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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What are the first line agents used in acute gouty arthritis? why not use colchicine? when would you use glucocorticoids?






2. When does neovascularization granulation tissue begin to form after severe ischemia and MI? what happens in 12-24 hours? 2 weeks to 2 months? 1-5 days? 0-4 hours? when do you see edema - hemorrhage - wavy fibers?






3. Is there edema in primary Conns? secondary hyperaldosteronism? why?






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






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






6. How do bradykinin - C3a and C5a cause edema?






7. What actions increase venous return?






8. in overweight individuals What is thought to contribute to insulin resistance?






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






10. What can too much IgA in serum produces?






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






12. What are the potassium sparing diuretics?






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






14. which congenital hyperbilirubinemia actually presents with serious symptoms? which are less serious/






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






16. What effects does cortisol have on catecholamines?






17. What antibiotic is best to treat alcoholic pulm infections? why?






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






20. What causes alpha helical proteins in alzheimers to become insoluble and prone to aggregating?






21. When is an S4 sound normal?






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






23. What is a major risk factor for progression ARDS? What is the pathology seen in ARDS- d/t what?






24. What is pickwickian syndrome? What are the lab findings?






25. Where is the base of the heart? apex?






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






27. What do you treat s. epidermidis with?






28. What type of gene is bcl 2 ? On what chromosome is it? what chromosome is IgG heavy chain on?






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






30. 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?






31. What is contraindicated in toxic mega colon?






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






33. What is congestive hepatomegaly specific for?






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






35. in essential fructosuria - what enzyme do patients use to metabolize fructose?






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






37. where are the two classical places that the ulnar nerve can be injured?

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






39. which virus inactivates both Rb and p53?






40. IL4 is used for isotypye switching to what?






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






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






43. what phase do adenosine and acetylcholine act on? doing what?






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






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






46. what bursa is affected when on knees like a maid/gardner?






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






48. Where does conjugation of bilirubin take place?






49. What is best to prevent GBS infection in a baby?






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