toddler who swallowed a coin or a button battery.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Phenylketonuria

Newborn screen positive for PKU; parents' first visit.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rickets

Toddler with bowed legs, late walking and little sun.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Benign liver lesion

Woman on the pill with an incidental liver mass.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Colorectal cancer

Older man with iron deficiency anemia and change in bowel habit.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Food allergy

Child with hives and lip swelling after eating peanuts.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Vitamin B12 deficiency

Vegan older woman with tingling feet and unsteady walking.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Malabsorption

Man with chronic pancreatitis, oily stools and weight loss.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Refeeding syndrome

Malnourished patient on day 2 of feeding with weakness and low phosphate.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Obesity

Adult asking for help with weight; counseling visit.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute pancreatitis

Man with severe epigastric pain going to the back after a binge.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Chronic pancreatitis

Former drinker with recurrent upper pain, diabetes and oily stools.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case Free

Acute appendicitis

Young man with pain that moved from the belly button to the right lower quadrant.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Celiac disease

Woman with bloating, diarrhea, iron deficiency and an itchy rash.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Intussusception

Infant with bouts of screaming, drawing up legs and red jelly stool.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Small bowel obstruction

Woman with past surgery, colicky pain, vomiting and distension.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Small bowel polyps (Peutz-Jeghers)

Teen with recurrent belly pain and dark freckles on the lips.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Older man on aspirin vomiting coffee-ground material.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Older man with weak stream and getting up at night to urinate.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Urinary incontinence

Woman who leaks urine when coughing or laughing.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Overactive bladder

Woman with sudden urges and frequent small voids.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pelvic organ (bladder) prolapse

Woman with vaginal bulge and incomplete bladder emptying.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cryptorchidism

Baby boy with an empty scrotum on one side.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Peyronie disease

Man with curved painful erections and a penile lump.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Genitourinary trauma

Man with blood at the urethral meatus after pelvic crash injury.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Vesicoureteral reflux

Toddler with second febrile UTI.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cystitis

Young woman with burning, frequency and urgency.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Epididymitis

Young man with gradual scrotal pain and burning urination.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Fournier gangrene

Diabetic man with severe perineal pain and black skin.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Orchitis

Young man with painful swollen testis after mumps.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Prostatitis

Man with fever, perineal pain and a very tender prostate.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pyelonephritis

Woman with fever, flank pain and vomiting.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Urethritis

Man with clear urethral discharge and burning.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Bladder cancer

Older smoker with painless visible blood in urine.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Penile cancer

Uncircumcised man with a non-healing penile sore.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Prostate cancer

Man with high PSA and a hard prostate nodule.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Testicular cancer

Young man with a painless hard testicular lump.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Kidney stone

Man writhing with colicky flank pain to the groin.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Erectile dysfunction

Diabetic smoker with erection problems.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hypospadias

Newborn boy with the urethral opening on the underside.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Paraphimosis

Man with a swollen glans after foreskin left retracted.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Priapism

Man with sickle cell and a painful erection for 5 hours.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hydrocele / varicocele

Man with a scrotal swelling that glows with a light.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Testicular torsion

Teen with sudden severe testicular pain and vomiting.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Urethral prolapse

Girl with painless vaginal spotting and a donut-shaped mass.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Urethral stricture

Man with weak stream after a past catheter injury.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Woman with lupus who is pale, jaundiced and tired.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hemophilia

Boy with a swollen painful knee after a minor fall.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Immune thrombocytopenia

Child with petechiae and bruises after a cold, otherwise well.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Iron deficiency anemia

Young woman with heavy periods, fatigue and craving ice.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Neutropenia

Patient on chemo with fever: neutropenic fever.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Polycythemia vera

Man with itching after showers, red face and high hemoglobin.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Thrombocytosis

Woman with high platelets found on labs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

G6PD deficiency

Man with dark urine after fava beans or a new antibiotic.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hemochromatosis

Man with fatigue, joint pain, bronze skin and diabetes.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Sickle cell disease

Young man with sickle cell in a severe pain crisis.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Thalassemia

Man with mild microcytic anemia that doesn't respond to iron.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Immunodeficiency

Child with recurrent sinus and lung infections.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute lymphocytic leukemia

Child with bone pain, bruising, pallor and fever.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Man with fatigue, early fullness and a huge spleen.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Lymphoma

Young man with painless neck nodes and night sweats.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Multiple myeloma

Older man with back pain, anemia, high calcium and kidney injury.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Myelodysplastic syndrome

Older man with slowly falling counts and transfusion needs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Transfusion reaction

Patient with fever, back pain and low BP minutes into a transfusion.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cat scratch disease (Bartonella)

Child with a swollen armpit node after a kitten scratch.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Botulism

Family with double vision and descending weakness after home-canned food.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Campylobacter enteritis

Man with bloody diarrhea after undercooked chicken.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Chancroid

Man with a painful ragged genital ulcer and tender nodes.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Chlamydia

Young woman with new vaginal discharge and bleeding after sex.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cholera

Aid worker with profuse rice-water diarrhea and shock.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Clostridioides difficile infection

Older patient with watery diarrhea after antibiotics.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Diphtheria

Unvaccinated child with a gray membrane on the throat and bull neck.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Gonorrhea

Man with purulent urethral discharge.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

MRSA skin abscess

Football player with a red painful boil.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rheumatic fever

Child with migrating joint pain and a new murmur after a sore throat.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Camper with fever, headache and a rash starting on wrists and ankles.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Salmonellosis

Family with diarrhea and fever after a picnic with eggs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Shigellosis

Daycare child with bloody diarrhea, fever and a seizure.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Tetanus

Gardener with jaw stiffness and spasms after a puncture wound.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Blastomycosis

Hunter with pneumonia and warty skin lesions.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Invasive candidiasis

ICU patient with a central line and fever not responding to antibiotics.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Coccidioidomycosis

Arizona visitor with cough, fever and painful red shin nodules.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cryptococcal meningitis

Man with HIV, headache and confusion for 2 weeks.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Histoplasmosis

Man with fever and cough after cleaning a chicken coop.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Man with HIV, dry cough and breathlessness on exertion.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Atypical mycobacterial infection

Older woman with chronic cough and bronchiectasis.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Tuberculosis

Man with cough, night sweats, weight loss and hemoptysis.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Amebiasis

Traveler with bloody diarrhea and later right upper quadrant pain.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Giardiasis

Hiker with bloating, greasy diarrhea after drinking stream water.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Helminth infestation

Child from abroad with anemia and abdominal pain.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Malaria

Traveler back from Africa with cyclic fevers.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pinworms

Child scratching the bottom at night.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Toxoplasmosis

Man with HIV, headache, fever and a new seizure.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Trichomoniasis

Woman with frothy green discharge and itching.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Congenital varicella

Newborn with limb scars after maternal chickenpox in pregnancy.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Neonatal herpes simplex

Ten-day-old with vesicles, poor feeding and fever.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Perinatal HPV (respiratory papillomatosis)

Toddler with progressive hoarseness and noisy breathing.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Congenital Zika

Newborn with a very small head after maternal travel.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Group B streptococcus (newborn)

Day-1 newborn with grunting, fever and poor feeding.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Prion disease (Creutzfeldt-Jakob)

Older man with rapidly progressive dementia and jerks.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Sepsis

Older woman with UTI, low blood pressure and confusion.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Lyme disease

Hiker with an expanding bull's-eye rash.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Syphilis

Man with a rash on palms and soles after a painless sore.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

COVID-19

Man with fever, cough, loss of smell and falling oxygen.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cytomegalovirus infection

Kidney transplant patient with fever and diarrhea.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Infectious mononucleosis

Student with sore throat, fatigue, posterior neck nodes and big spleen.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease)

Child with slapped-cheek rash and lacy body rash.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Genital herpes

Woman with painful genital blisters and dysuria.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

HIV / AIDS

New HIV diagnosis visit: counseling and starting treatment.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

HPV infection

Abnormal Pap and HPV counseling visit.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Influenza

Teacher with sudden fever, body aches and cough in winter.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Measles

Unvaccinated child with high fever, cough, red eyes and a spreading rash.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Mumps

Young adult with swollen cheeks and painful testicle.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Polio

Unvaccinated child with fever then sudden floppy leg.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rabies exposure

Hiker bitten by a bat in a cabin.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Roseola

Infant with 3 days high fever then a rash when fever breaks.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rubella

Young woman with rash, joint pain and posterior neck nodes.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Chickenpox

Unvaccinated child with itchy blisters in crops.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pectus excavatum

Teen with a sunken chest and breathlessness in sports.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rib fracture

Older man with chest pain after a fall onto a chair.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Compartment syndrome

Young man with a tibia fracture and pain out of proportion in a cast.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Osteoarthritis

Older woman with knee pain worse with walking and brief morning stiffness.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Osteomyelitis

Diabetic with a foot ulcer you can probe to bone.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Septic arthritis

Man with a hot swollen knee and fever.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Avascular necrosis of the hip

Man on long-term steroids with groin pain.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Developmental dysplasia of the hip

Newborn girl born breech with a clunking hip.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Patellar tendon rupture

Basketball player who felt a pop below the kneecap and can't straighten.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hip fracture

Older woman who fell and has a shortened, externally rotated leg.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Osgood-Schlatter disease

Teen athlete with pain and a bump below the knee.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Overweight boy with knee pain and a limp.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Ankle sprain

Runner who rolled her ankle inward.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Ankylosing spondylitis

Young man with back pain that improves with exercise.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Herniated disk

Man with back pain shooting down the leg after lifting.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Kyphosis

Teen with rounded upper back that doesn't correct when standing straight.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Scoliosis

Girl with a shoulder that sits higher and a rib hump.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Spinal stenosis

Older man with leg pain walking that eases when he leans on a shopping cart.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Spondylolisthesis

Gymnast with low back pain and tight hamstrings.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Spondylolysis

Teen football player with low back pain on arching.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Low back strain

Warehouse worker with back pain after lifting, no red flags.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Torticollis

Baby with head tilted to one side and a neck lump.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Vertebral compression fracture

Older woman with sudden back pain after lifting a pot.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Swimmer with arm tingling and fatigue when lifting it overhead.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Distal radius fracture

Older woman who fell on an outstretched hand.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rotator cuff tear

Painter with shoulder pain and weakness lifting the arm.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Benign bone tumor

Teen with night leg pain relieved by aspirin.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Osteosarcoma

Teen with knee pain and a growing hard mass.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Paget disease of bone

Older man with bowed legs, bigger hat size and high ALP.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Mixed connective tissue disease

Woman with puffy hands, Raynaud and joint pain.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Fibromyalgia

Woman with widespread pain, poor sleep and fatigue for years.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Gout

Man with a hot red big toe at night after a feast.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Child with a swollen knee and morning limp for 2 months.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Osteoporosis

Postmenopausal woman with a low-trauma fracture.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Polyarteritis nodosa

Man with hepatitis B, foot drop, rash and high blood pressure.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Older woman with stiff aching shoulders and hips in the morning.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Polymyositis

Woman who can't climb stairs or comb her hair with high CK.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Reactive arthritis

Young man with knee pain, burning urination and red eyes.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rheumatoid arthritis

Woman with swollen knuckles and long morning stiffness.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Sjogren syndrome

Woman with dry eyes, dry mouth and swollen parotids.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Young woman with malar rash, joint pain and protein in urine.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Systemic sclerosis

Woman with tight shiny fingers, Raynaud and heartburn.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Brain arteriovenous malformation

Young adult with first seizure and a brain AVM.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cerebral aneurysm (subarachnoid hemorrhage)

Woman with the worst headache of her life during exercise.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Coma

Unresponsive man found at home: structured coma assessment.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Older man with magnetic gait, incontinence and memory loss.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Intracerebral hemorrhage

Hypertensive man with sudden weakness and headache.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Ischemic stroke

Woman with sudden aphasia and right weakness, 70 minutes ago.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Syncope

Young woman who fainted at a blood draw.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Transient ischemic attack

Man with 20 minutes of arm weakness that fully resolved.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Concussion

Teen soccer player with headache and confusion after a head clash.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Postconcussion syndrome

Woman with headaches and poor concentration months after a car crash.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Traumatic brain injury

Man hit on the head who talked, then became drowsy.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Bell palsy (cranial nerve palsy)

Woman who woke with one side of her face drooping.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hepatic encephalopathy

Cirrhosis patient confused with a flapping tremor.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Mild cognitive impairment

Retired teacher worried about forgetting names.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Delirium

Older woman acutely confused 2 days after hip surgery.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cerebral palsy

Child with stiff legs and toe walking, born premature.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Multiple sclerosis

Young woman with painful vision loss in one eye and old tingling episode.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Myasthenia gravis

Woman with drooping eyelids and double vision worse at night.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Focal seizure

Man with episodes of staring, lip smacking and no memory.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Generalized seizure

College student with a tonic-clonic seizure after an all-nighter.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Status epilepticus

Man seizing for 7 minutes and not stopping.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cauda equina syndrome

Back pain with numb saddle area and trouble passing urine.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Spinal epidural abscess

IV drug user with fever, severe back pain and new leg weakness.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Spinal cord injury

Diver with neck injury and no movement in the legs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cluster headache

Man with nightly stabbing pain behind one eye and a red, watery eye.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Migraine

Young woman with recurring one-sided throbbing headaches with flashing lights.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Tension headache

Office worker with band-like headache at the end of the day.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Encephalitis

Man with fever, confusion, strange behavior and a seizure.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Bacterial meningitis

Student with fever, stiff neck, light sensitivity and a rash.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Essential tremor

Man whose hands shake when holding a cup, better with a drink.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Huntington disease

Man with jerky movements, irritability and a family history.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Parkinson disease

Man with a resting tremor in one hand, slow movements and small handwriting.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Restless legs syndrome

Woman with an urge to move her legs at night that eases with walking.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Tourette disorder

Boy with eye blinking, throat clearing and grunting for over a year.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Tardive dyskinesia

Patient on long-term antipsychotics with lip smacking and tongue movements.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Meningioma

Woman with slowly worsening headaches and a seizure.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Glioblastoma

Man with weeks of personality change and new weakness.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Complex regional pain syndrome

Woman with burning swollen hand weeks after a wrist fracture.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Guillain-Barre syndrome

Man with legs weakening upward after a stomach bug.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Woman with night tingling in the thumb, index and middle fingers.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Diabetic with burning feet and a numb spot on the sole.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Child abuse

Infant with bruises in unusual places and a story that doesn't fit.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Elder abuse

Older woman with bruises, weight loss and a controlling caregiver.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Intimate partner violence

Woman with repeated injuries and a partner who waits outside.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Physical abuse (adult)

Young man with injuries from a roommate who controls him.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Psychological abuse

Woman whose partner checks her phone and isolates her from friends.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Sexual assault

College student presenting after sexual assault.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Generalized anxiety disorder

Man who worries about everything for months and can't relax.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Panic disorder

Woman with sudden attacks of chest pounding and fear of dying.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Specific phobia

Man who avoids flights for work due to intense fear.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Bipolar disorder

Man who hasn't slept for 4 days, spending wildly and talking fast.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Major depressive disorder

Woman with 2 months of low mood, no pleasure and early waking.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Persistent depressive disorder

Man who has felt down most days for years.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Woman with severe mood swings the week before her period.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Suicidal ideation

Young man who says he has a plan to end his life.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Personality disorder

Young woman with unstable relationships, self-harm and fear of abandonment.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure

Woman with shaking episodes and eyes closed, normal EEG.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Schizophrenia

Young man hearing voices and withdrawing for a year.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Insomnia

Woman who can't fall asleep for months.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Somatic symptom disorder

Man with many symptoms and constant worry despite normal tests.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Alcohol use disorder

Man with tremor and sweats the morning after stopping drinking.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Adjustment disorder

Man struggling with low mood after a divorce.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Bereavement

Widow 3 months after her husband's death.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Veteran with nightmares, flashbacks and avoidance.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Conduct disorder

Teen with fights, cruelty to animals and stealing.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Dissociative disorder

Woman who finds herself in places with no memory of getting there.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Anorexia nervosa

Teen girl with weight loss, missed periods and slow pulse.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Gender dysphoria

Teen asking for support with gender identity.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

ADHD

Boy who can't sit still in class and loses everything.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Autism spectrum disorder

Toddler with no words, poor eye contact and lining up toys.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Student who washes hands for hours due to fear of germs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Opioid use disorder

Man asking for help stopping fentanyl, now in withdrawal.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

ARDS after pancreatitis

Patient with severe pancreatitis who develops refractory hypoxemia.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Foreign body aspiration in a child

Toddler with sudden cough and one-sided wheeze after eating peanuts.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · EMS · 5 min
OSCE Case

Hyaline membrane disease

Premature newborn with grunting and ground-glass lungs.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
OSCE Case

Acute bronchiolitis

Infant in winter with runny nose, wheeze and poor feeding.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
OSCE Case

Acute bronchitis

Adult with 10 days of cough after a cold, normal vitals.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 4 min
OSCE Case

Acute epiglottitis

Adult with severe sore throat, drooling and muffled voice.

MD / DO · PA · EMS · 5 min
OSCE Case

Croup (clinic)

Child with barky cough at night, mild stridor only when crying.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 4 min
OSCE Case

Empyema

Pneumonia that keeps spiking fevers with a dull lung base.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
OSCE Case

Influenza with pneumonia

Older adult with flu who gets worse after a few days.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
OSCE Case

Pertussis

Teen with weeks of coughing fits ending in a whoop and vomiting.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 4 min
OSCE Case Free

Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia

Adult with fever, rusty sputum and lobar consolidation.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Fungal pneumonia (histoplasmosis)

Cave explorer with cough, fever and hilar nodes.

MD / DO · PA · 4 min
OSCE Case

HIV-related pneumonia

Man newly found to have HIV with subacute dyspnea and desaturation on walking.

MD / DO · PA · 5 min
OSCE Case

Viral pneumonia

Young adult with fever, dry cough and patchy infiltrates during a viral season.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 4 min
OSCE Case

RSV infection in an infant

Young infant with apnea spells and poor feeding during RSV season.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 5 min
OSCE Case

Pulmonary tuberculosis (reactivation)

Immigrant with chronic cough, hemoptysis, night sweats and an apical cavity.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Solitary pulmonary nodule

Incidental 9 mm lung nodule on a CT in a former smoker.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Lung cancer

Smoker with weight loss, hemoptysis and high calcium.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Carcinoid tumor

Woman with flushing, diarrhea and wheeze.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Very obese man sleepy in the day with high CO2.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Asthma exacerbation (clinic)

Teen with worsening asthma control and night cough.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

COPD exacerbation (clinic)

COPD patient with more sputum and breathlessness after a cold.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cystic fibrosis

Child with recurrent lung infections, greasy stools and poor growth.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pleural effusion

Man with heart failure and a dull right base.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cor pulmonale

COPD patient with leg swelling, JVD and a loud P2.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute pulmonary edema (hospital)

Post-op patient who got too much IV fluid and now has pink frothy sputum.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pulmonary embolism (outpatient)

Woman with sudden pleuritic pain and tachycardia after surgery.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pulmonary hypertension

Young woman with exertional breathlessness and fainting on stairs.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Older man with dry cough, velcro crackles and clubbing.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Pneumoconiosis

Retired coal miner with progressive breathlessness.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Sarcoidosis

Young Black woman with cough, red tender shins and hilar nodes.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Obstructive sleep apnea

Snoring, witnessed pauses and daytime sleepiness.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Spontaneous pneumothorax

Tall thin young man with sudden one-sided chest pain.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Metabolic acidosis

Diabetic man with deep breathing and a high anion gap.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute kidney injury, intrinsic

Patient with rising creatinine after IV contrast and gentamicin.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute kidney injury, prerenal

Older woman with vomiting and diarrhea and rising creatinine.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Acute kidney injury, postrenal

Older man who can't pass urine with a full bladder and high creatinine.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Chronic kidney disease

Diabetic with high BP, protein in urine and declining eGFR.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Horseshoe kidney

Child with recurrent UTIs and a fused kidney on ultrasound.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hydronephrosis

Pregnant woman with flank pain and a dilated kidney.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Polycystic kidney disease

Man with flank pain, blood in urine, high BP and big kidneys.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hyperkalemia

Dialysis patient with weakness and peaked T waves.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Hypervolemia

Patient with heart failure and kidney disease, swollen and breathless.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Renal cell carcinoma

Smoker with blood in urine, flank pain and a flank mass.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Wilms tumor

Toddler with a painless belly mass found while bathing.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Renal artery stenosis

Young woman with resistant high blood pressure and a flank bruit.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rhabdomyolysis

Man found down after a binge with dark urine and sore muscles.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Breast abscess

Breastfeeding mother with a hot fluctuant breast lump.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Fibroadenoma

Young woman with a mobile rubbery breast lump.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Fibrocystic breast changes

Woman with tender lumpy breasts before her period.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Galactorrhea

Woman not pregnant with milky nipple discharge and no periods.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Gynecomastia

Teen boy embarrassed by breast enlargement.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Mastitis

Breastfeeding mother with a red tender wedge on the breast and fever.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cervicitis

Woman with postcoital bleeding and a friable cervix.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cervical dysplasia

Pap with HSIL: colposcopy counseling.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Contraception counseling

Young woman asking about birth control options.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Sexual health visit

Teen asking for STI testing and PrEP.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Infertility

Couple unable to conceive after 1 year.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Menopause

Woman with hot flashes and no period for 13 months.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Abnormal uterine bleeding

Woman with heavy irregular periods and anemia.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Benign ovarian tumor

Young woman with pelvic pressure and an ovarian mass.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Breast cancer

Woman with a hard painless breast lump and skin dimpling.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Ovarian cyst

Young woman with sudden one-sided pelvic pain mid-cycle.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Polycystic ovary syndrome

Woman with irregular periods, acne and extra hair growth.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Ovarian torsion

Teen with sudden severe one-sided pelvic pain and vomiting.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Pelvic inflammatory disease

Young woman with lower pain, fever and cervical motion tenderness.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Placental abruption

Pregnant woman with painful bleeding and a hard uterus after a fall.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Breech presentation

Woman at 36 weeks with the baby's head felt at the top.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Cervical insufficiency

Woman at 20 weeks with painless cervical dilation.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Cesarean delivery aftercare

Day-3 post-cesarean mother with wound check and pain.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Spontaneous abortion

Woman at 9 weeks with cramping and bleeding.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Ectopic pregnancy

Woman with missed period, one-sided pain and spotting.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Fetal distress

Laboring woman with late decelerations on the monitor.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Gestational diabetes

Pregnant woman with abnormal glucose test at 26 weeks.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Molar pregnancy

Woman with heavy vomiting, bleeding and a uterus too big for dates.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Preeclampsia

Pregnant woman at 34 weeks with headache, high BP and swelling.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Normal labor

Woman in active labor: assessing progress.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Twin pregnancy

Woman whose uterus is larger than dates at 18 weeks.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Placenta previa

Pregnant woman at 32 weeks with painless bright red bleeding.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Postpartum visit

Six-week postpartum check.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Postpartum hemorrhage

Woman bleeding heavily right after delivery with a boggy uterus.

MD / DO · PA · Nursing · 6 min
OSCE Case

Sheehan syndrome

Woman unable to breastfeed after a massive hemorrhage.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Postpartum depression

New mother who feels hopeless and can't sleep even when baby sleeps.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Prenatal visit

First prenatal visit at 9 weeks.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Prelabor rupture of membranes

Woman at 39 weeks with a gush of fluid and no contractions.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Rh incompatibility

Rh-negative pregnant woman at 28 weeks.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Shoulder dystocia

Head delivered but shoulders stuck (turtle sign).

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Umbilical cord prolapse

Cord seen at the vagina after waters break.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Trauma in pregnancy

Pregnant woman at 30 weeks after a car crash.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Psychological trauma in pregnancy

Pregnant refugee with nightmares and fear of delivery.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Sexual assault in pregnancy

Pregnant woman presenting after sexual assault.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Endometriosis

Woman with painful periods, painful sex and trouble conceiving.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Uterine fibroids

Woman with heavy periods and an enlarged irregular uterus.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Uterine prolapse

Older woman feeling a bulge coming out of the vagina.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Bartholin gland cyst

Woman with a painful swelling at the vaginal opening.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Cystocele

Woman with urinary leakage and a bulge in the front wall.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
OSCE Case

Vaginal vault prolapse

Woman post-hysterectomy with a bulge at the top of the vagina.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Rectocele

Woman who needs to press on the vagina to pass stool.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min
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Vaginitis

Woman with fishy discharge after sex.

MD / DO · PA · 6 min

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