Category: Allopathic Medicine (MD)
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: A Syncopal Event
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves a 65-year-old man after a syncopal event at home. Can you figure out the diagnosis? A 65-year-old man presents to the emergency department after a syncopal event at home. He…
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A Discussion Around LGBTQ+ health
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When the topic of specific medical care for LGBTQ+ patients comes up, people often ask “Why?”. Why is there a need for this specification? Why are there special clinics for LGBTQ+ people in Tel Aviv, New York, and Berlin? These are all cities with a very high population of people…
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USMLE® Step 2 Question of the Day: Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeds
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A middle-aged man with cirrhosis and vomiting blood requires urgent care. Discover what the critical first step you need to take in his medical care.
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4 Ways You Can Start Improving Physician-Patient Communication Right Now
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Communication is the most important thing in any relationship, and with our patients, it is no exception. Here you will find four tips to improve communication with your patient. During four years, I was a caregiver for a family member with a chronic illness. At that time I met some…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Suboccipital Fat Pad
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves a 40-year-old man with hyperpigmentation of the skin. Can you figure it out? A 40-year-old man comes to his outpatient provider with a concern about skin changes that began 4…
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OMM Question of the Day: Upper Extremity – HVLA (Radial Head)
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Explore today’s OMM question focusing on elbow somatic dysfunction and learn the correct treatment technique for a patient with a radial head issue.
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Oral Mucosal Pallor
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves a 68-year-old man. Polymerase chain reaction testing reveals a mutation in a gene encoding for a non-receptor tyrosine kinase. Can you figure it out? A 68-year-old male comes to his…
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USMLE® Step 2 Question of the Day: Gallstones
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We’re back with a USMLE® Step 2 CK Question of the Day! Today’s case involves a 22-year-old man with abdominal pain. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient’s condition? A 22-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of a 6-week history of intermittent abdominal pain. The patient…
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Seeking Balance and Finding Your Ikigai in Medical School
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Where do you turn when you’re questioning whether you’re on the right path or not? For one med student—Osmosis Medical Education Fellow Anam Sayed—the Japanese concept, ikigai, helped her find her way. If you find yourself in a similar situation, read on to see if ikigai can be as powerful a force for…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Urinary Incontinence
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves a 55 year-old female patient with urinary incontinence. Her past medical history is notable for type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Can you figure it out? A 55 year-old female…
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OMM Question of the Day: Lymphatics
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Today’s OMM question involves a 36-year-old man with sinus congestion and feeling like he has fluid in his ears. The patient has bilateral temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Which technique should be avoided in this patient? A 36-year-old man presents to your clinic with five days of rhinorrhea, sinus congestion and feeling like…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Dyspnea on Exertion
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A 70-year-old woman comes to the emergency department due to a three week history of worsening fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, and lower extremity swelling. Her past medical history is significant for hypertension and hyperlipidemia, but notes no recent travel, sick contacts, or illnesses. She recalls one episode of nausea and diaphoresis while she…
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Dealing With Depression in Medical School
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Medical school is about learning to care for others in the best way possible. But what happens when it becomes difficult to care for yourself? Today on the blog, third-year medical student Mónica Contreras Leal shares her experience with depression during medical school: how she learned to cope and eventually,…
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Living With Hypochondria: A Patient Experience
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Hypochondria or hypochondriasis is a psychological disorder where someone develops chronic stress about an imagined illness. It often manifests after someone has lost a loved one to serious illness, and while it’s often dismissed and stigmatized, the condition can cause real harm by putting excess stress on the body. Today…
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USMLE® Step 2 CK Question of the Day: Unilateral Headache With Photophobia
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We’re back with a USMLE® Step 2 CK Question of the Day! Today’s case involves a young woman who is experiencing unilateral headaches with photophobia. Can you prescribe a medication to help her feel better? A 27-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician for evaluation of recurrent headache over…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Zenker’s Diverticulum
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves an 80-year-old man. He was hospitalized two weeks ago for pneumonia and now reports difficulty swallowing and regurgitation of undigested food particles. Can you figure out the diagnosis and which…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Factor V Leiden
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves a 25-year-old woman with breathing difficulties and chest pain. Labs show an elevated d-dimer. Purified protein C is added to the patient’s plasma and causes no change in the lab…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Bilateral Pitting Ankle Edema
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves a 38-year-old woman with pain in the center of her chest. The pain is slightly better when she sits up straight. Physical examination shows conjunctival pallor and bilateral pitting ankle…
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How to Take Notes Faster in Medical School
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Taking notes in medical school can be messy and time-consuming. With so much material to write down and memorize, having a strategy for effective note-taking can make a difference in your performance in medical school.
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Homozygous Delta-F508 Deletion
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Prepare for the USMLE® Step 1 exam with today’s question focusing on a 3-year-old boy presenting with symptoms indicative of cystic fibrosis and learn to identify the underlying genetic cause. Strengthen your clinical assessment skills and improve your understanding of managing this common genetic condition!
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USMLE® Step 2 CK Exam Dates: When Can You Take the Second Exam?
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Whether you’re a medical student or a graduate, you probably cannot wait to pass all your exams and finally become a certified physician in the US. You’re almost there, but now you’re up for the second USMLE® challenge: the Step 2 Clinical Knowledge exam. But when can you take it?…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question: Tea-Colored Diarrhea
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves a 34-year-old woman with tea-colored diarrhea for the last 2 months. She experiences muscle cramps and feels weak. Can you figure it out? A 34-year-old woman comes to the office complaining…
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Breaking Bad News: Using the SPIKES Protocol vs. the BREAKS Protocol
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Learn how to deliver tough medical news to patients using the SPIKES and BREAKS protocols to enhance communication and create better patient outcomes.
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Right Leg Pain
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves a 62-year-old man who comes into the clinic to tell you about a pain in his right leg that comes and goes with activity. When you inspect his leg, you…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Renal Cell Carcinoma
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case involves a 60-year-old man with pain in his scrotum. The scrotum appears to be swollen and the man’s vision has become blurrier. Can you figure it out? A 60-year-old male comes…
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USMLE® Step 2 CS and COMLEX-USA® Level 2-PE Canceled: What This Means For US Medical Students, IMGs, and Institutions
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Some medical students are breathing a sigh of relief that they have one less exam to study for: the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam. The USMLE Step 2 CS canceled news comes about eight months after the exam was initially suspended amidst the…
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My Non-Traditional Journey Into a Top-100 Ranked Medical School
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Can a self-proclaimed “poor-performing” student still do well in a top-100 ranked medical school? Yes! That is, if you “seize opportunities rather than being afraid of failure” like fourth-year medical student Anthony Mompiere. He shares why rejections aren’t the end of the world, and why pushing past them can actually…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Spasms and Syncope
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For today’s USMLE® Step 1-style question, we examine the case of a woman who is brought into the ER by her partner after experiencing a sudden episode of jerky movements and loss of consciousness. A 23-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her partner due to an episode…
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How to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence as a Health Professional
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Emotional intelligence may have once sounded like an odd term, but it’s an absolutely crucial skill to improve, especially in the medical field. Managing your emotional intelligence will help you control and properly express your emotions during high-pressure situations. Learn how to hone your emotional intelligence with these tips from…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Abdominal Pain
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Each week, Osmosis shares a USMLE® Step 1-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics and help you prepare for the boards. Today’s case involves an 8-year-old girl who’s experiencing abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Can you figure out the cause? An 8-year-old girl is brought to…