USMLE® Step 1

USMLE®Oct 5, 2020

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Persistent left shoulder pain, diaphoresis

The case: 75-year-old man with these symptoms is patient gets sublingual nitroglycerin. What changes will it cause?

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USMLE®Sep 1, 2020

With no USMLE Step 1 scores, challenges and opportunities arise

Moving USMLE Step 1 from a numerical score to pass-fail has created an evaluation void. How might medical educators fill it?

USMLE®Aug 31, 2020

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Understand bell-curve distributions

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: If 200 people are randomly selected, how many are eligible for membership to a high-IQ society assuming a normal IQ distribution?

USMLE®Aug 10, 2020

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?

USMLE®Jul 27, 2020

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?

USMLE®Jul 6, 2020

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?

USMLE®Jun 29, 2020

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Woman has history of chest pain on exertion

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 57-year-old woman has a two-day history of chest pain on exertion. What increased in this patient?

USMLE®Jun 22, 2020

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Woman complains of abdominal pain, nausea

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 19-year-old woman comes to the clinic because of abdominal pain and nausea. What is most likely a complication of her disorder?

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