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USMLE Step 2

Instructions:
  • 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. A 10-year - old boy presents with fever - weight loss - and night sweats. Examination shows anterior mediastinal mass. Suspected diagnosis?

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2. The most common cause of Cushing's syndrome.

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






4. A young patient has angina at rest with ST- segment elevation. Cardiac enzymes are normal.

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5. Reynolds' pentad.

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6. Treatment for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in children.






7. How to distinguish polycythemia vera from 2






8. The most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.






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






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






11. Treatment of hypovolemic shock.






12. Criteria for exudative effusion.






13. The most serious side effect of clozapine.






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






15. Cannon 'a' waves.






16. First - line treatment for otitis media.






17. Anemia associated with absent radii and thumbs - diffuse hyperpigmentation - caf

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






19. Describe a test that consistently gives identical results - but the results are wrong.






20. Annual screening for women with a strong family history of ovarian cancer.






21. Infant mortality?






22. Breast malignancy presenting as itching - burning - and erosion of the nipple.

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23. A 50-year - old man with a history of alcohol abuse presents with boring epigastric pain that radiates to the back and is relieved by sitting forward. Management?

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24. Three systemic diseases ? nephrotic syndrome.






25. A five - month - old girl has ? head growth - truncal dyscoordination - and ? social interaction.

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26. Drowsiness - asterixis - nausea - and a pericardial friction rub.






27. Method of calculating fluid repletion in burn patients.






28. Signs of neurogenic shock.






29. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






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






31. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






32. Name the organism:






33. Albuminocytologic dissociation.






34. Cause of neonatal RDS.






35. A patient presents with recent PID with RUQ pain.






36. Treatment for benzodiazepine overdose.






37. A patient hasn't slept for days - lost $20 -000 gambling - is agitated - and has pressured speech. Diagnosis? Treatment?






38. Class of drugs that may cause syndrome of muscle rigidity - hyperthermia - autonomic instability - and extrapyramidal symptoms.






39. Should a - or Beta- antagonists be used first in treating pheochromocytoma?






40. Risk factors for DVT.

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41. A 55-year - old man presents with irritative and obstructive urinary symptoms. Treatment options?






42. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






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






44. Genetic disorder associated with multiple fractures and commonly mistaken for child abuse.






45. The most common cause of bloody nipple discharge.






46. A 50-year - old woman leaks urine when laughing or coughing. Nonsurgical options?






47. Glomerulonephritis with deafness.

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48. Attributable risk?






49. Differential of hypervolemic hyponatremia.






50. A woman who was abused as a child frequently feels outside of or detached from her body.