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






2. What is the mcc of nephrotic syndrome in children and can occur in adults as wel?






3. What are the two coagulase negative staphylococci? How do you distinguish them?






4. which type of glands produce an initially odorless secretion but can become malodorous secondary to bacterial decompisition on the skin surface? which glands are present throughout the skin except on lips and glans penis?






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 mcc of death pre hospital phase of MI? in hospital phase?






7. What are the two growth factors associated with angiogenesis?






8. What does C1 esterase do other than inhibiting complement pathway?






9. What is pickwickian syndrome? What are the lab findings?






10. which cells produce surfactant? which ones mediate gas exchange?






11. What does Rb protein do? what chrom is it on?






12. What is used to prevent vertical transmission of HIV?






13. What is contraindicated in toxic mega colon?






14. what should you think of with coarctation of aorta - bicuspid valves and horseshoe kidney?






15. niacin used for hyperlipidemia - What are its side effects? why do they occur? how can you prevent them?






16. lipid filled plaques in which arteries does thigh claudication suggest? difficulty sustaining an erection?






17. Metronidizaole does not cover...






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






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






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






21. Where does complement bind on the Fc region of Ig chains?






22. what would be a sign of absence of cardiogenic pulm edem?






23. In what population does cholelithiasis occur?






24. What type of drug is alendronate?






25. hypertonicity and hyperreflexity are ________________ of hydrocephalus






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






27. which congenital adrenal hyperplasia presents with ambiguous genitalia in females and salt retention?






28. What is the most common location of colonization of all s. aureus types?






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






30. which are the only glycosylated proteins in HIV virus?






31. what makes bruits?






32. does congenital renal hypoplasia cause secondary hypertension? how about unilateral renal artery stenosis?






33. facial pain and headache in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis is highly suggestive of what? How do you diagnose? What is a char finding?






34. which trisomy is associated with endocardial cushion defects? What does thsi mean>






35. Which branch of the facial nerve provides taste from ant 2/3 of tongue?






36. on which chromosome is wilms tumor found?






37. what color pigmentations are caused by malassezia furfur? when do they become more visible?






38. what hormone is structurally similar to hCG?






39. What is the best indicator for the severity of mitral stenosis?






40. what increases turbulence and thus causes bruits? (specifically in terms of viscosity and velocity)






41. What is used to treat heparin toxicity?






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






43. which nerve is at risk when ligating the superior thyroid artery? Which is the only muscle this nerve innervates? what nerve innervates all the other laryngeal muscles?






44. IL4 is used for isotypye switching to what?






45. What are some of the permissive effects of cortisol?






46. What is epispadias caused by?






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






48. How do you treat gonococcal infection? chlymadia?






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






50. What is the presentation of sever aortic stenosis?