{"id":1278,"date":"2019-08-27T15:12:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T20:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:10","slug":"usmle-step-1-conjunction-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/usmle\/usmle-step-1-conjunction-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"USMLE Step 1: Conjunction Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the same manner as two-step questions, USMLE Step 1 conjunction questions require two correct choices to arrive at the best answer. Options are presented as sets of terms or facts linked by a conjunction (usually the word \u201cand\u201d). The best answer is the one in which both parts of the option are correct.
\nBy using this type of question<\/a>, the examiners are able to move beyond asking for a single piece of information, asking instead which two pieces of information satisfy the question criterion. Most commonly, students are asked to detect two overlapping disease states, or which are the two best interventions to be performed next.
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Conjunction Practice Question<\/h3>
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\nA 66-year-old man has been brought to his physician\u2019s office by his wife who expresses concern that \u201csomething is just not right.\u201d During neurologic examination, both recent and long-term memory appear unimpaired. However, the patient seems to have difficulty concentrating. He asks repeatedly where he is and what he is doing there. He has difficulty with simple arithmetic and in writing simple sentences. He has no difficulty outlining or reproducing presented figures, but on a discrimination task, he confuses his right and left hands. This patient is most likely suffering from lesions affecting which of the following?
\n(A) Dominant parietal and frontal lobes
\n(B) Dominant parietal and dominant temporal lobes
\n(C) Dominant temporal and frontal lobes
\n(D) Nondominant parietal and dominant temporal lobes
\n(E) Nondominant parietal and nondominant temporal lobes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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The correct answer is A, dominant parietal and frontal lobes.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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