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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. do Class IC agents prolong the QT interval?






2. within the right atrium - What is the maximum pressure? left atrium?






3. Where does glycolsylation occur of alpha procollagen chains occur? disulfide bond formation at the C terminus?






4. What is the mc manifestation of CMV in HIV patient? immunocompetent?






5. What type of endocarditis is cytoscopy induced?






6. what vessel would a fracture to the neck of the of the humerus damage?






7. What is used to treat heparin toxicity?






8. What are the three predominant symptoms of VHL? What is its mode of inheritance?






9. on What part of the clavicle does the SCM attach?






10. Where does the aorta lie in relation to the pulmonary artery in transposition of the great arteries (is this right to left or left to right shunt?)?






11. after triglyceride metabolism - What is the fate of the glycerol? what enzyme is involved?






12. is Rifampin ever used as monotherapY? why either way?






13. which RPGN is also called pauci immune GN? why?






14. up to what level are ciliated cells present in the pulmonary system? mucus producing cells?






15. What is gardeners mydriasis? How is it treated?






16. What does extended consumption of appetite suppressants lead to?






17. What does phosphoglycerate mutase produce? In what process - instead of what? what cells used this and why?






18. What translocations can cause c - myc overexpression?






19. What is intussusception? how does ischemia and necrosis occur?






20. what happens with LDL receptor density in statin therapy?






21. why is glucagon used in beta blocker toxicitiy?






22. Increase in lung cancer incidence and mortality has been observed in _____ over last four decades






23. What is the precursor protein to beta amyloid and On what chromosome is it found?






24. non ceruloplasmin deposition - ceruloplasmin is...






25. what Cardiac condition does the valsalva maneuver abolish? how? what muscle is most important?






26. What torch causes an intrapartum infection (as opposed to the rest which are in utero)?






27. What type of mutation does aflatoxin cause? what cancer does this increase for?






28. What would a deflection of the membrane potential to near zero indicate?






29. What is the cause of rapid plasma decay of thiopental?






30. What is the mutation type in thalassemias? what process is defective because of this?






31. What antibodies are present in CREST? What is the most specific?






32. What is a keloid?






33. Would alpha 1 agonists cause flushing? muscarinic antagonist?






34. what happens to PaO2 - % sat - and O2 content in: Anemia - polycythemia - CO poisoning?






35. What is acanthosis nigricans associated with?






36. What is low levels of C1 esterase inhibitor diagnostic of? how can this be acquired?






37. How can renal blood flow be calculated from RPF?






38. which congenital adrenal hyperplasia presents with all genotypes as phenotypically female and with salt retention and hypertension?






39. there are mucus secreting cells in the bronchioles...






40. what drugs causes the red man syndrome? how does it occur?






41. What does TGF beta do? What produces it?






42. integrin mediated adhesion of cells to ECM (and BM) involves integrin binding to what?






43. What does glycosylase do to DNA? endonuclease? lyase? What does the order here of enzymes represent? what other enzymes are needed?

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44. which antiarrythmic is associated with blue gray discoloration ?






45. What are pancreatic pseudocysts called pseudo rather than true cysts?






46. What is the Na/Ca exchange used for?






47. What actions increase venous return?






48. what diseases can vit A be used to treat?






49. what hormone is structurally similar to hCG?






50. why is crohns disease associated with oxaloacetate kidney stones?