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Students Specialty Profiles

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What it's like to specialize in hospital medicine: Shadowing Dr. Gupta

A hospitalist at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center offers insights into this relatively new specialty.

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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USMLE Step 2: Diagnose the cause of diarrhea, fatigue, dyspnea

A middle-aged man presenting to the emergency department also has pale skin and loss of vibration sense. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 Min Read

USMLE Step 1: Predict endocrine laboratory findings

A woman with no history of menstruation has surgery to remove gonadal structures. What laboratory findings in serum are likeliest prior to surgery?

Students Specialty Profiles

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5 Min Read

What it's like to specialize in geriatrics: Shadowing Dr. Lammers

A geriatrician with more than 30 years in practice offers frank insights into his specialty, including the challenges of caring for a fragile population.

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 Min Read

USMLE Step 1: Predict viral replication in enucleated cells

An investigator removes the nuclei of kidney fibroblasts by cytosurgery. Can you predict which virus would be capable of replication in these cells?

Students Med Student Advocacy

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3 Min Read

Medical students: Advocate action on opioids during lame-duck session

Fellow students provide step-by-step instructions for encouraging U.S. representatives to support the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 Min Read

USMLE Step 2: Determine the cause of morbidity and death

This USMLE® Step 2 practice test question deals with a 68-year-old man whose complaints include headache, dizziness and fatigue.

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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USMLE Step 1: Predict the loss from injury

This exam question deals with a 41-year-old woman whose knee is injured during surgery to aspirate a cyst. Can you predict the loss she will experience?