Board Aid- USMLE Step 1

The Board Aid Buzz word Flashcard file has been updated!!

Board Aid Step 1 Buzz word of the day!

When you see "Rouleaux formation" and "Russell bodies" you should immediately think...

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Answer: multiple myeloma



USMLE Step 1 D.O.C. of the Day!

Drug of choice for

Staphylococcus aureus causing sepsis, osteomyelitis

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Oxacillin or Nafcillin



USMLE Step 1 Fact of the Day!

Vitamin deficiencies and their problems Part 2:
Vitamin:
B12 (cobalamin) - macrocytic, megaloblastic anemia, neurologic symptoms, and glossitis
C (ascorbic acid) – scurvy: swollen gums, bruising, anemia, poor wound healing
D – Rickets in children, osteomalacia in adults, hypocalcemic tetany
E – increased fragility in erythrocytes
K – neonatal hemorrhage, inc PT and PTT but normal bleeding time