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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 patient with a history of lithium use presents with copious amounts of dilute urine.






2. Classic ultrasound and gross appearance of complete hydatidiform mole.

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3. The most common cause of hypothyroidism.

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4. Cause of amenorrhea with normal prolactin - no response to estrogen - progesterone challenge - and a history of D&C.

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5. Reed - Sternberg cells

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






7. The most common cause of bloody nipple discharge.






8. A 55-year - old patient presents with acute 'broken speech.' What type of aphasia? What lobe and vascular distribution?

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9. Exophthalmos - pretibial myxedema - and ? TSH.

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10. Name the organism:






11. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






12. Neutropenic nadir postchemotherapy.






13. Postnatal mortality?






14. A man has repeated - intense urges to rub his body against unsuspecting passengers on a bus.






15. Name the defense mechanism:






16. Medical options for endometriosis.






17. Laparoscopic findings in endometriosis.

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






19. Heinz bodies?






20. RTA associated with aldosterone defect.






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






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






23. Name the organism:






24. Classic CXR findings for pulmonary edema.

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25. Four signs and symptoms of streptococcal pharyngitis.






26. Non - small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) associated with hypercalcemia.






27. A four -year - old child presents with oliguria - petechiae - and jaundice following an illness with bloody diarrhea. Most likely diagnosis and cause?






28. Treatment for opioid overdose.






29. A fall in systolic BP of > 10 mmHg with inspiration.






30. Pinkish - scaling - flat lesions on the chest and back. KOH prep has a 'spaghetti - and - meatballs' appearance.






31. Acute - phase treatment for Kawasaki disease.






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

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33. CSF findings with SAH.






34. Inspiratory arrest during palpation of the RUQ.

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35. Name the defense mechanism:






36. Symptoms of placenta previa.






37. A violent patient has vertical and horizontal nystagmus.






38. A 15-year - old pregnant girl requires hospitalization for preeclampsia. Should her parents be informed?






39. The most common location for an ectopic pregnancy.






40. Infection of small airways with epidemics in winter and spring.






41. Defect in an X- linked syndrome with mental retardation -






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






43. When can a physician refuse to continue treating a patient on the grounds of futility?






44. The most common type of tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). Diagnosis?






45. Peaked T waves and widened QRS.






46. Confusion - confabulation - ophthalmoplegia - ataxia.

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47. A patient has ? vaginal discharge and petechial patches in the upper vagina and cervix.






48. How to distinguish polycythemia vera from 2






49. Goal hemoglobin A1c for a patient with DM.






50. Risk factors for pyelonephritis.