After finishing medical school, the U.S and IMG doctors may seek for a specialty training. This can be obtained majorly through the NRMP-MATCH process. Understanding the difference between Categorical vs Preliminary Residency positions, transitional year and so on is very…
Recognizing Coronary Artery Disease CAD is very important. In the past, the classification was mostly done by the ability to modify a risk factor. Now, the classification by CAD related risk is used more. CAD risk equivalence refers to the comparison between…
The questions that we encounter in the board exams may describe the heart murmurs by characteristic. This can be confusing since valve disorders may create different types of murmurs. In order to make it more simple, we can use this…
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Diabetes Mellitus Management Goals: Pharmacologic Therapy in Diabetes Mellitus type 2 recommendations: Metformin is the first-line treatment unless contraindicated, it should be started at the time of diagnosis always. The three major contraindications for Metformin use are: Impaired renal function: Abnormal creatinine absolute values or creatinine clearance,…
The preparation for the USMLE exams can be quite challenging, not exclusively due to the difficulty level involved, but also the insecurity that we may feel about how to prepare for it. Knowing how to make a study plan for 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 hearing loss case in the USMLE Step 2 CS exam: BLUE SHEET HEARING LOSS: HEARING LOSS MNEMONIC: “NOISE HITS THE (DA = DD) eaRS” N:…
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…
