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(FSMB), and National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®)  \nThis booklet was updated June 2026.  \nFor Public Release  \nCONTENTS  \nUSMLE Step 3 Multiple Choice Test Question Formats .......................................... 2  \nIntroduction to USMLE Step 3 Sample Test Questions ........................................... 5  \nUSMLE Step 3 Normal Laboratory Values ............................................................... 6  \nAnswer Form for USMLE Step 3 Sample Questions ................................................ 9  \nUSMLE Step 3 Sample Test Questions .................................................................. 11  \nAnswer Key for USMLE Step 3 Sample Questions……………………………………………….90  \nUSMLE STEP 3 MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST QUESTION FORMATS  \nThe following are strategies for answering one-best-answer questions (eg, Single Items, Multiple Item Sets, and Sequential Item Sets):  \n● Read each patient vignette and question carefully. It is important to understand what is being asked.  \n● Try to generate an answer and then look for it in the option list.  \n● Alternatively, read each option carefully, eliminating those that are clearly incorrect. Of the remaining options, select the one that is most correct.  \n● If unsure about an answer, it is better to guess since unanswered questions are automatically counted as wrong answers.  \nPatient Scenario Formats  \nPatient scenarios for any Single Item or Sequential Item Set may be provided in either Vignette (paragraph) format, or in Chart/Tabular format. Questions written in Chart/Tabular format will contain relevant patient information in list form, organized in clearly marked sections for ease of review. Familiar medical abbreviations may be used within Chart/Tabular format questions.  \nSingle-Item Questions  \nA single patient-centered scenario is associated with one question followed by four or more response options. The response options for all questions are lettered (ie, A, B, C, D, E) . You are required to select the best answer to the question. Other options may be partially correct, but there is only ONE BEST answer. This is the traditional, most frequently used multiple-choice question format on the examination.  \nExample Question 1  \n1. A 30-year-old man comes to the emergency department because of an acute episode of renal colic. Medical history is remarkable for episodes of painful urination and passing of what he calls \"gravel in my urine. \" Urinalysis demonstrates microscopic hematuria with some crystalluria and no casts. Supine x-ray of the abdomen shows no abnormalities. A 4-mm renal calculus is detected in the distal right ureter on ultrasonography. There is no evidence of dilation of the collecting system. The patient's pain is responsive to narcotic medication. In addition to administering intravenous fluids, which of the following is the most appropriate next step?  \nA. Acidification of urine by drinking cranberry juice  \nB. Cystoscopic removal of the calculus  \nC. Cystoscopic ureteral lavage  \nD. Shock wave lithotripsy  \nE. Straining of the urine  \n(Answer: E)  \nSequential Item Sets  \nA single patient-centered scenario may be associated with two or three consecutive questions about the information presented. Each question is associated with the initial patient scenario but is testing a different point. You are required to select the ONE BEST answer to each question. Questions are designed to be answered in sequential order. You must click \"Proceed to Next Item\" to view the next question in the set; once you click on this button, the next question will be displayed, and you will not be able to add or change an answer to the previous question.  \nExample Questions 4 to 5  \nA 2-year-old girl is brought to the office by her mother for evaluation of fever. You have been the girl's physician since birth. 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