PREPARED BY IRFAN MIR ---- USMLE STEP 2 CK KICK THE BOARDS BEFORE U CONSIDER THESE NOTES PLZ READ THIS. CONTENTS NOTES FROM KAPLAN Q BOOK & MOCK EXAM ---------------------------------------------- page 2 - 24 NOTES FROM PASSING STEP 2CK 2009 - 2010 ------------------------------------------------- page 24 - 65 NOTES FROM KAPLAN REVIEW BOOK 2009 --------------------------------------------------- page 65 - 134 NOTES FORM UW Q BANK 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
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The Situation being argued is Assisted Suicide‚ this practice involves helping a person who is hopelessly ill to end his or her own life. Some People support it because it is a persons right to end their life using a Physicians grant and supervision . Others are opposed because it is said that a doctors will is to heal and never harm . Because people have been prosecuted for assisting with suicide‚ Government should protect a person’s right to die with protective legislative.Thirty-four states
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Cancer – Tumor Markers proteins produced/secreted by malignant cells found in the blood CA 125- cancer protein PSA- prostate specific antigen ACTH- andrenocorticoptropic hormone hCG- pregnancy – Diagnostic Tests Xray- cannot distinguish between xray and cysts and tumors CT scan- Renal‚ gastro and lymph node cancers. Check for allergy to shellfish Ultrasound- Uses sound waves. Best in breast and prostate. MRI- Uses radiofrequency. Best in head and neck tumors. Angiography-
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Ingestion of organophosphate compounds presents a significant risk to patients and the health care professionals. Organophosphate poisoning can cause permanent damage it may even result in death (Curtis‚ Ramsden‚ Friendship‚ 2007). Patients who intentionally self harm with the ingestion of organophosphates are usually severely poisoned compared to those who accidently or have occupational exposures. This paper will discuss the case study of Joe (a fictitious name will be used for the purpose of
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The Shoulder Joint.The Shoulder is an enarthrodial or ball-and-socket joint. The bones entering into its formation‚ are the large globular head of the humerus‚ received into the shallow glenoid cavity of the scapula‚ an arrangement which permits of very considerable movement‚ whilst the joint itself is protected against displacement by the strong ligaments and tendons which surround it‚ and above by an arched vault‚ formed by the under surface of the coracoid and acromion processes‚ and the coraco-acromial
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lightweight heat sources on the planet cost of about $3‚200 per microcurie that’s less than one rain drop of mass with a size and weight of atomic 209. it is also highly poisonous in gas form for humans to breathe. The next thing that Marie created was an xray it is because of her it is a possible thing that we have today. Since nobody knew how to use one at the time Marie herself would run into the battlefields with her contraption hook it up to people and show the doctors so they could be helped. Unfortunately
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“To make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care” (Banner Health‚ 2014‚ para. 1). This is Banner Health’s mission statement. Banner Health is a nationally known and recognized health care organization. Twenty-three years ago in 1991‚ Banner Health first merged with Lutheran Health Systems and Samaritan Health Systems. Their positive outlook on healthcare grew as well as their reputation. Currently‚ Banner Health operates in seven states and has twenty-four hospitals within their
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Hourly 1 Learning Objectives Introduction To Cognitive Neuroscience Reading: Gazzaniga et al. Chpt 1 Learning objectives: * Define the term Cognitive Neuroscience * Describe the contributions of the following scientists/physicians to our understanding of the brain: Rene Descartes‚ Thomas Willis‚ Paul Broca‚ Carl Wernicke‚ Gustav Fritsch & Eduard Hitzig‚ Korbinian Brodmann‚ Santiago Ramon y Cajal; Camillo Golgi. * Describe the contributions of the following scientists to our understanding
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Trudy Daughenbaugh Mrs. Lininger World Lit 7 March‚ 2017 Diagnostic Medical Sonography In the medical field‚ new developments and techniques are discovered and improved everyday. The medical field has always brought together the brightest and best of society to help those in need along with making and using the tools provided to help patients. Diagnostic medical sonography is one of the many advanced technological tools that is used today to help capture live images of the inside of the body‚ seek
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Chronic & Communicable Diseases Objectives Discuss & give examples of chronic diseases. Define communicable diseases & explain their significance. Discuss disease transmission. Explain how communicable disease is transmitted by: a. intestinal discharges. b. nose & throat discharges. c. zoonoses (animals) Discuss the disease spread by vectors and their control measures. Environmental Impacts Paradigm: Exposure-Response (EIA : EHIA) Exposure - def: any condition
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