Step 2 CS Blue Sheet Psychosis Psychosis is a clinical syndrome composed of multiple cognitive disorders presenting mostly as impaired reality testing, hallucinations, delusions, and illusions. Psychotic episodes can be seen quite often in the medical settings, predominantly in the…
Step 2 CS Blue Sheet Memory Loss/Forgetfulness Memory loss or forgetfulness is commonly tested on the USMLE Step 2 CS exam. Memory loss if a common complaint in the primary care setting. Elderly patients present with forgetfulness more often than…
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…
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…
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…
These are the blue sheet, physical exam, diagnostic studies and differential diagnosis needed for a Jaundice in adults case in the USMLE Step 2 CS exam: BLUE SHEET JAUNDICE: MNEMONIC JAUNDICE: “JAUNDICE B” J: Joint pain/Journey recently (travel) A: Abdominal…
These are the blue sheet, physical exam, diagnostic studies and differential diagnosis needed for a Dyspareunia case in the USMLE Step 2 CS exam (which will be similar to amenorrhea with some slight differences): BLUE SHEET Dyspareunia: “As with all…
These are the blue sheet, physical exam, diagnostic studies and differential diagnosis needed for a menstrual irregularity/amenorrhea case in the USMLE Step 2 CS exam: BLUE SHEET Amenorrhea/Menstrual irregularity: MNEMONIC Menstrual irregularities/amenorrhea: “FLAG HI V”: When missing a period that’s…
