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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What aa is NAD+ coenyzme synthesized endogenously from? What does def cause?






2. what clinical findings help distinguish small cell carcinoma?






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






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






5. Where does conjugation of bilirubin take place?






6. What does p53 do? what chrom is it on?






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






8. What is the diagnosis in delayed puberty plus anosmia?






9. in treating an anemia and erythropoiesis results - what would you expect to see in peripheral blood findings transiently?






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






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






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






13. How do you explain the selective proteinuria of loss to albumin only in MCD?






14. What is congestive hepatomegaly specific for?






15. How do you treat gonococcal infection? chlymadia?






16. does congenital renal hypoplasia cause secondary hypertension? how about unilateral renal artery stenosis?






17. What is subacute sclerosisng encephalitis caused by?






18. What agonists reduce the gradient across the LV outflow tract?






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






20. why are pregnant predisposed to cholelithiasis?






21. carnitine deficiency impairs production of What and how?






22. which congenital adrenal hyperplasia presents with all genotypes as phenotypically female and with salt retention and hypertension?






23. what kind of drug is sertraline? What is a common side effect?






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






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

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26. What is the mcc of elevated AFP leves in pregnancy>






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






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






29. What is damaged in early syringomelia? later?






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






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






32. What is capacitance inversely proportional to?






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






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






35. 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?






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






37. non ceruloplasmin deposition - ceruloplasmin is...






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






39. What is hyaline arteriosclerosis usually a sign of ?






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






41. What actions increase venous return?






42. What is the mainstay treatment for acute mania?






43. the rate of blood flow of which two circulations must equal each other at all times?






44. what happens to sperm count and semineferous tubules in patient with cryptoorchidism? hormonal function? why do they need to be surgically descended?






45. what murmur is enhanced by decreased blood flow to the heart?






46. which trisomy is associated with endocardial cushion defects? What does thsi mean>






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






48. What is normal fibrinogen levels?






49. What is used to compare means? categorical outcomes?






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