USMLE Step 1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Write up I did as a first year medical student to study during my hematology block. Information on red blood cells and red blood cell pathology taken from lecture slides, Pathoma, and Boards and Beyond.

Write up I made when I was studying for my hematology block as a first year medical student. Information comes from lecture slides, Pathoma, and Boards and Beyond.

USMLE Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 2024 often precedes squamous cell carcinoma - ANSactinic keratosis primary adrenocortical deficiency - ANSAddison's disease polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, cafe-au-lait spots, short stature, young girls - diagnosis? - ANSAlbright's syndrome hereditary nephritis with nerve deafness - ANSAlport's syndrome anti-basement membrane antibodies - diagnosis? - ANSGoodpasture's syndrome anticentromere antibodies - diagnosi...

USMLE Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 2024 Erythema multiforme - ANStarget like/iris like skin lesions on palms and soles of feet From: drug reaction or HSV or mycoplasma mobiliform rash - ANSlooks like measeles after drug reaction = mild urticaria Urticaria - ANS Porphyria cutanea tarde - ANSphotosensitivity, hyper pigmentation Bulla with sun exposure Asoociated with: alcoholism, liver dz, hep C, oral contraceptives Jaundice in 1st day or after 2nd week Bilirubin > 1...

USMLE Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 2024 Serum LDL-cholesterol concentrations are measured in blood samples collected from 25 healthy volunteers. The data follow a normal distribution. The mean and standard deviation for this group are 130 mg/dL and 25 mg/dL, respectively. The standard error of the mean is 5.0. With a 95% confidence level, the true mean for the population from which this sample was drawn falls within which of the following ranges (in mg/dL)? - ANS120-140 ...

USMLE Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 2024 Heterophile ab NEGATIVE Mono-like syndromes - ANS*CMV HHV-6 HIV Toxoplasmosis Wernicke's Aphasia - ANS-word salad: well-articulated, nonsensical speech paired with lack of lang comprehension -aud association cortex: post part of sup temporal gyrus - supplied by MCA Congenital Deficiency of Propionyl CoA Carboxylase - ANS-prevents conversion of propionyl CoA to methylmalonyl CoA -propionyl CoA derived from= val, ile, met, thr, ...

USMLE STEP 1 GENETICS Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 2024 Codominance - ANSNeither of the two alleles is dominant Contributions of both alleles are visible and one does not overpower the other completely ex) ABO blood type Variable expression - ANSNature and Severity of the phenotype vary between individuals given a particular genotype Incomplete penetrance - ANSNot all individuals with a mutant genotype show the phenotype Pleiotropy - ANSA particular gene has more than ...

USMLE STEP 1 GASTROINTESTINAL Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 2024 Foregut - ANSPharynx to duodenum Midgut - ANSDuodenum to proximal 2/3 of transverse colon Hindgut - ANSDistal 1/3 of transverse colon to anal canal above pectinate line Abnormal Rostral Fold Closure - ANSDevelopmental defect of anterior abdominal wall that leads to STERNAL DEFECTS Abnormal Lateral Fold Closure - ANSDevelopmental defect of anterior abdominal wall that leads to OMPHALOCELE, GASTROSCHISIS Abn...