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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. name three pathological states that present with large tongues.






2. why does neutrophila occur with corticosteroids?






3. What is a common complication of acute pancreatitis? What is it?






4. What is hyaline arteriosclerosis usually a sign of ?






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






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






7. other than proteinuria - What can cause foamy froathy urine?






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






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






10. what immune deficiency causes recurrent neisseria infections?






11. hemaglobin and hematocrit levels cannot __________ between relative and absolute erythrocytosis






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






13. sporadic colon cancer tend to arise From what type of polyps?






14. What is the mcc of extrinsic allergic asthma?






15. what composes the superior and inferior borders of the right side of the cardiac silouhette in a CXR? Where is the pulm arter?






16. What is the mcc of nephrotic syndrome in children and can occur in adults as wel?






17. what protects the resting heart from arrhythmias?






18. What is a primary HSV 1 infection like?






19. What is the most common cause of pyelonephritis in both adults and childre?






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






21. erythema nodosum - elevated ACE - scattered granulomas - arthralgias - hilar lymphadenoapthy are indicative of what?






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






23. what pathology is found around the illeo cecal valve and presents in 2 year old children with colicky abdominal pain and currant jelly stools?






24. What does Rb protein do? what chrom is it on?






25. What is a clara cell?






26. Where does vit C act in the hydroxylation of lysine residues for collagen? What is the cofactor required?






27. how long is substance P? What does it do?






28. 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?






29. h1 receptor anatagonists are not effective in treatment of asthma only for...






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






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






32. What is a cord factor and Which bugs have it? How do they appear on culture?






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






34. What are the two coagulase negative staphylococci? How do you distinguish them?






35. What does extended consumption of appetite suppressants lead to?






36. What is the presentation of angioedema? Where is most commonly affected?






37. which virus inactivates both Rb and p53?






38. What causes congenital QT prolongation syndrome? What is death caused by? in one of the syndromes - What is a common other symptom?






39. where exactly is ACE expressed in the lungs? What type of enzyme is it?






40. how does achalasia present? What does barium swallow show on dilated esophagus?






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






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






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






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






45. What is a keloid?






46. Where is conduction in heart fastest? slowest?






47. Axillary lymph node dissection is a risk factor for the development of chronic lymphedema of the ipsilateral arm. What does chronic lymphedema predispose to?






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






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






50. non ceruloplasmin deposition - ceruloplasmin is...