{"id":1272,"date":"2019-08-27T15:29:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T20:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:09","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:09","slug":"usmle-step-1-clinical-case-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/usmle\/usmle-step-1-clinical-case-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"USMLE Step 1: Clinical Case Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

USMLE Step 1 clinical case questions<\/a> are distinguished by a fairly lengthy presentation of a patient\u2019s history, physical exam findings, and maybe even lab results. Your task is to read through this detailed information and arrive at the best answer to the question being asked.
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Clinical Case Question Traps<\/h3>
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\nThe most important part of the clinical case question is the last sentence. This is the sentence that actually poses the question. Until this point, you cannot be sure exactly what you will be asked. Many students are tempted to simply skip to this last line, and then skim the case looking for necessary information to formulate an answer. Generally, this is not the best strategy.
\nClinical case questions are often constructed by first writing a classic case, and then including one or two extra details. These details, by themselves, may suggest one or the other of the given answer options. To answer these questions correctly, you must read the whole case and treat all the information given as a whole. The total gestalt of the case is what is crucial, not any one individual fact.
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