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USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Young boy gets blistering sunburn

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. What defect in cellular processes causes a boy to get a blistering sunburn after barely five minutes in the sun?

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Maximizing drug efficacy in strep throat

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A young girl tests positive for strep throat. Which phase will produce the greatest efficacy for the treatment drug of choice?
Stethoscope on person's chest

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: 4 stumpers involving heart health

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

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?

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