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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Woman experiences marked hyperventilation

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Woman with type 2 diabetes and hypertension experiences hyperventilation. Which drug is most likely responsible?

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Patient reports difficulty swallowing liquids

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Endoscopy of man diagnosed with dysphagia shows a mass above the gastroesophageal junction. What is the likely cause?

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Child suffers from almost daily headaches

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Exam of child with intracranial mass finds tumor containing brown, oily fluid. Where did the tumor most likely originate?

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Newborn develops fever, lethargy and seizures

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Newborn develops fever, lethargy and seizures, and CSF shows a high neutrophil count and gram-positive cocci in chains.

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Woman with chest pain and elevated cardiac enzymes

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 45-year-old woman has chest pain and markedly elevated cardiac enzymes. Which test result likely supports the diagnosis?

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: What compound should be administered after head trauma?

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Hormone profiles in pregnancy

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Can you determine which hormone profiles will most likely be seen in a woman with a normal pregnancy?

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: After treatment, patient returns with new symptoms

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Six weeks after initial treatment with methimazole, a patient returns with new symptoms. What is the likely cause?

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: A study of blood supply to the brain

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Which pharyngeal arches gives rise to arteries that contribute to the blood vessels that supply the brain?