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Flash Fact Tweets 2009-11-12

Admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Step 1: Which nerves carry the afferent and efferent signals for the corneal reflex? # Step 2: Man goes to the ER with a sudden swollen dusky painful scrotum. PE:normal testicle but a tender bump just above it, probable dx? # Step 1: CN V1. Efferent: CN VII # Step 2: Probable appendiceal torsion, normal bloodflow rules out [...]

FA Step 2 Casebook: Malaise and Myalgia

Admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:36 +0000

Case 2 — A 43-year-old woman with malaise and myalgia A 43-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician complaining of general malaise and widespread myalgia. She has not had a good night’s sleep for years and always wakes up exhausted. The fatigue that she feels in the mornings lasts all day, which she says is [...]

Flash Fact Tweets 2009-11-11

Admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Step 1: Meckel's diverticulum is a persistence of which embryonic structures? # Step 2: What is the most common location of a Meckel's Diverticulum and what is the most way they present? # Step 1: Vitelline duct or yolk stalk # Step 2: 2 feet from ileocecal valve. Most are incidental/asymptomatic. They can cause bleeding, intussusception, volvulus, [...]

Step 2 Wed – USMLERx Step 2CK Question #21201

Sumeet — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:38 +0000

A 26-year-old woman who is 32 weeks’ pregnant with her first child presents to her obstetrician for a routine visit. Her pregnancy has been uneventful and she has been feeling well, although somewhat anxious over the arrival of her first child. She has blood drawn for glucose levels following a 1-hour glucose tolerance test, but [...]

Flash Fact Tweets 2009-11-10

Admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Step 1: Guillain-Barre is due to a molecular mimcry in patients infected with which bacteria? # Step 2: Pt with renal failure has an EKG performed that shows peaked severely T waves, what drug should be administered immediately? # Step 1: Campylobacter jejuni # Step 2: Calcium Gluconate – it helps stabilize cardiac myocytes #

Step 1 Casebook – An 18-year-old woman with bloody diarrhea

Sumeet — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:02 +0000

An 18-year-old woman who recently adopted a puppy developed abdominal pain, followed by 3 days of diarrhea that then became bloody. She was having up to 10 watery stools per day, was unable to remain sufficiently hydrated, and lost 3.2 kg (7 lb) in the 3 preceding days. She presents to the emergency department and [...]

Flash Fact Tweets 2009-11-09

Admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Step 1: A deficiency in which fat soluble vitamin results in an increased fragility of erythrocytes? # Step 2: A alcoholic man comes in with mild abd pain radiating to his back, night blindness, low Ca++ and an increase in PT and PTT, cause? # Step 1: Vitamin E # Step 2: Chronic pancreatitis causing insufficiency and malabsorption [...]

Q&A Monday – USMLERx Step 1 Question

Sumeet — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:20 +0000

A 29-year-old woman comes to her primary care physician for a routine examination. Her past medical history is significant for narcolepsy, which is being treated by a neurologist. Which of the following medications is most likely to reduce excessive daytime sleepiness in this patient? A. Atomoxetine B. Desmopressin C. Imipramine D. Lorazepam E. Modafinil The correct answer is E. Narcolepsy is [...]

Flash Fact Tweets 2009-11-06

Admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Step1: What property of a drug is determined by its therapeutic index? # Step2: What treatment is often used for patients with hypersexual paraphilic activity? # Step1: Safety # Step2: Antiandrogens (like Depo-Provera) #

Getting Ready Mentally for the USMLE Exam

Sumeet — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:33 +0000

The USMLE is a long exam to take in one sitting. Even longer is the amount of time you as a student will spend preparing for it. Many successful test takers have shown a pattern of qualities that have helped them excel on the USMLE. Here are some of their techniques: 1. Exercise and [...]