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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 murmur is enhanced by decreased blood flow to the heart?






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






3. which two virus families have hemagluttinin on their surface?






4. on which chromosome is wilms tumor found?






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






6. What is damaged in early syringomelia? later?






7. What is the neurologic manifestation of ADPKD?






8. what stimulates bicarb secretion from the pancreas? Where is this hormone produced?






9. what drug is useful for secretory diarrhea?






10. What is extraocular muscle weakness a common symptom of?






11. Which is faster purkinje system or atrial muscle?






12. in B12 deficiency - what levels in blood rise very quickly and then drop?






13. where are the vegetations on the valves of a libman sacks endocarditis?






14. What is a malignant pustule? What is it usually caused by? What type of capsule does it have?






15. What is the most common neurologic complication of VZV reactivation?






16. What does hypocapnia cause in teh brain? What is hypocapnia?






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






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






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






20. Axillary lymph node dissection is a risk factor for the development of chronic lymphedema of the ipsilateral arm. What does chronic lymphedema predispose to?






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






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






23. What are the first generation anti histamines?






24. other than mycobacterim wha other bacteria is acid fast?






25. What does sustained hand grip do to the C/V system?






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






27. What is the primary histologic finding in patients with eczematous dermatitis?






28. what presents congenitally as macroglossia - generalized hypotonia - and an umbilical hernia?






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






30. When is acid phosphatase elevated (Name two times)?






31. Which is slower AV node or ventricular muscle?






32. what provides some cutaneous sensation to the posterior external auditory canal? What can happen if pressure is put there?






33. How do left sided colon adenocarcinomas present? right sided?






34. How do you treat gonococcal infection? chlymadia?






35. 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?






36. What do you treat s. epidermidis with?






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






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






39. what hormone is structurally similar to hCG?






40. What is the most common cause of pyelonephritis in both adults and childre?






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






42. What is a primary HSV 1 infection like?






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






44. If a patient has higher levels of HbF - What does this mean?






45. What is hypospadias caused by?






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






47. Where does lysyl oxidase act? What is the cofactor for that?






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






49. What is the mc outcome of a patient acutely infected with Hep C? 2nd mc?






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