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






2. What can long term leg cast wearing cause?






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






4. What are the first generation anti histamines?






5. Where is high frequency sound best recepted? low frequency sound? Which is lost more in elderly?






6. What is a cell surface marker seen in liver angiosarcoma?






7. In what form are mitochondrial DNA? What do they transcribe?






8. What is achalasia and how would this correlate on the esophageal mannometry?






9. what has the greatest effect on prognosis when treating c. diptheriae?






10. What is normal fibrinogen levels?






11. which anti epileptic is preferred in patients with both absence and tonic clonic seizures?






12. What is the mcc of extrinsic allergic asthma?






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






14. What is the mcc of cystitis and and acute pyelonephritis? mcc of UTI in sexually active women?






15. Is there edema in primary Conns? secondary hyperaldosteronism? why?






16. Which nerve lies in close proximity to the inferior thyroid artery?






17. What pulmonary structural change can kartageners syndrome cause?






18. in the fluid running along the PT - what happens to PAH - inulin - urea - creatinine? how about glucose - aa - bicarb?






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






20. What are the first line agents used in acute gouty arthritis? why not use colchicine? when would you use glucocorticoids?






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






22. what marker should be followed in a patient with cirrhosis?






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






24. What are examples of action that decrease venous return to the heart?






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






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






27. what hormone is structurally similar to hCG?






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






29. What can cause virilization of a mother during pregnancy?






30. which nerve in the lower leg is easily injured and causes foot drop ? What are common causes? From what nerve does it branch off or?






31. how will ectopic pregnancy rupture present? What is key history question for diagnosis? what would a uterine biopsy show?






32. What is easiest way to treat nephrolithiasis?






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






34. When does opening snap begin?






35. What are some side effects seen in TCAs?






36. prostaglandin synthesis keeps...






37. What causes the blurry vision side effects in first generation anti histamines?






38. at three years of age What are social - fine motor - gross motor and language developments?






39. What are the three top bacterial causes of acute otitis media - sinusitis - and conjuctivitis?






40. other than parvo B19 - what else is associated with red cell aplasia?






41. Where does 90% of serotonin lie? What is this NT responsible?






42. What is the neurologic manifestation of ADPKD?






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






44. What is the mc location for avascular necrosis? What is it associated with?






45. 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?






46. How do you calculate atributable risk percent?






47. what commonly happens in GI in response to acute physiologic stress?






48. what dictates the resting membrane potential of most cells?






49. a patient fearing all white coats is a phenomenon of what?






50. What are the two mcc of focal brain lesions in HIV positive patients?