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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. what composes the superior and inferior borders of the right side of the cardiac silouhette in a CXR? Where is the pulm arter?






2. What is the mcc of extrinsic allergic asthma?






3. What three things can reduce the risk of non hereditary ovarian and endometrial cancer?






4. neisseria are...






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






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






7. What is a side effect of ACE inhibitor that is more worrisome in patients with renal failure?who else is it worrisome in?






8. What are the acute effects of corticosteroids on the CBC?






9. non ceruloplasmin deposition - ceruloplasmin is...






10. what defines hypoxemia?






11. What effects does cortisol have on catecholamines?






12. When does opening snap begin?






13. how long is substance P? What does it do?






14. which has better side effect profile - SSRI or TCA?






15. When does dysplasia become a carcinoma - in other words When does it nonreversible? What is high grade dysplasia synonymous with?






16. hypertonicity and hyperreflexity are ________________ of hydrocephalus






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






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






19. What is tachyphylaxis?






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






21. What is the key lab finding seen in type III serum sickness? What are some drugs that can induce it?






22. 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?






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






24. What is a cardiac cause of head pounding with exertion and nocturnal palpitations? What can cause this?






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






26. What is difference between Arnold Chiari type I and II?






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






28. What is an abortive viral infection?






29. What is easiest way to treat nephrolithiasis?






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






31. What is diagnostic (and possible therapeutic for intussusception)?






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






33. where are Beta 1 receptors found?






34. which opponens muscle does ulnar innervate?






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






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






37. carnitine deficiency impairs production of What and how?






38. eukaryotes are often polycistronic (multiple genes per mRNA) so ____________ is linked






39. What can inhaled anesthetics (like halothane) cause post operatively? what virus does it immitate? What are the presenting symptoms?






40. why should you not use ACE inhibitors with someone who had hereditary angioedema?






41. What is the most common initital symptom of ADPKD? what else?






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






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






44. what disease causes a lack of intracellular killing? lack of killing viruses and fungi?






45. 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?






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






47. at 2 years of age - What are the social - fine motor - gross motor and language developments?






48. What is the inherited defect in LiFraumeni syndrome? What is the mode of inheritance?






49. what chromosome is c - myc found on?






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