Step 2 CS Blue Sheet Shortness of Breath Case: Shortness of breath (dyspnea) is a common presenting symptom in the medical practice and it is highly tested in the USMLE exams. Let us review the suggested blue sheet, physical exam, diagnostic…
The oral anti-diabetic drugs classification can be overwhelming to look at the beginning. However, since they are commonly used, it is extremely important to familiarize with them. Memorizing the type of the anti-diabetic medications depending on their mechanism of action,…
The endemic mycoses (dimorphic fungi) are important causes of lung and systemic infections that are somewhat neglected in the medical practice with deleterious results (1). The most important endemic mycoses that affect the respiratory tract are Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, and Coccidioides immitis. They…
Step 2 CS Blue Sheet Fatigue Case: Fatigue is one of the most common presenting symptoms in medicine and the USMLE exams. However, it is a non-specific clinical symptom and thus it needs an effective clinical history for narrowing down…
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Step 2 CS Blue Sheet Knee Pain Case: Knee pain is a very common presenting symptom in medicine and the USMLE exams. Let us review the suggested blue sheet, physical exam, diagnostic studies, and differential diagnosis needed to be done…
Step 2 CS Blue Sheet Dizziness Case: Dizziness is a nonspecific term since it can be used by patients to describe different symptoms such as vertigo, unsteadiness, generalized weakness, syncope, presyncope, or falling. Therefore, the best first step in the…
Step 2 CS Blue Sheet Chronic Cough Case: Here are the blue sheet, physical exam, diagnostic studies, and differential diagnosis needed for a chronic cough case in the USMLE Step 2 CS exam: For a chronic cough case, it is…
Step 2 CS Blue Sheet Night Sweats Case: These are the blue sheet, physical exam, diagnostic studies, and differential diagnosis needed for a night sweats case in the USMLE Step 2 CS exam: In a case of night sweats, the…
Objective: Describe useful test-taking strategies for the USMLE exams so that the reader gets ready to understand how to approach a question in a more effective way and start practicing it on a daily basis. The same strategies may be…
