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About Ethics

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The opioid epidemic: What is the physician’s responsibility?

With the growing opioid crisis, pain management and approaches to prescribing have taken on a new ethical component. Learn more from the AMA Journal of Ethics.

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Girl has ravenous appetite, weight gain

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: The mother is concerned about the child's ravenous appetite and rapid weight gain. Which is the additional finding in this patient?

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Man has worsening symptoms

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 32-year-old man comes to his physician with one year of worsening symptoms. What is the next step?

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Which test confirms suspected relapse?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 56-year-old man with a history of alcohol-use disorder is experiencing depression. Which laboratory test confirms relapse?

Residents USMLE® Step 3

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Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Tightening of skin around face and hands

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: What is the greatest difference between limited scleroderma and diffuse systemic sclerosis?
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About Ethics

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What role does humor play in health care?

Some see the humorous side of medicine, but for others there is nothing funny about illness and injury. Learn how humor can be used in health care.

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Man has severe epigastric pain

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 39-year-old man has a two-day history of severe epigastric pain that radiates to the back, nausea, and vomiting. What is the complication?

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Which substance will confirm diagnosis?

Prep-with-help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 55-year-old man is admitted to the hospital because of hematemesis. Administration of which substance will confirm diagnosis?