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USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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4 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Replacing which medication will improve symptoms?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 60-year-old man has a constant cough that keeps him awake at night. Replacement of which medications will most likely improve his symptoms?
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Behavioral Health

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5 Min Read

Collaborative care model for mental health, addiction treatment

The physician architects of a Penn Medicine model of integrated physical and mental health care detail its success.
Infant

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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2 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Answer 3 questions about infant patients

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Can you answer these questions involving infant patients? Find out now.

USMLE® Step 3

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4 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Woman has double vision, feels weak

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: 36-year-old woman complains of double vision and has been feeling "weak all over" for the last few weeks.
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Ethics

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3 Min Read

What to do when families won’t accept brain death as final word

Brain death is often socially situated and fraught with uncertainty. Learn more in the latest issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Senior man has worsening cough

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 72-year-old man with worsening cough productive of blood-tinged sputum and progressively darkening skin. What is the cause of his condition?

Specialty Profiles

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6 Min Read

What it’s like in interventional cardiology: Shadowing Dr. Azrak

Personal interest and content of specialty are the most popular motivating factors for medical students when they pick a career path.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Newborn has large mass over lumbar region

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: Baby born at 37 weeks' gestation has a large mass over lumbar region. What’s the likeliest diagnosis?