Mar 24
The following is a list of the official FA Cases for the USMLE Step 1 Errata 1st Ed. This list does not include changes made to the text other than the recognized Errata.
- p. 136, Endocrine System, Case 11
- The fifth question should read, “her sibling,” not “her sibling’s.”
- The second sentence in the answer to the fifth question should read, “Her sibling’s probability of having the mutation is 50%,” not “Thus the probability of her sibling’s having the mutation is 50%.”
- p. 139, Endocrine System, Case 14
- The answer to fourth question should read, “external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve,” not “external laryngeal artery branch.”
- p. 252, Neurology and Psychiatry, Case 21
- The question stem and answer to the fifth question should read, “obsessive-compulsive personality disorder,” not “obsessive personality disorder.”
- p. 270, Neurology and Psychiatry, Case 35
- The case vignette should read “the physician performs a test that includes placing cold water into the patient’s right ear canal.” Not “the physician performs a test that includes placing warm water into the patient’s right ear canal.”
- p. 274, Neurology and Psychiatry, Case 37
- The last bullet in the answer to the fifth question should read, “Akinesia, seen after four days, is the inability to initiate movement,” not “Akinesia (characterized by extreme restlessness).”
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June 9th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Page 282, Renal Case 3
85% of Alport’s cases are X-lined Dominant. If that is what is being shown, then all the daughters of the affected grandfather (labeled number 1) should have the disease.