The USMLE Step 1 exam tests the Basic Sciences. Designed for US Medical Student’s in their second year of Medical School, before their Clinical Rotations, International Medical Graduates will often struggle with going back to basics, and thinking like a pre-clinical student, rather than a qualified Physician. Try these USMLE Step 1 Anatomy questions and find out what you face on exam day!
Directions: Look at the sample USMLE questions below and explore the sorts of questions you’ll face on the exam. The USMLE Step 1 exam questions are in Clinical Vignette format, meaning that you will be asked to pull on information from a number of different disciplines and organ systems and that you will be required to make a number of conclusions based on the limited information provided.
This means if you do not have enough knowledge to make numerous conclusions on a topic then you’re likely to get the question wrong.
You will see below a number of USMLE questions with multiple choice answers. There is one best answer and no negative marking on the USMLE exam, so we recommend you guess if you are unsure or running out of test time.
Click on the get answer button to download the answers and explanations.
Question:
Upon returning from a road trip, a young girl notes some blurring of vision. Upon visual examination, her mother is surprised to find her daughter’s left pupil to be asymmetrically dilated. The girl has no significant past medical history, except for severe motion sickness that she controls with a transdermal scopolamine patch. After several hours, her vision recovers and her pupils return to normal. Which other symptom may the daughter have complained of during this episode?
A. Bradycardia
B. Diarrhea
C. Dry mouth
D. Urinary incontinence
E. Vomiting
