Check out today’s Step 1 Qmax Question Challenge. Know the answer? Post it below! Don’t forget to check back for an update with the correct answer and explanation (we’ll post it in the comments section below). A 19-year-old college student presents for evaluation of persistently enlarged nontender supraclavicular […]
By Molly Lewis Viruses… not only can they literally make you sick to your stomach from gastroenteritis, but trying to remember their classifications can cause significant nausea as well! The solution? No, it’s not oral rehydration therapy or ondansetron – try a mnemonic!
By Molly Lewis Learning antibiotics can be quite overwhelming- trade names, generic names, spectrums of activity, side effects, etc.- so many details! To make it a bit more manageable, I used as many mnemonics as I could find or create! Here is one of my favorites.
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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2016 is finally here! The new edition is a labor of love representing thousands of hours of coordinated effort over the past nine months by dozens of student authors and editors, faculty experts, illustrators, and editorial staff. Some of the more […]
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2016 is finally here! The new edition is a labor of love representing thousands of hours of coordinated effort over the past nine months by dozens of student authors and editors, faculty experts, illustrators, and editorial staff. Some of the more […]
Check out today’s Step 1 Qmax Question Challenge. Know the answer? Post it below! Don’t forget to check back for an update with the correct answer and explanation (we’ll post it in the comments section below). A 55-year-old woman has received treatment for years to manage a chronic, […]
By Molly Lewis Kawasaki disease (AKA mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) may sound like a rare entity found only in Japan, but it happens more often than you might expect- in the US, 19 children per 100,000 each year! It is a systemic vasculitis that most often affects young […]
By Molly Lewis Pumpkin pie – one of my absolute favorite things! Memorizing biochemistry pathways – um, not quite as high on the favorites list…. Joining the two = a palatable combination!
Check out today’s Step 1 Qmax Question Challenge. Know the answer? Post it below! Don’t forget to check back for an update with the correct answer and explanation (we’ll post it in the comments section below). A 70-year-old man complains of a long history of pain in his […]
