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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Progressive Lethargy
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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 4-year-old boy with progressive lethargy, headaches, and worsening vision. A brain MRI shows a lesion in the fourth ventricle with dilated ventricles. Can you figure the most likely diagnosis? A…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Urethritis
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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 focuses on a 26-year-old man with penile discharge and urination pain after engaging in unprotected sexual intercourse. Can you figure it out? A 26-year-old man presents to his primary care physician with…
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Enoxaparin
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How does enoxaparin help patients? Understand its role in preventing blood clots without dissolving existing ones or affecting platelets.
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USMLE® Step 2 CK Question of the Day: Scleroderma Renal Crisis
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A 38-year-old woman comes to the emergency department for evaluation of altered mental status that began five hours ago. She is accompanied by her husband. Past medical history is notable for asthma and diffuse scleroderma. On arrival, her temperature is 37.6°C (99.7°F) and blood pressure is 183/121 mmHg. On physical…
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My Journey to Medical School
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Follow a medical student’s inspiring story of overcoming obstacles, staying motivated, and never giving up on the dream to become a physician.
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: AV Block
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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 20-year-old male patient with a seemingly abnormal ECG reading. Can you figure it out? A 20-year-old male college student comes to the clinic with an ECG obtained at a health…
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Fresh frozen plasma
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Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on a client receiving fresh frozen plasma (FFP). When caring for a client receiving fresh frozen plasma (FFP), the nurse plans client care based on the knowledge that the transfusion will accomplish which of the following goals? A. Decreased partial thromboplastin time (PT)…
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Acoustic neuroma
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Which is an anticipated finding during the admission assessment of a client diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma? A. Nystagmus B. Unilateral hearing loss C. Loss of proprioception D. Otorrhea Scroll down for the correct answer! The correct answer to today’s NCLEX-RN® Question is… B. Unilateral hearing loss Rationale: Unilateral hearing loss…
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Dizziness Episodes
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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 woman with episodes of dizziness for the past month. The episodes usually occur when she gets up from bed, gets up from a seated position, or turns her…
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Leg pain
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Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on a nurse examining a 9-year-old child with leg pain. A 9-year-old child is sent to the school nurse’s office because of a painful leg. When examining the child, the nurse notes a belt buckle-shaped bruise. Which action should the nurse prioritize? A.…
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How to Use LinkedIn Effectively in Medical School
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A handy guide to using LinkedIn with practical tips for building a strong profile, networking effectively, and connecting with influential healthcare professionals.
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Cervix
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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 focuses on a speculum exam and the area from where the sample is obtained. Can you figure it out? A 30-year-old woman comes to her primary care physician for an annual examination.…
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Ballard score
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Boost your NCLEX prep with a daily question from Osmosis.org on the Ballard Score—a key tool for assessing gestational age in newborns.
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How to Be a Mentor
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Today on the blog, Osmosis Medical Education Fellow, Joshua Ho, shares with us some tips on effectively thinking about your experiences in medical school or otherwise, and how to approach taking on the role of a mentor. When starting out in Med school, I was so lost that the last…
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How to Apply to Nursing School
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Taking that first step in applying to an accelerated nursing program is exciting… but can be very nerve-racking. You have mixed emotions; you’re confused, you’re happy, and you’re afraid. What might be confusing you is the fact that you’re unsure about what to do first. Not only that, but you…
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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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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Percussion
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Learn how percussion tones vary by tissue type for NCLEX-RN exam success.
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Words Matter: The Power of Inclusive Language in Medicine
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As healthcare professionals, you will be called on to continue learning and growing for the duration of your career. Yes, you’ll know more as a seasoned worker than someone fresh out of school. However, you will also build up automatic responses and—yes, it happens even to the best of us—blind…
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I Failed Med Surg, What Do I Do Now?
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Failing a course in nursing school must be one of the hardest things to experience in your college career. Unfortunately, because of the climate we live in, we sometimes put our success on a time limit. This can be both a good and a bad thing; a good thing because…
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USMLE® Step 2 CK Question of the Day: Chest Pain
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We’re back with a USMLE® Step 2 CK Question of the Day! Today’s case involves a 66-year-old man with sharp chest pain. What would be the most appropriate definitive treatment for this patient’s condition? A 66-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset sharp chest pain radiating to the…
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Beta-Thalassemia diagnosis
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Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on a child diagnosed with beta-thalassemia. When teaching the parents of a child newly diagnosed with beta-thalassemia, which statement made by the parents indicates a need for additional teaching? A. “We will give our child daily iron supplements.” B. “Our child will need…
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Importance of Review of Systems
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Discover how a complete review of systems (ROS) can lead to making critical diagnoses and ultimately improving patient outcomes.
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Strange Medicine: Spooky, Weird, and Dark Tales from Medical History
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Dive into the fascinating world of medical history with strange procedures, unusual terms, and the impact of folklore on healthcare practices.
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USMLE® Step 1 Question of the Day: Acute Pancreatitis
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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 44-year-old man with abdominal pain and nausea. Abdominal examination shows tenderness and rigidity over the epigastric and periumbilical regions. Can you figure it out? A 44-year-old man comes to the…
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How IMGs can Navigate Upcoming Changes to the USMLE®
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The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is changing! How will this affect residency applications and timelines? International medical graduates (IMGs) already have extra application steps and changes may add some new challenges. But, the USMLE changes for IMG don’t have to be scary – we’re here to walk you…
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Acute kidney injury (AKI)
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This NCLEX-RN question discusses how to treat hyperkalemia in acute kidney injury by promoting potassium movement into cells and preventing arrhythmias. Do you know the answer?
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Smoke
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Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on a nurse dealing with smoke in a client’s room. When entering a client’s room, the nurse observes smoke coming from a piece of client care equipment. What is the priority nursing intervention? A. Immediately remove the equipment B. Obtain the appropriate fire…
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Increased intracranial pressure
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Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on a nurse recognizing a sign of increased intracranial pressure. When caring for a client diagnosed with an intracranial tumor, which observation should the nurse recognize as a sign of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? A. Widened pulse pressure B. Periorbital edema C. Tachycardia D.…
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USMLE® Step 2 CK Question of the Day: Nelson Syndrome
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We’re back with a USMLE® Step 2 CK Question of the Day! Today’s case involves a 45-year-old man with morning headaches who underwent bilateral adrenalectomy to treat his Cushing syndrome. Which of the following is the next best step in management? A 45-year-old man comes to his outpatient provider because of…
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How to Be a Good Nurse
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Nursing isn’t only about the skills you learn in the classroom. There are many other soft skills that are needed to confidently care for your patients! Let’s get one thing straight; the sacrifices you made to get through nursing school weren’t easy. You spent hours going through your notes and…
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Be Prepared for the Future of Nursing: Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
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Explore how nurses are essential in tackling social determinants of health and promoting health equity through clinical care, community engagement, and policy advocacy.
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How to Be a Better Medical Student
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Are you looking for ways to be a better medical student and tackle the new semester full steam ahead? Here are some tips that I’ve found very useful! I remember how challenging my first year of medical school was, and how much I wished I had someone to offer tips…
