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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. Acid - base disorder in pulmonary embolism.






2. How to distinguish polycythemia vera from 2






3. Medical options for endometriosis.






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






5. Begin Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis in an HIV- positive patient At what CD4 count? Mycobacterium avium - intracellulare (MAI) prophylaxis?






6. Not contraindications to vaccination.






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

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8. Exophthalmos - pretibial myxedema - and ? TSH.

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9. The most likely cause of acute lower GI bleed in patients > 40 years old.






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

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11. RTA associated with aldosterone defect.






12. Cross - sectional survey






13. Lab findings in Hashimoto's thyroiditis.






14. A man unexpectedly flies across the country - takes a new name - and has no memory of his prior life.






15. Life - threatening muscle rigidity - fever - and rhabdomyolysis.






16. 'Dewdrop on a rose petal.'






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






18. Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade.






19. Lung cancer highly related to cigarette exposure.






20. Nontender abdominal mass associated with elevated VMA and HVA.






21. Treatment for opioid overdose.






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






23. Maternal mortality?






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

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25. Odds ratio?






26. The most common cause of hypothyroidism.

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27. The most common 1






28. May be seen in children who are accused of inattention in class and confused with ADHD.






29. Diagnostic step required in a postmenopausal woman who presents with vaginal bleeding.






30. Difference between a cohort and a case - control study.






31. Characteristics of 2

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32. A neonate has meconium ileus.

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33. CSF findings:






34. The diagnostic test for pulmonary embolism.






35. Treatment of cardiogenic shock.






36. A nurse presents with severe hypoglycemia; blood analysis reveals no elevation in C peptide.






37. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






38. Administer to a symptomatic patient to diagnose myasthenia gravis.






39. The most common cause of SAH.






40. Signs of ? ICP (Cushing's triad).






41. Glomerulonephritis with hemoptysis.

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42. Treatment for neuroleptic malignant syndrome.






43. Low urine specific gravity in the presence of high serum osmolality.






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






45. Laparoscopic findings in endometriosis.

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46. Name the organism:






47. What should always be done prior to LP?






48. Treatment for acute coronary syndrome.






49. The most common cancer in men and the most common cause of death from cancer in men.






50. T- wave flattening and U waves.