repeated usmle questions

USMLE Step 2 CK Psychiatry Questions: Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

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Recurrent episodes of chest pain, palpitations and fear of dying in a young, healthy patient are a classic USMLE presentation. These three USMLE Step 2 CK psychiatry practice questions cover the diagnosis of panic disorder and agoraphobia and their treatment. Pick your answer first, then open the explanation. Question 1: Young woman with sudden episodes … Read more

USMLE Step 1 Practice Questions: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis and Childhood Hip Disorders

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A child who limps or has hip or knee pain is a favorite USMLE scenario. These three USMLE Step 1 practice questions cover slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease and developmental dysplasia of the hip. Pick your answer first, then open the explanation. Question 1: Obese teenager with knee pain and a limp A … Read more

USMLE Step 1 Questions: Rapid-Acting Insulin, Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Lead Poisoning

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Three USMLE Step 1 questions on insulin types, a genetic tumor syndrome and a classic toxicology sign. Pick your answer first, then open the explanation. Question 1: Which insulin is rapid-acting? A 12-year-old boy is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and started on insulin. Which one of the following is a rapid-acting insulin? A. AspartB. … Read more

Pathology USMLE Questions: Boerhaave Syndrome, Hodgkin Lymphoma and Glioblastoma

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Three high-yield USMLE Step 1 pathology questions: esophageal rupture after vomiting, a lymphoma with CD15 and CD30, and the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Pick your answer first, then open the explanation. Question 1: Chest pain after vomiting with subcutaneous emphysema An alcoholic patient presents with sudden chest pain, cough and shortness of … Read more

USMLE Step 1 Questions: Steroid Osteoporosis, Breast Biopsy and Scoliosis

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Three USMLE Step 1 questions covering glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, breast lesions that raise cancer risk, and spinal deformities. Pick your answer first, then open the explanation. Question 1: Why do corticosteroids cause osteoporosis? Which of the following is one of the reasons that corticosteroid therapy may lead to osteoporosis? A. Corticosteroids decrease renal phosphate excretionB. Corticosteroids … Read more

USMLE Step 2 CK Questions: Newborn Care, Stroke Airway and Myelomeningocele

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Three USMLE Step 2 CK clinical questions on the first steps of newborn care, emergency management of a deteriorating stroke patient, and a newborn with an open neural tube defect. Pick your answer first, then open the explanation. Question 1: What is the first step after delivery of a healthy newborn? A term infant is … Read more