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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where does terminal peptide cleavage of collagen fibrils take place?






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






3. what should you think of in 'smear of an oral ulcer base'?






4. What is the primary histologic finding in patients with eczematous dermatitis?






5. Which is faster purkinje system or atrial muscle?






6. What is damaged in early syringomelia? later?






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






8. other than increasing HDL levels - what else does niacin do?






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






10. Which is slower AV node or ventricular muscle?






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






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






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






14. what hernia has a similar mechanism to hydrocele?






15. What are the common causes of metabolic alkalosis? How do you differentiate between them?






16. name three pathological states that present with large tongues.






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






18. Which is faster atrial muscle or ventricular muscle?






19. What does hypocapnia cause in teh brain? What is hypocapnia?






20. What are the skin presentation in sarcoid?






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






22. which two virus families have hemagluttinin on their surface?






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






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






25. What is the mcc of asymmetric inflammatory arthiritis of the lower extremities in young men? what HLA association?






26. What can nitrates lead to that is bad for angina therapy? How do you counter this?






27. after triglyceride metabolism - What is the fate of the glycerol? what enzyme is involved?






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






29. what organ would an activating mutation in PRPP synthetase effect?






30. What are the three dopaminergic systems and What are they responsible for? disease?






31. What are the two growth factors associated with angiogenesis?






32. What is the preferred treatment for DKA?






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






34. What is low levels of C1 esterase inhibitor diagnostic of? how can this be acquired?






35. why does liver dysfunction cause coagulation disorders?






36. which cells produce surfactant? which ones mediate gas exchange?






37. What type of drug is alendronate?






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






39. Acyl coA synthetase is not...






40. what diseases can vit A be used to treat?






41. What does 'oxygen' content in blood refer to?






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






43. What is the fibrinogen level in patient with TTP- HUS? DIC?






44. What causes wrist drop?






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






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






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






48. Metronidizaole does not cover...






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






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