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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. Classic physical findings for endocarditis.

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2. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






3. Inflammatory disease of the colon with ? risk of colon cancer.






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






5. Classic causes of drug - induced hepatitis.






6. Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria.






7. Acid - base disorder in pulmonary embolism.






8. Name the organism:






9. The most common cause of seizures in children (2-10 years).






10. The most common cause of female infertility.






11. Name the organism:






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






13. Risk factors for cholelithiasis.






14. + Nikolsky's sign.






15. Rigidity and stiffness with resting tremor and masked facies.

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16. Supportive treatment for ARDS.






17. Glomerulonephritis with deafness.

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18. Diagnostic modality used when ultrasound is equivocal for cholecystitis.






19. Treatment for acute coronary syndrome.






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






21. What % lesion is an indication for carotid endarterectomy?






22. Hypoxemia and pulmonary edema with normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.






23. Molar pregnancy containing fetal tissue.






24. The percentage of cases within one SD of the mean? Two SDs? Three SDs?






25. Aplastic crisis in sickle cell disease.






26. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






27. Classic ECG finding in atrial flutter.

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28. Acute - phase treatment for Kawasaki disease.






29. The most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.






30. Initially presents with a pruritic papule with regional lymphadenopathy and evolves into a black eschar after 7-10 days. Treatment?






31. Blood in the urethral meatus or high - riding prostate.






32. Natural history of a leiomyoma.






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






34. An eight -year - old child is in a serious accident. She requires emergent transfusion - but her parents are not present.






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






36. Iris - like target lesions.






37. Treatment of septic shock.






38. Neonatal mortality?






39. Honeycomb pattern on CXR. Diagnosis? Treatment?






40. Dermatomal distribution.






41. The 6 P's of ischemia due to peripheral vascular disease.






42. PPD reactivity is used as a screening test because most people with TB (except those who are anergic) will have a +PPD. Highly sensitive or specific?






43. Acceptable urine output in a trauma patient.






44. Signs of air embolism.






45. Treatment for opioid overdose.






46. Test to rule out urethral injury.






47. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






48. A tall white male presents with acute shortness of breath. Diagnosis? Treatment?






49. Microcytic anemia with ? serum iron - ? total iron - binding capacity (TIBC) - and normal or ? ferritin.






50. The diagnostic test for pulmonary embolism.