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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What is the most common location of colonization of all s. aureus types?






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






3. is strep pneumo optochin resistant or susceptible? bile soluble or insoluble?






4. which nerve is at risk when ligating the superior thyroid artery? Which is the only muscle this nerve innervates? what nerve innervates all the other laryngeal muscles?






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






6. what receptors do first generation anti histamines block?






7. What does the superior gluteal nerve innervate? how does damage to this nerve manifest?






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






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






10. How do you treat gonococcal infection? chlymadia?






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






12. What are some side effects seen in TCAs?






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






14. What is epleronone?






15. what commonly happens in GI in response to acute physiologic stress?






16. What are the two pharmacologic antagonists that offer clear benefit in allergic asthma?






17. what virus causes pharyngoconjuctival fever?






18. What is the sole neurologic manifestation of acute rheumatic fever?






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






20. which congenital adrenal hyperplasia presents with ambiguous genitalia in females and salt retention?






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






22. What translocations can cause c - myc overexpression?






23. What is the only cranial nerve that comes out dorsally? What does this mean clinically?






24. Which nerve lies in close proximity to the inferior thyroid artery?






25. how does eos release MBP to kill protozoa etc?






26. What is tachyphylaxis?






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






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






29. What is the mainstay treatment for acute mania?






30. what makes bruits?






31. What is contraindicated in toxic mega colon?






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






33. What are the first generation anti histamines?






34. What are pancreatic pseudocysts called pseudo rather than true cysts?






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






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






37. which opponens muscle does ulnar innervate?






38. What are fenfluramine - phentermine?






39. are strep pneumo bile sensitive or bile resistant? bile soluble or insoluble?






40. What is subacute sclerosisng encephalitis caused by?






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






42. 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?






43. at three years of age What are social - fine motor - gross motor and language developments?






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






45. How do you calculate atributable risk percent?






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






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






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






49. What is somatomedin C?






50. What is mcc of death pre hospital phase of MI? in hospital phase?