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Kaplan USMLE Step 3: No bowel movement five days after kidney surgery

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Five days after a redical nephrectomy for renal cancer, a 61-year-old man still has not experienced a bowel movement. 

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USMLE® Step 3
Kaplan USMLE Step 3 Prep Questions
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Kaplan USMLE Step 2: Fever after surgery for blunt abdominal trauma

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 53-year-old man undergoes surgery and develops a fever on eighth postoperative day. What's the next best step in management?

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USMLE® Step 1 & 2
Kaplan USMLE Step 2 Prep Questions
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Kaplan USMLE Step 3: Patient’s voice is hoarse after surgery

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Since arthroscopic knee surgery, patient reports his voice has been hoarse. What is the next best step?

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USMLE® Step 3
Kaplan USMLE Step 3 Prep Questions
Vlad (Val) Simianu, MD, MPH
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What it’s like in colon and rectal surgery: Shadowing Dr. Simianu

AMA member Vlad (Val) Simianu, MD, MPH, says the most rewarding aspect of colorectal surgery is getting to be a specialist and also a generalist.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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Operation IPC in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Hear how ambulatory surgery centers implement IPC practices, and learn about guidelines and tools specific to this facility setting.

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The use of nerve cells to improve CHD post-surgery neurological deficits

In this episode, Alice Chen, a 2023 AMA Research Challenge finalist, covers her research on mesenchymal stromal cell delivery through cardiopulmonary bypass.

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Research
Making the Rounds Podcast
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What doctors wish patients knew about bariatric surgery

Metabolic and bariatric surgery can help patients with obesity get healthier. Two AMA member obesity specialists share more.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Robots are a norm in surgery. What happens when AI enters the OR?

As robotic-assisted surgery evolves to potentially include AI, ethical conversations on decision-making and clinical training emerge. Learn more.

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How innovations in GI surgery are advancing the field of endosurgery with Jennifer Christie, MD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about endoscopy and how prior authorization plays a role in GI surgery.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Update Podcast