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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most serious side effect of clozapine.






2. Treatment for malignant hypertension.






3. Findings in 3






4. First - line medication for status epilepticus.






5. A congenital heart disease that cause 2






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






7. Endocarditis prophylaxis regimens.






8. Causes of transudative effusion.






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. Characteristics favoring carcinoma in an isolated pulmonary nodule.






11. Classic causes of drug - induced hepatitis.






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






13. Name the organism:






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






15. The most common causes of hypercalcemia.






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






17. Rigidity and stiffness that progress to choreiform movements - accompanied by moodiness and altered behavior.

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






19. Diagnostic test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.






20. Treatment of septic shock.






21. First - line treatment for moderate hypercalcemia.






22. Normalizing PCO2 in a patient having an asthma exacerbation may indicate?






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






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






25. Arthritis - conjunctivitis - and urethritis in young men. Associated organisms?

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26. Erythema migrans.






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






28. A 13-year - old male has a history of theft - vandalism - and violence toward family pets.






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






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. RTA associated with abnormal HCO3 - and rickets.






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






33. Treatment of anaphylactic shock.






34. The most common type of skin cancer; the lesion is a pearly- colored papule with a translucent surface and telangiectasias.






35. Precipitants of hemolytic crisis in patients with G6PD deficiency.






36. Glomerulonephritis with hemoptysis.

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37. Joints in the hand affected in rheumatoid arthritis.






38. Medical options for endometriosis.






39. Conditions in which confidentiality must be overridden.






40. 'Dewdrop on a rose petal.'






41. 'Stones - bones - groans - psychiatric overtones.'






42. Name the organism:






43. Treatment of DKA.






44. Typical antibiotics for group B streptococcus (GBS) prophylaxis.






45. A patient continues to use cocaine after being in jail - losing his job - and not paying child support.






46. Back pain that is exacerbated by standing and walking and relieved with sitting and hyperflexion of the hips.






47. Perinatal mortality?

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48. Microcytic anemia with ? serum iron - ? ferritin - and ? TIBC.






49. Three systemic diseases ? nephrotic syndrome.






50. Treatment for Guillain - Barr