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My USMLE Step 1 experience
4:30 am | May 15, 2018Smashusmle Advising Team
It was late April, 2008. it was a beautiful day outside, I glanced through the window watching the children playing outside on their school playing ground. The air condition in the apartment was not cooling the house well enough due to leaks on my wi ... Continue reading
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Board question of the day 4
5:34 pm | March 20, 2017Smashusmle Advising Team
4. A 62-year-old woman with a ten-year history of rheumatoid arthritis presents with painful swelling at the back of the knee that is visible on physical examination only when the knee is extended. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? ... Continue reading
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Question of the day 6
7:33 am | March 5, 2017Smashusmle Advising Team
6. A 32-year-old farmer consults with symptoms of night sweats, low-grade fever, cough, and fatigue. He does not smoke. He has a history of asthma. The chest x-ray required for immigration was normal 5 mo ago. He received the BCG vaccine as a child. ... Continue reading
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Board review question of day 5
7:04 am | Smashusmle Advising Team
A 16-year-old boy is referred to your practice for leg claudication. Blood pressure in his right arm is 150/110 mm Hg, while blood pressure in his left leg is 80/60 mm Hg. On auscultation, a systolic murmur best heard over the middle of the upper bac ... Continue reading
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Board question of the day 3
6:50 am | Smashusmle Advising Team
3. A 25-year-old woman with a history of epilepsy presents to the emergency room with impaired attention and unsteadiness of gait. Her phenytoin level is 37. Examination of the eyes is most likely to show which of the following?A) Abducens Palsy ... Continue reading
