USMLE® Step 1

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Weakness after antimalarial medication

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Patient has weakness and nausea after taking antimalarial pills. What is the likely deficiency as a result of the diagnosis?

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Woman with lesion on her neck

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Excisional biopsy reveals locally invasive neoplastic cells. Which factor is most predictive of long-term survival?

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: What does this blood smear reveal?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Which condition is associated with the same pathologic red blood cell form seen in this patient’s condition?

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Patient exam shows conjunctival pallor

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A peripheral blood smear shows microcytic and hypochromic red blood cells. What is the best treatment option?

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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?

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?

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: 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?

Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Calculate the frequency of this disease

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. An autosomal recessive disease has a carrier frequency of 1/25. What is the frequency of individuals expressing the disease?