USMLE/ COMLEX Step 1 Plan Table of Contents Basic Timeline…………………………………………………………Page 2 Review Books and other Study Materials……………………………..Page 3 Question Sources………………………………………………………Page 4 Basic Sciences…………………………………………………………Page 5 Systems………………………………………………………………...Page 6 Last 2 Weeks…………………………………………………………..Page 7 COMLEX-specific Info………………………………………………Page 10 General Pointers……………………………………………………...Page 10 Question Answering Advice………………………………………….Page 10 Week Before‚ Day Before‚ Day
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RELATED STUDIES FOREIGN 1. HOW TO USE GESTALT INTERPRETATION FOR VENTILATION-PERFUSION LUNG SCINTIGRAPHY Introduction: The use of a so-called gestalt interpretation‚ an integration of different sets of criteria and the physician’s own experience‚ has been advocated in the interpretation of lung scintigraphs of patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism. However‚ data on the reliability of this approach are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the observer variability
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Effect of Cancer Over 7.5 million people die every year from cancer and fewer than 9 million survive every year from it. Compare the two and there’s a big different. Not many people understand the challenges people who are diagnosed with cancer go through every day. Cancers effects are something that cannot be controlled. Emotional and physical changes take place when dealing with cancer it doesn’t just affect the person with it; it also affects the people around that person. Cancer is a sickness
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Radiation Protection & Radiobiology Notes Human Biology Human Response To Ionizing Radiation Early Effects of Radiation: When response occurs within minutes or days after exposure. Late Effects of Radiation: When response is not observed for many months or years after exposure. Effects of fetal irradiation: Death‚ malformation‚ malignancy‚ diminished growth. Composition of Human Body Cell Theory: 85% of the body is hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen: 60% Oxygen: 25.7% Carbon: 10.7% Nitrogen:
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four main AAPC certifications for medical coders are CPC for medical office coders‚ CPC-H for hospital outpatient department coders and CPC-P for coders who work for payers such as insurers‚ Medicare and Medicaid and CIRCC Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder for coders who handles coding for the cardiac invasive radiological procedures such as cardiac catheterization and angiograms. The American Academy of Professional Coders also has 18 other specialty credentials. The eligibility
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NTRODUCTION Superior vena cava syndrome (SVC) was first described in the 18th century in a patient with an aortic aneurysm caused by untreated syphilis [1]. By 1954‚ there were well over 250 cases documented in the literature of which approximately 40% were due to infectious causes such as tuberculous mediastinitis and syphilitic aneurysm [2]. Advances in medicine have eradicated many of the sequelae of the above diseases; however it appears more recently that the most common cause of SVC is malignancy
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health care provider has his/her role well defined which we call as job description. For a nurse‚ the main functions are to observe the patient‚ report changes to the physician‚ and carry out the physician’s orders. The physician may order labs‚ radiology/imaging and/meds for a patient. These are just very few things that we do as part of our work. If we use critical thinking power and do what we are supposed to do‚ we are fulfilling our job description. However‚ do we stop there? Will the Physician
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major change that has taken place in healthcare over the past 10 years is the introduction to Electron Medical Records. An electronic medical record (EMR) is a computerized medical record that has a patient’s medical histories‚ lab test results‚ radiology reports and the list of medications they have been prescribed. This can be access in a hospital‚ outpatient surgery center‚ or doctor’s office. The new EMR is making doctors more efficient. They have all your information right at their fingertips
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(2013)‚study point out that rotator cuff disorder are considered to be the most common cause of pain and disabilities. In addition‚ American college of radiology (ACR‚ 2010) mentioned that radiograph are the initial imaging techniques in shoulder pain condition‚ then MRI is effective method to determine soft tissues involvement in the shoulder. McKinnnis‚ point out that MRI and ultrasound are commonly using
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“It’s a beautiful day to save lives” is one of the most famous quotes said in Grey’s Anatomy by one of it’s main characters‚ Derek Sheppard. Grey’s Anatomy is a medical drama series on a group of doctors that started their careers as interns and grew into amazing surgeons at a hospital in Seattle. The series shows patients that just have a cold to patients that have 3D printed organs in them. Grey’s Anatomy is one of the most watched shows on netflix and/or cable. The series inspire many people into
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