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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What is a side effect of ACE inhibitor that is more worrisome in patients with renal failure?who else is it worrisome in?






2. What causes release of myosin head from the actin filament?






3. What is the mc malignancy in asbestosis?






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






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






6. how can HAV be inactivated?






7. What are the skin presentation in sarcoid?






8. why does variocele occur more in left side?






9. what hormone is structurally similar to hCG?






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






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






12. after a thrombus extraction - what serum enzyme shoots up and why?






13. What causes curlings ulcers?






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






15. prostaglandin synthesis keeps...






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






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






18. 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?






19. What translocations can cause c - myc overexpression?






20. what induces bronchial squamous metaplasia?






21. what locations of UC increase the risk of Colon cancer?






22. PDAs are often asymptomatic. How do you treat?






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






24. What is a clara cell?






25. what happens to the cell body of a neuron after the axon has been severed? What is this called? What is it second to?






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






27. What are the potassium sparing diuretics?






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






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






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






31. What is the diagnosis in a patient with bilateral upper extremity hyporeflexia and bilateral lower extremity hyperreflexia?






32. which headaches are seen mostly in men - are severe - unilateral - periorbital - episodic (around same time every day) - temporal pain - with lacrimation - nasal congestion and ptosis?






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






34. 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?






35. metabolism of 1 gram of protein produces How many calories? carb? fat?






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






37. What are some side effects seen in TCAs?






38. What is usually teh last gene mutation in development of a carcinoma (from an adenoma for example)?






39. What is the most common cause of hydatid cysts in humans? What does spilling of cysts cause?






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






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






42. why are beta thal major patients asymptomatic at birth?






43. other than in pyelonephritis - where else are WBC casts seen?






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






45. What is Bortezomib and What is it used for?






46. at one year of age - What are the social - fine motor - gross motor and language developments?






47. What can differentiate between relative and absolute erythrocytosis? What can distinguish between primary and secondary erythrocytosis (both absolute mind you)?






48. In What type of nephritis would you see high serum eos count?






49. when do ghon complexes form - primary or secondary TB?






50. What can too much IgA in serum produces?