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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Presence of red cell casts in urine sediment.






2. A 49-year - old male presents with acute - onset flank pain and hematuria.






3. Presents with a herald patch - Christmas - tree pattern.






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






5. Four causes of microcytic anemia.






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






7. Associated with Propionibacterium acnes and changes in androgen levels.






8. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






9. Drugs that slow AV node transmission.






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






11. 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.






12. Sentinel loop on AXR.






13. Red plaques with silvery- white scales and sharp margins.






14. The number of true positives divided by the number of patients with the disease is _____.






15. Amenorrhea - bradycardia - and abnormal body image in a young female.






16. A history significant for initial altered mental status with an intervening lucid interval. Diagnosis? Most likely etiology? Treatment?






17. In which patients do you initiate colorectal cancer screening early?






18. Signs of active ischemia during stress testing.






19. True or false: Once patients sign a statement giving consent - they must continue treatment.






20. Neonatal mortality?






21. Honey- crusted lesions.






22. 1






23. The most common form of nephritic syndrome.






24. Hypercholesterolemia treatment that ? flushing and pruritus.






25. A first - born female who was born in breech position is found to have asymmetric skin folds on her newborn exam. Diagnosis? Treatment?






26. Eosinophils in urine sediment.






27. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






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






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






30. Risk factors for cholelithiasis.






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






32. Evaluation of a pulsatile abdominal mass and bruit.






33. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






34. The mainstay of Parkinson's therapy.






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






36. Classic ECG findings in pericarditis.






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






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






39. Relative risk?






40. A schizophrenic patient takes haloperidol for one year and develops uncontrollable tongue movements. Diagnosis? Treatment?






41. The most common cause of SAH.






42. A patient complains of headache - weakness - and polyuria; exam reveals hypertension and tetany. Labs reveals hypernatremia - hypokalemia - and metabolic alkalosis.






43. Birth rate?






44. First step in the management of a patient with acute GI bleed.






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






46. 'Cradle cap.'






47. Vaccinations at a six- month well - child visit.






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






49. Classic causes of drug - induced hepatitis.






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