First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1

Official Updates, Corrections, and Clarifications

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1. p. 136, Endocrine System, Case 11

1. The fifth question should read, her sibling, not her siblings.
2. The second sentence in the answer to the fifth question should read, Her
sibling's probability of having the mutation is 50%, not Thus the
probability of her siblings having the mutation is 50%.
2. p. 139, Endocrine System, Case 14
1. The answer to fourth question should read, external branch of the
superior laryngeal nerve, not external laryngeal artery branch.
3. p. 252, Neurology and Psychiatry, Case 21
1. The question stem and answer to the fifth question should read,
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, not obsessive personality
disorder.
4. p. 270, Neurology and Psychiatry, Case 35
1. The case vignette should read the physician performs a test that includes
placing cold water into the patients right ear canal. Not the physician
performs a test that includes placing warm water into the patients right ear
canal.
5. p. 274, Neurology and Psychiatry, Case 37
1. The last bullet in the answer to the fifth question should read, Akinesia,
seen after four days, is the inability to initiate movement, not Akinesia
(characterized by extreme restlessness).