First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1

PART I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Behavioral Sciences

Case 1:: Alcohol Withdrawal

Case 2:: Anorexia Nervosa

Case 3:: Benzodiazepine Overdose

Case 4:: Delirium

Case 5:: Drug Intoxication

Case 6:: Infant Development

Case 7:: Operant Conditioning

Case 8:: Opioid Withdrawal

Case 9:: Sleep Physiology

Case 10:: Sleep Stages

Biochemistry

Case 1:: Alkaptonuria

Case 2:: Cyanide Poisoning

Case 3:: Fragile X Syndrome

Case 4:: Fructose Intolerance

Case 5:: Homocystinuria

Case 6:: Hurlers Syndrome

Case 7:: Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

Case 8:: McArdles Disease

Case 9:: Phenylketonuria

Case 10:: Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Case 11 Tay-Sachs Disease

Case 12 Thiamine Deficiency

Case 13 Von Gierkes Disease

Microbiology & Immunology

Case 1:: Actinomyces vs Nocardia

Case 2:: Anthrax

Case 3:: Ascariasis

Case 4:: Aspergillosis

Case 5:: Candidiasis

Case 6:: Chagas Disease

Case 7:: Cholera

Case 8:: Congenital Syphilis

Case 9:: Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease

Case 10:: Cryptococcal Meningitis

Case 11:: Cystericosis

Case 12:: Diptheria

Case 13:: Elephantiasis

Case 14:: Giardiasis

Case 15:: Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

Case 16:: Hookworm

Case 17:: Influenza

Case 18:: Kaposis Sarcoma

Case 19:: Legionella Infection

Case 20:: Leprosy

Case 21:: Listeria Meningitis

Case 22:: Lyme Disease

Case 23:: Malaria

Case 24:: Measles

Case 25:: Mononucleosis

Case 26:: Mumps

Case 27:: Neisseria meningitidis Meningitis

Case 28:: Onchocerciasis

Case 29:: Osteomyelitis

Case 30:: Pinworm

Case 31:: Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia

Case 32:: Poison Ivy

Case 33:: Polio

Case 34:: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection

Case 35:: Rabies

Case 36:: Ringworm

Case 37:: Rotavirus Infection

Case 38:: Schistosomiasis

Case 39:: Shingles

Case 40:: Strongyloidiasis

Case 41:: Systemic Mycosis

Case 42:: Toxic Shock Syndrome

Case 43:: Toxoplasmosis

Case 44:: Tuberculosis

Case 45:: Yellow Fever

Pharmacology

Case 1:: Acetaminophen Overdose

Case 2:: Agranulocytosis Secondary to Drug Toxicity

Case 3:: Benzodiazepine Overdose

Case 4:: Beta-Adrenergic Second Messenger Systems

Case 5:: Cholinergic Drugs

Case 6:: Drug Development

Case 7:: Drug-Induced Lupus

Case 8:: Pharmacodynamics

Case 9:: Pharmacokinetics

PART II:: ORGAN SYSTEMS

Cardiovascular System

Case 1:: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Case 2:: Aortic Stenosis

Case 3:: Atherosclerosis

Case 4:: Atrial Fibrillation

Case 5:: Atrioventricular Block

Case 6:: Coarctation of the Aorta

Case 7:: Congestive Heart Failure

Case 8:: Coronary Artery Disease

Case 9:: Endocarditis

Case 10:: Hypertension

Case 11:: Kawasakis Disease

Case 12:: Myocardial Infarction

Case 13:: Obstruction of Superior Mesenteric Artery/ Inferior Mesenteric Artery

Case 14:: Pericarditis

Case 15:: Polyarteritis Nodosa

Case 16:: Rheumatic Heart Disease

Case 17:: Temporal Arteritis

Case 18:: Tetralogy of Fallot

Case 19:: Wegeners Granulomatosis

Case 20:: Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Endocrine System

Case 1:: 11-ß Hydroxylase Deficiency

Case 2:: 21-ß Hydroxylase Deficiency

Case 3:: Addisons Disease

Case 4:: Conns Syndrome

Case 5:: Cushings Syndrome

Case 6:: Diabetes Mellitus

Case 7:: Gout

Case 8:: Graves Disease

Case 9:: Hyperparathyroidism

Case 10:: Hypothyroidism

Case 11:: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type IIA

Case 12:: Painless Jaundice

Case 13:: Pheochromocytoma

Case 14:: Pseudohypoparathyroidism

Case 15:: Thyroidectomy

Gastrointestinal System

Case 1:: Achalasia

Case 2:: Acute Pancreatitis

Case 3:: Alcoholic Cirrhosis

Case 4:: Appendicitis

Case 5:: Barretts Esophagus

Case 6:: Cholelithiasis

Case 7:: Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

Case 8:: Diverticular Disease

Case 9:: Esophageal Atresia/Fistula

Case 10:: Gastrinoma

Case 11:: Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Case 12:: Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Case 13:: Hyperbilirubinemia

Case 14:: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Case 15:: Pellagra

Case 16:: Pseudomembranous Colitis/Clostridium

difficile Infection

Case 17:: Short Bowel Syndrome/Malabsorption

Case 18:: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding

Case 19:: Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Case 20:: Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Hematology and Oncology

Case 1:: Acute Intermittent Porphyria

Case 2:: Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Case 3:: Aplastic Anemia

Case 4:: Beta-Thalassemia

Case 5:: Breast Cancer

Case 6:: Carcinoid Syndrome

Case 7:: Colorectal Cancer

Case 8:: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Case 9:: Gastric Cancer

Case 10:: Glioblastoma Multiforme

Case 11:: Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

Case 12:: Head and Neck Cancer

Case 13:: Hemochromatosis

Case 14:: Idiopathic Thrombocytic Purpura

Case 15:: Lead Poisoning

Case 16:: Lung Cancer (Pancoasts Syndrome)

Case 17:: Macrocytic Anemia

Case 18:: Microcytic Anemia

Case 19:: Multiple Myeloma

Case 20:: Neuroblastom

Case 21:: Oligodendroglioma

Case 22:: Ovarian Cancer (Sertoli-Leydig Tumor)

Case 23:: Pancreatic Cancer

Case 24:: Polycythemia

Case 25:: Retinoblastoma

Case 26:: Sickle Cell Anemia

Case 27:: Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

Case 28:: Spherocytosis

Case 29:: Splenic Injury

Case 30:: Testicular Cancer

Case 31:: von Willebrands Disease

Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Case 1:: Costochondritis

Case 2:: Gun Shot Wound to Left Flank

Case 3:: Hip Fracture

Case 4:: Inguinal Hernia

Case 5:: Knee Pain

Case 6:: Muscular Dystrophy

Case 7:: Neurofibromatosis

Case 8:: Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Case 9:: Rotator Cuff Tear

Case 10:: Subclavian Stab Wound

Neurology and Psychiatry

Case 1:: Alzheimers Disease

Case 2:: Autism

Case 3:: Bipolar Disorder

Case 4:: Brown-Séquard Syndrome

Case 5:: Central Cord Syndrome

Case 6:: Corneal Abrasion/Eye Injury

Case 7:: Damage to Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Case 8:: Depression

Case 9:: Femoral Neuropathy

Case 10:: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Case 11:: Glaucoma

Case 12:: Gullaine-Barré Syndrome

Case 13:: Horners Syndrome

Case 14:: Huntingtons Disease

Case 15:: Hydrocephalus

Case 16:: Macular Degeneration

Case 17:: Middle Ear Infection/Ear Anatomy

Case 18:: Migraine

Case 19:: Multiple Sclerosis

Case 20:: Myasthenia Gravis

Case 21:: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Case 22:: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Case 23:: Panic Disorder

Case 24:: Parkinsons Disease

Case 25:: Schizophrenia

Case 26:: Seizures/Status Epilepticus

Case 27:: Somatoform Disorder

Case 28:: Spinal Cord Compression

Case 29:: Steroid-Induced Mania

Case 39:: Stroke

Case 31:: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Case 32:: Subdural Hematoma

Case 33:: Syncope

Case 34:: Tardive Dyskinesia

Case 35:: Transient Ischemic Attack

Case 36:: Vestibulo-Ocular Reflexes

Case 37:: Viral Meningitis

Case 38:: von Hippel-Lindau Disease

Case 39:: Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

Case 40:: Ulnar Nerve DamageCase 1:: Acute Tubular Necrosis

Case 2:: Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease

Case 3:: Alports Syndrome

Case 4:: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura

Case 5:: Hypercalcemia

Case 6:: Hypokalemia

Case 7:: Minimal Change Disease

Case 8:: Nephrotic Syndrome

Case 9:: Pyelonephritis

Case 10:: Renal Artery Stenosis/Hypertension/Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Axis

Case 11:: Renal Calculi

Case 12:: Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of ADH

Case 13:: Transplant Immunology

Case 14:: Urinary Reflux

Reproductive System

Case 1:: Abruptio Placentae

Case 2:: Bacterial Vaginosis

Case 3:: Breast Mass

Case 4:: Ectopic Pregnancy

Case 5:: Endometriosis

Case 6:: Fitzhugh-Curtis Syndrome

Case 7:: Gestational Diabetes

Case 8:: Leiomyoma

Case 9:: Pagets Disease of the Breast

Case 10:: Preeclampsia

Case 11:: Turners Syndrome