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USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Do cardiovascular function curves stump you?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Based on two sets of cardiovascular function curves, can you determine the right atrial pressure at rest?

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Blood accidentally drawn from femoral vein

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. When compared to an arterial blood sample, the venous sample will most likely show what differences?
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USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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USMLE Step 1 prep: Test yourself against these all-time stumpers

These Step 1 test-prep questions cover topics including lesions, flank pain and sudden jerking movements. See if you can solve these stumpers.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Patient with asthma develops seizures

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Can you answer this stumper: The drug most likely responsible for this patient's symptoms acts by what mechanism?

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Patient with protein-losing gastroenteropathy

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. An endoscopy shows enlarged gastric rugal folds. What would you expect to see in the mucosa of the biopsy specimen?

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Woman treated with linear doses of a hormone

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. In this double-blind study of fertility-enhancing drugs, which hormone is the patient most likely being treated with?
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USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: 8 stumpers involving senior patients

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

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Follow-up for woman with type 2 diabetes

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The patient attempted diet control and exercise. Laboratory studies show an A1c of 8.9%. What is the appropriate treatment?

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