Behavioral Science & Ethics USMLE Step 1 Practice Questions
76 board-style USMLE Step 1 questions in Biostatistics & Behavioral Science. Each question shows the correct answer; create a free account for the full explanation and adaptive practice.
- USMLE Step 1 · medium49. A 58-year-old cardiologist has published three peer-reviewed articles in the past 18 months documenting the superiority of a novel PCSK9 inhibitor for reducing cardiovascular ev…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium50. A 52-year-old man with newly diagnosed stage 4 pancreatic cancer presents to his oncology appointment. His oncologist recommends a combination chemotherapy regimen that has a me…
- USMLE Step 1 · easy51. A 28-year-old woman with generalized anxiety disorder presents to her psychiatrist reporting chronic worry, insomnia, and a heart rate of 92 bpm. The psychiatrist recommends ser…
- USMLE Step 1 · easy52. A pharmaceutical company is conducting a Phase III trial of a novel selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. Researchers…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium53. A 45-year-old man presents to his physician's office for a 3-month follow-up visit after being diagnosed with hypertension. The patient was counseled to reduce sodium intake to…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium54. A 34-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with a 3-week history of depressed mood, fatigue, difficulty concentrating at work, and decreased appetite following t…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium55. A 45-year-old male with hypertension (BP 142/88, HR 98) involved in a motor vehicle accident litigation is examined. His medical record documents a previous myocardial infarctio…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium56. During a well-child visit, a 4-year-old boy's mother mentions that she has been using corporal punishment to discipline him. She states that she spanks him with an open hand on…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium57. A 42-year-old woman with generalized anxiety disorder has been stable on sertraline 100 mg daily for 2 years. She tells her physician she wants to stop the medication because sh…
- USMLE Step 1 · easy58. A 50-year-old man presents to his primary care physician and reports persistent low back pain for 3 weeks. He appears anxious and requests an MRI immediately. Physical examinati…
- USMLE Step 1 · hard59. A 16-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents after a suicide attempt by medication overdose. He is medically stabilized. He tells the psychiatrist he…
- USMLE Step 1 · hard60. A research team is designing a randomized controlled trial to test a new antihypertensive medication. They plan to enroll patients from a low-income community health center beca…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium61. A 62-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes has been nonadherent with her medication regimen for the past year despite multiple counseling sessions. Her hemoglobin A1c has increase…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium62. A 52-year-old internist observes a colleague appearing drowsy and incoherent during morning rounds on three separate occasions over two weeks. The colleague has been prescribing…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium63. A 35-year-old woman visits her physician and reports that her husband has been physically abusing her for the past 6 months. She has bruises on her arms and torso. She begs the…
- USMLE Step 1 · hard64. A 28-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision. He is hemodynamically unstable with a systolic blood pressure of 70 mmHg and requires a…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium65. A 70-year-old man with mild cognitive impairment is brought to his primary care physician by his daughter. The daughter privately tells the physician that she wants to be appoin…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium66. A 55-year-old woman with metastatic ovarian cancer asks her oncologist about a phase I clinical trial for a new chemotherapy agent. The oncologist explains that phase I trials p…
- USMLE Step 1 · hard67. A 40-year-old man presents for a routine physical examination. During the visit, he discloses that he is HIV-positive and has not informed his wife. He refuses to tell her or al…
- USMLE Step 1 · hard68. A 65-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is admitted with an acute exacerbation. He has a living will that states he does not want mechanical ventilation. Hi…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium69. A pharmaceutical company manufacturing antihypertensive medications invites a resident physician to an all-expenses-paid weekend conference at a luxury resort. The 3-day event i…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium70. A 30-year-old woman delivers a healthy infant. On postpartum day 2, she tells the nurse she feels overwhelmed and has thoughts of harming herself. She asks the nurse not to docu…
- USMLE Step 1 · easy71. A 52-year-old man undergoes routine colonoscopy; the gastroenterologist accidentally perforates the colon. Vitals: BP 128/82, HR 88, RR 16, Temp 37.2°C, SpO2 98%. The perforatio…
- USMLE Step 1 · easy72. A 78-year-old man with advanced pancreatic cancer and an estimated life expectancy of 2 months tells his physician he wants to stop all treatment, including IV fluids and nutrit…