USMLE Step 2: This month ’s question to beat

< p > Getting ready for the United States Medical Licensing Examination ® (USMLE®) Step 2 is no easy feat, but we’re sharing expert insights to help give you a leg up. Take a look at the exclusive scoop on this month’s most-missed USMLE Step 2 test prep question. Think you have what it takes to rise above your peers? Test your USMLE knowledge, and view an expert v ideo explanation of the answer from Kaplan Medical. < /p > < p > Once you ’ve got this question under your belt, be sure to test your knowledge with  < a href= " http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/ama-wire/blog/USMLE_Prep/1 " target= " _self " > other posts in this series < /a > . < /p > < p > Ready. Set. Go. < /p > < p > < strong > This month ’s question that stumped most students: < /strong > < /p > < p > A 14-year-old girl comes to the physician because of heavy menstrual bleeding that began with menarche two years ago. Her menstrual periods last eight to 10 days and occur approximately every 28 days. Her last menstrual period ended three days ago. Vital signs are temperature 37.0 ºC (98.6ºF), blood pressure 110/70 mm Hg, pulse 90/min and respirations 18/min. Physical examination shows a slender, calm girl who is in no distress but appears pale. The remainder of the examination is unremarkable. Laboratory studies show: < /p > < ul > < li > WBC:   7,000/mm < sup > 3 < /sup > < /li > < li > Hb:   9 g/dL < /li > < li > Hct:   27% < /li > < li > Plt:   250,000/mm < sup > 3 < /sup > < /l...
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