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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? 

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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?    

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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?  

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Woman found wandering and talking to herself

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Psychiatric examination shows difficulty concentrating and talking to unheard voices. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Suicide attempt risks nerve damage to hand

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Suicide attempt severed flexor carpi radialis and palmaris longus tendons. What part(s) of the brachial plexus is at risk? 

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1: Nausea, vomiting after a group dinner

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Patients have abrupt onset of nausea, vomiting after a foodborne illness outbreak. What is the most likely causal organism?

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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?

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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: 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?

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