Case archive

Every released case.

A new NextStep case goes live each day. Revisit any that have already been released.

#123A Cupful of Bright Red Bloodhard2026-10-27
#122A Quiet Heart with Nowhere to Gomedium2026-10-26
#121Confusion in a Man Who Hasn't Eaten for Daysmedium2026-10-25
#120A Wheezy Baby in RSV Seasoneasy2026-10-24
#119Pneumonia and the Question of Whereeasy2026-10-23
#118Fifteen Minutes into a Transfusionhard2026-10-22
#117Breathless on the Ward, Two Days after Surgerymedium2026-10-21
#116Fever and Tremor Two Days after a New Prescriptionhard2026-10-20
#115Agitation in Bay Fourmedium2026-10-19
#114Hypoglycemia That Keeps Coming Backmedium2026-10-18
#113Diarrhea on Day Eight of Antibioticsmedium2026-10-17
#112COPD Exacerbation with a Rising CO2medium2026-10-16
#111Fever, a New Murmur, and Splinters under the Nailshard2026-10-15
#110Palpitations at 170 with a Falling Pressuremedium2026-10-14
#109Fainting with a Pulse of Twenty-Eightmedium2026-10-13
#108Yellow Vision and a Heart That Won't Hurryhard2026-10-12
#107Collapse at Mile Nineteenmedium2026-10-11
#106Headaches in a House with a Faulty Boilermedium2026-10-10
#105House Fire: Burns, Soot, and a Closing Airwayhard2026-10-09
#104A Fall, a Short Leg, and the Next Thirty Dayseasy2026-10-08
#103Sciatica That Stopped Being Sciaticamedium2026-10-07
#102A Hot Knee That Cannot Bear Weightmedium2026-10-06
#101Headache, Jaw Pain, and a Grey Curtainmedium2026-10-05
#100A Swollen Eye That Hurts to Movemedium2026-10-04
#99The Baby Who Screams in Wavesmedium2026-10-03
#98Five Days of Fever in a Two-Year-Oldmedium2026-10-02
#97Ovarian Torsion behind a 'Kidney Stone'medium2026-10-01
#96Collapse with a Positive Pregnancy Testmedium2026-09-30
#95Severe Preeclampsia at 34 Weekshard2026-09-29
#94Back Pain That Cannot Wait for Mondaymedium2026-09-28
#93Tumor Lysis on the First Night of Chemotherapymedium2026-09-27
#92An INR of 9 and Black Stoolsmedium2026-09-26
#91Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Diseasemedium2026-09-25
#90Bruises, Confusion, and a Smashed-Up Blood Filmhard2026-09-24
#89Seizure with a Sodium of 112hard2026-09-23
#88Adrenal Crisis in a Steroid-Dependent Patientmedium2026-09-22
#87Thyroid Storm Unmasked by Pneumoniahard2026-09-21
#86Severe Pancreatitis after a Weddingmedium2026-09-20
#85Fever, Jaundice, and a Shaking Chillmedium2026-09-19
#84Small Bowel Obstruction with a Scarmedium2026-09-18
#83Pain Out of Proportion in a Swollen Leghard2026-09-17
#82Collapse with a Pulsatile Abdomenhard2026-09-16
#81Tearing Chest Pain and a Missing Pulsehard2026-09-15
#80Severe Croup at Midnightmedium2026-09-14
#79Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma on Movie Nightmedium2026-09-13
#78Paracetamol Overdose, Eight Hours Latemedium2026-09-12
#77Opioid Overdose in the Station Toiletseasy2026-09-11
#76Alcohol Withdrawal on the Surgical Wardmedium2026-09-10
#75Testicular Torsion at 6 a.m.easy2026-09-09
#74Pulmonary Embolism with a Failing Right Hearthard2026-09-08
#73Status Epilepticus in the Resus Baymedium2026-09-07
#72Bacterial Meningitis in a University Studenthard2026-09-06
#71Tension Pneumothorax after a Fall from Scaffoldingmedium2026-09-05
#70Febrile Neutropenia on Day 10 of Chemotherapymedium2026-09-04
#69Postpartum Hemorrhage after a Long Laborhard2026-09-03
#68Hyperkalemia with a Widening QRSmedium2026-09-02
#67Acute Ischemic Stroke inside the Windowmedium2026-09-01
#66Variceal Hemorrhage in Known Cirrhosishard2026-08-31
#65Life-Threatening Asthma at 3 a.m.medium2026-08-30
#64Anterior STEMI at the Golf Coursemedium2026-08-29