STEP 1 REVIEW COURSE Part 1, Set 1

1. What is the first-line treatment for a patient with erectile dysfunction? (FA14 p592) (FA15 p598) (SU15
p222, 225) (H p377)

2. What is the difference between urge, stress, and overflow incontinence? (H p580-581)
Incontinence type Definition Cause

Urge

Stress

Overflow

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3. A patient with Crohn disease fails traditional therapy (5-ASA, steroids, and immunosuppressants). What
other drugs are used to treat Crohn disease that target TNF-? (FA14 p217) (FA15 p220) (SU15 p141)

4. With what physical exam finding must you presume a scaphoid fracture despite a normal initial x-ray?
What might result in a proximal fracture of the scaphoid if left untreated? (COA p686)

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5. What is a cholesteatoma, and how does it present? (H p249) (R p740)

6. During what week of fetal development will the fetus reach the following landmarks? (FA14 p552)
(FA15 p558)

Fetal Landmark Week(s)

implantation

organogenesis

heart begins to beat

can distinguish male or female genitalia

gastrulation

formation of primitive streak and neural plate

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7. What is the initial medical treatment for the arrhythmia known as torsades de pointes? (FA14 p277)
(FA15 p283) (SU15 p68-69) (H p1892)

8. What are the adverse reactions of exogenous testosterone in males? (FA14 p573) (FA15 p577) (SU15
p224)

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9. Which diuretics are most appropriate for patients with hyperaldosteronism? What are their important
side effects? (FA14 p548) (FA15 p554) (SU15 p164-165)

10. What structures give rise to the blood brain barrier? (FA14 p449) (FA15 p453)

*Page references are as follows:

FA14: First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2014

FA15: First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2015
SU15: Step-Up to USMLE Step 1 2015
R: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th ed. (2015)
Phys: Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 12th ed. (2011)
H: Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th ed. (2012)
COA: Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 7th ed. (2014)
GG: Goodman and Gilman Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12th ed. (2011)

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