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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An antidiabetic agent associated with lactic acidosis.






2. Name the defense mechanism:






3. Cold water is flushed into a patient's ear - and the fast phase of the nystagmus is toward the opposite side. Normal or pathological?






4. Treatment of septic shock.






5. The three most common causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO).






6. After a minor fender bender - a man wears a neck brace and requests permanent disability.






7. Bone is fractured in fall on outstretched hand.

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8. Treatment for Guillain - Barr






9. A lesion characteristically occurring in a linear pattern in areas where skin comes into contact with clothing or jewelry.






10. Dyspnea - lateral hilar lymphodenopathy on CXR - noncaseating granulomas - increased ACE - and hypercalcemia.






11. Virus associated with aplastic anemia in patients with sickle cell anemia.






12. Treatment of anaphylactic shock.






13. Eight surgically correctable causes of hypertension.

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14. Testicular cancer associated with Beta- hCG - AFP.






15. How to distinguish polycythemia vera from 2






16. A 24-year - old male presents with soft white plaques on his tongue and the back of his throat. Diagnosis? Workup? Treatment?






17. Name the organism:






18. Odds ratio?






19. Normalizing PCO2 in a patient having an asthma exacerbation may indicate?






20. Perinatal mortality?

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21. Patient presents with sudden onset of severe - diffuse abdominal pain. Exam reveals peritoneal signs and AXR reveals free air under the diaphragm. Management?






22. First - line medication for status epilepticus.






23. The most common 1






24. Exophytic nodules on the skin with varying degrees of scaling or ulceration; the second most common type of skin cancer.






25. Acid - base disturbance commonly seen in pregnant women.






26. Sensitive tests have few false negatives and are used to rule _____ a disease.






27. Type of ARF in a patient with FeNa < 1%.






28. CSF findings:






29. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






30. When should a vaginal exam be performed with suspected placenta previa?






31. Causes of transudative effusion.






32. Causes of hypoxemia.






33. Neutropenic nadir postchemotherapy.






34. Definition of unstable angina.






35. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) pentad?






36. Indications for surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.






37. A six-year - old girl presents with a port - wine stain in the V2 distribution as well as with mental retardation - seizures - and leptomeningeal angioma.






38. Chromosomal pattern of a complete mole.






39. The most common pathogen causing croup.






40. Treatment for malignant hypertension.






41. True or false: Withdrawing life - sustaining care is ethically distinct from withholding sustaining care.






42. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






43. CSF findings with SAH.






44. Symptoms of placental abruption.






45. The most common pituitary tumor. Treatment?






46. Bias introduced into a study when a clinician is aware of the patient's treatment type.






47. Causes of exudative effusion.






48. Administer to a symptomatic patient to diagnose myasthenia gravis.






49. Epidemics such as influenza






50. A violent patient has vertical and horizontal nystagmus.