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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the most common initital symptom of ADPKD? what else?






2. what indicates the severity of a mitral regurg ? mitral stenosis?






3. when arrested in prophase of meiosis I - What are primary oocytes chrom number? What about the secondary oocytes that are stuck in metaphase of Meiosis II?






4. What are two common side effects of both acute and long acting nitrates? What causes them?






5. How do you calculate excretion rate of a substance? How do you calculate the filtration rate of a substance? clearance of what substance estimates the GFR?






6. What is the mcc of asymmetric inflammatory arthiritis of the lower extremities in young men? what HLA association?






7. What is the presentation of angioedema? Where is most commonly affected?






8. who bleed more DIC or TTP- HUS patients?






9. What causes congenital QT prolongation syndrome? What is death caused by? in one of the syndromes - What is a common other symptom?






10. What is the preferred treatment for DKA?






11. What is the neurologic manifestation of ADPKD?






12. What translocations can cause c - myc overexpression?






13. why does hypothyroidism cause increased CPK levels?






14. What does L/S stand for in fetal lung maturity? When does maturity occur?






15. in the LV and aorta - What are the pressures?






16. how does noise induced hearing loss occur?






17. How do bradykinin - C3a and C5a cause edema?






18. What three factors effect total oxygen content of blood?






19. What is the mcc of extrinsic allergic asthma?






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






21. What is the cause of fixed splitting of S2? why?






22. name three pathological states that present with large tongues.






23. What does NF- KB do?






24. sporadic colon cancer tend to arise From what type of polyps?






25. why is glucagon used in beta blocker toxicitiy?






26. What are diastolic (lowest) pressures in aorta? LV?






27. Acyl coA synthetase is not...






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






29. in overweight individuals What is thought to contribute to insulin resistance?






30. In what view of CXR is anterior part of heart best seen? anterior part of heart is formed by?right border of heart is formed by? left border?






31. which nerve provides innervation for plantar flexion and inversion?






32. What are some side effects seen in TCAs?






33. What are ulcers arising in the proximal duodenum in association with severe trauma or burns called?






34. What is used to treat heparin toxicity?






35. what should you think of in 'smear of an oral ulcer base'?






36. why are pregnant predisposed to cholelithiasis?






37. What are biphosphanate drugs structurally similar to? What are they used in the treatment of?






38. What test would be best to determine if a gene is being transcribed? translated?






39. What triggers the neoplastic changes that are associated with HBV infecton?






40. What can chronic vit A toxicity cause?






41. Where does vasopressin act - on the medullary or cortical segment of collecting tubule?






42. prostaglandin synthesis keeps...






43. IL4 is used for isotypye switching to what?






44. what dissolves the lipid bilayer of a viral envelope?






45. hypertonicity and hyperreflexity are ________________ of hydrocephalus






46. what protein is increased in Crohns disease? What does it do?






47. What type of endocarditis is cytoscopy induced?






48. what chromosome is c - myc found on?






49. What is the sole neurologic manifestation of acute rheumatic fever?






50. Which is faster atrial muscle or ventricular muscle?