Category: OMM
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OMM® Question of the Day: Tingling hands
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Prep for the COMLEX exam with today’s OMM question focused on tingling fingers. Strengthen your clinical assessment skills and prepare effectively for your exam!
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The Best DO Podcasts
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Dive into the world of osteopathic medicine with a list of the best osteopathic podcasts for medical students and practicing DOs. Enhance your knowledge of osteopathy, connect with the DO community, and explore alternative approaches to patient care through this unique list of engaging podcast content!
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USMLE® Step 2 Question of the Day: Leg pain
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Prep for the USMLE® Step 2 CK exam with this case study that focuses on a 36-year-old woman with acute leg pain. Learn how to recognize the common origins of thrombus and identify appropriate management steps. Dive into the details and sharpen your clinical skills for effective patient care!
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USMLE® Step 2 Question of the Day: Ear pain
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Just in time with a new USMLE® Step 2 CK Question of the Day! Today’s case involves a 3-year-old boy with ear pain in his right ear along with a cough and nasal congestion. The patient is on high-dose amoxicillin and acetaminophen, but returns 48 hours later for reassessment. What’s the…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Viral hepatitis
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Prepare for the USMLE Step 1 exam with this detailed question about a 28-year-old woman experiencing severe abdominal pain and jaundice after returning from a trip to Southeast Asia. What family of viruses causes patchy necrosis of the liver? Test your knowledge and deepen your understanding of viral infections. A…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Histologic analysis
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Prepare for the USMLE Step 1 exam with this detailed question about a 57-year-old woman with malaise and intermittent fevers over the past several weeks. Can you correctly identify which of the following findings is most likely to be demonstrated on histologic analysis? A 57-year-old woman presents to her primary care…
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OMM® Question of the Day: Enlarged prostate
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Explore the role of sympathetic innervation in urinary symptoms and how manipulation of specific spinal levels can alleviate prostate-related issues. An 85-year-old man presents to the clinic complaining of needing to urinate over five times a night for the past month. He is frustrated because despite feeling an intense need…
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OMM® Question of the Day: Occipitoatlantal joint
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Today’s OMM question involves a 45-year-old man with chronic head and neck pain, attributed to a previous whiplash injury and well-controlled hypertension, seeks medical attention. Physical and osteopathic examinations reveal specific somatic dysfunction at the occipitoatlantal joint. To address this, the patient is instructed to move his head in a…
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OMM® Question of the Day: Somatic dysfunctions
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Learn about the somatic dysfunctions that may be causing lung findings in a 34-year-old man with cystic fibrosis. Learn about his symptoms, medical history, and examination findings to determine the appropriate treatment approach. A 34-year-old man presents to the office with three days of shortness of breath and a cough…
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OMM Question of the Day: Thoracic muscle energy
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This week, we are sharing another OMM-style practice question to test your knowledge of medical topics. Today’s case focuses on a 56-year-old man who has difficulty swallowing. He has a history of jitteriness. Which of the following best describes the affected anatomic site that most likely resulted in this patient’s clinical…
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OMM Question of the Day: OA HVLA
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Today’s OMM question involves a 35-year-old woman with pain radiating down from the bottom of her skull toward her lower neck. How would you set up for HVLA to the occipitoatlantal joint in this patient? A 35-year-old woman presents to your clinic for one week of moderately severe pain radiating…
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OMM Question of the Day: OA Joint Motion Testing
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A 27-year-old woman presents to the clinic for neck pain. She has experienced several episodes of this neck pain since it started two weeks ago. She describes it as a dull ache at the upper part of the back of her neck, extending into the bottom of her scalp. It…
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OMM Question of the Day: Chapman Points
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Today’s OMM question involves a 43-year-old man with a severe, throbbing holocranial headache. He has blurry vision, but no neck pain or stiffness, palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath. Can you figure out where you would most likely palpate a Chapman point in this patient? A 43-year-old man presents to…
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OMM Question of the Day: Left neck pain
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Today’s OMM question involves a 28-year-old woman who was recently brought to the emergency department with six days of neck pain and arm numbness. MRI of the cervical spine shows a minimal herniation of the nucleus pulposus below the C7 vertebra. What is the correct treatment for this patient’s symptoms? …
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OMM Question of the Day: Thoracic Muscle Dysfunction
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A 60-year-old woman presents to the clinic with two weeks of mid-back pain. She was recently hospitalized for acute pancreatitis and underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The back pain started during the hospitalization and is a dull ache that occurs intermittently throughout the day. Her past medical history includes hypothyroidism for which she takes levothyroxine 50 mcg…
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OMM Question of the Day: Treatment of the Lymphatics
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Today’s OMM question involves a 36-year-old man with five days of rhinorrhea, sinus congestion, and feeling like he has fluid in his ears. Which of the following techniques should be avoided in this patient? A 36-year-old man presents to your clinic with five days of rhinorrhea, sinus congestion, and feeling…
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OMM Question of the Day: Cervical Spine Counterstrain
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Today’s OMM question involves a 19-year-old woman with a left-sided neck pain. How would you position the patient to treat her tender point with counterstrain? A 19-year-old woman presents to the office with one week of a left-sided neck pain near her clavicle. She remembers straining her neck last week…
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Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Content in the Osmosis DO Library
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Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) student learners now have access to brand-new content on Osmosis. Learn with up-to-date resources and questions geared to your current needs that prepare you for the COMLEX-USA® Level 1 examination To better serve OMM students who learn by Osmosis now and in the future, we’ve launched brand-new…
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OMM Question of the Day: Cervical Muscle Energy – Flexed Dysfunction
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Today’s OMM question involves a 26-year-old man with a difficulty turning his head. How would you treat his cervical spine somatic dysfunction with osteopathic manipulation? A 26-year-old man presents to your osteopathic manipulation clinic due to difficulty turning his head for the past six days. He spent most of last…
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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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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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Should DO Students Take Both USMLE and COMLEX?
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Explore whether DO students should take both COMLEX and USMLE exams amid changing residency landscapes as well as how which tests you take affect your chances of matching in competitive specialties.