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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Treatment for Guillain - Barr






2. The most common cause of SAH.






3. Treatment for postpartum hemorrhage.






4. Chronic diseases such as SLE






5. Reynolds' pentad.

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6. Name the defense mechanism:






7. The first test to perform when a woman presents with amenorrhea.






8. Pure RBC aplasia.






9. CSF findings:






10. A 30-year - old woman has unpredictable urine loss. Examination is normal. Medical options?






11. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






12. Lung cancer associated with SIADH.






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






14. A 55-year - old obese patient presents with dirty - velvety patches on the back of the neck.






15. Name the organism:






16. Treatment for bacterial vaginosis.






17. Confusion - confabulation - ophthalmoplegia - ataxia.

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18. ? CO - ? pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) - ? peripheral vascular resistance (PVR).






19. Diagnostic test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.






20. Treatment for acetaminophen overdose.






21. Medications and viruses that ? aplastic anemia.






22. Evaluation of a pulsatile abdominal mass and bruit.






23. A newborn female has continuous 'machinery murmur.'






24. A young child presents with proximal muscle weakness - waddling gait - and pronounced calf muscles.






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






26. Medical options for endometriosis.






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






28. IV drug use with JVD and holosystolic murmur at the left sternal border. Treatment?






29. Combined UMN and LMN disorder.






30. Birth rate?






31. A patient develops endocarditis three weeks after receiving a prosthetic heart valve. What organism is suspected?






32. Treatment for mild - persistent asthma.






33. A condition associated with red 'currant - jelly' stools.






34. A 13-year - old male has a history of theft - vandalism - and violence toward family pets.






35. Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs.






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






37. Name the organism:






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






39. Treatment of tension pneumothorax.






40. A son asks that his mother not be told about her recently discovered cancer.

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41. Iris - like target lesions.






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






43. Hypercholesterolemia treatment that ? flushing and pruritus.






44. Causes of drug - induced SLE.






45. Joint pain and stiffness that worsen over the course of the day and are relieved by rest.






46. RTA associated with abnormal HCO3 - and rickets.






47. Side effects of corticosteroids.






48. Unilateral - severe periorbital headache with tearing and conjunctival erythema.






49. Risk factors for pyelonephritis.






50. Ring - enhancing brain lesion on CT with seizures