Authors of News & Leadership Viewpoints Bookmark Staff News Writer AMA Affiliated Groups News Writer, Authors Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team. News Authors Catalog of Topics USMLE® Step 3 Jul 20, 2020 · 2 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Tightening of skin around face and hands Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: What is the greatest difference between limited scleroderma and diffuse systemic sclerosis? Ethics Jul 14, 2020 · 3 MIN READ What role does humor play in health care? Some see the humorous side of medicine, but for others there is nothing funny about illness and injury. Learn how humor can be used in health care. USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Jul 13, 2020 · 3 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Man has severe epigastric pain Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 39-year-old man has a two-day history of severe epigastric pain that radiates to the back, nausea, and vomiting. What is the complication? USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Jul 6, 2020 · 4 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Which substance will confirm diagnosis? Prep-with-help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 55-year-old man is admitted to the hospital because of hematemesis. Administration of which substance will confirm diagnosis? USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Jun 29, 2020 · 3 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Woman has history of chest pain on exertion Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 57-year-old woman has a two-day history of chest pain on exertion. What increased in this patient? USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Jun 22, 2020 · 3 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Woman complains of abdominal pain, nausea Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 19-year-old woman comes to the clinic because of abdominal pain and nausea. What is most likely a complication of her disorder? USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Jun 15, 2020 · 4 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Which diuretics will produce results? Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A graph shows that increased NaCl delivery to the macula densa raises glomerular afferent arteriolar resistance. Ethics Jun 9, 2020 · 3 MIN READ Art and medicine: Looking at the role of portraiture in health care Portraiture can be used to motivate deeper and fuller understanding of the experiences of patients, physicians, caregivers, and others in health care. Find out more. Load More