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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. why does hypothyroidism cause increased CPK levels?






2. What causes curlings ulcers?






3. which two drug types can cause orthostatic hypotension (think depression and BPH)?






4. What is the difference between Acyl CoA carboxylase and Acyl CoA dehydrogenase?






5. What almost exclusively causes Epliglottitis?What type of capsule does it have? What are the symptoms?

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6. Where does vasopressin act - on the medullary or cortical segment of collecting tubule?






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






8. up to what level are ciliated cells present in the pulmonary system? mucus producing cells?






9. in a positively skewed distribution is the mean greater than or equal to the median or the mode?






10. Which is faster purkinje system or atrial muscle?






11. What is easiest way to treat nephrolithiasis?






12. on What part of the clavicle does the SCM attach?






13. What does protein M do in Group A strep<






14. What is a limiting factor when initiating ACE inhibitors? hwo do you prevent a really bad reaction?






15. What three pathogens cause infectious esophagitis in HIV positive patients?






16. What is congestive hepatomegaly specific for?






17. if there are keratin swirls does that mean well or poorly differentiated?






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






19. integrin mediated adhesion of cells to ECM (and BM) involves integrin binding to what?






20. how can HAV be inactivated?






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






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






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






24. which RPGN is also called pauci immune GN? why?






25. how much percent of sodium is excreted? urea? glucose?






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






27. What can chronic vit A toxicity cause?






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






29. What does the inferior gluteal nerve innervate? how does damage to this nerve manifest?






30. What are two common side effects of both acute and long acting nitrates? What causes them?






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






32. What pulmonary structural change can kartageners syndrome cause?






33. What is omalizumab and What is it used for?






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






35. there are mucus secreting cells in the bronchioles...






36. why does variocele occur more in left side?






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






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






39. What are some side effects seen in TCAs?






40. How do you calculate RPF from urine PAH?






41. What is the mutation type in thalassemias? what process is defective because of this?






42. who bleed more DIC or TTP- HUS patients?






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






44. What is the only catecholamine that is made in only one place? where? By what enzyme? controlled by what?






45. Acyl coA synthetase is not...






46. what protein is increased in Crohns disease? What does it do?






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






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






49. What is the general compensatory mechanism to prevent edema is situations with increased central venous pressure?






50. Where does terminal peptide cleavage of collagen fibrils take place?