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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. An antidiabetic agent associated with lactic acidosis.






2. Honeycomb pattern on CXR. Diagnosis? Treatment?






3. The most common causes of hypercalcemia.






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






5. Classic ECG findings in pericarditis.






6. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






7. Symptoms of placental abruption.






8. Findings in 3






9. Lab findings in Hashimoto's thyroiditis.






10. Glomerulonephritis with hemoptysis.

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11. Eight surgically correctable causes of hypertension.

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12. The most frequent presentation of intracranial neoplasm.






13. Causes of hypoxemia.






14. RTA associated with aldosterone defect.






15. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






16. Birth rate?






17. Treatment of central DI.






18. A patient presents with signs of hypocalcemia - high phosphorus - and low PTH.






19. Characteristics of 2

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20. Gout - self - mutilation - and choreoathetosis.






21. Hematuria - flank pain - and palpable flank mass.






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

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23. Tests to rule out shaken baby syndrome.






24. Involuntary commitment or isolation for medical treatment may be undertaken For what reason?






25. A newborn female has continuous 'machinery murmur.'






26. A 16-year - old presents with an annular patch of alopecia with broken - off - stubby hairs.






27. Bone is fractured in fall on outstretched hand.

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






29. A young weight lifter receives IV haloperidol and complains that his eyes are deviated sideways. Diagnosis? Treatment?






30. Bilious emesis within hours after the first feeding.






31. Inflammation and epithelial thinning of the anogenital area - predominantly in postmenopausal women.






32. The most common cause of hypothyroidism.

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






34. Risk factors for DVT.

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






36. A young patient with a family history of sudden death collapses and dies while exercising.






37. A 50-year - old man with a history of alcohol abuse presents with boring epigastric pain that radiates to the back and is relieved by sitting forward. Management?

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38. Treatment for Guillain - Barr






39. A homeless child is small for his age and has peeling skin and a swollen belly.






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






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






42. Medication given to accelerate fetal lung maturity.






43. A violent patient has vertical and horizontal nystagmus.






44. Name the organism:






45. Three systemic diseases ? nephrotic syndrome.






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

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47. Shortest AP diameter of the pelvis.






48. Medications and viruses that ? aplastic anemia.






49. Name the defense mechanism:






50. Premalignant lesion from sun exposure that can ? squamous cell carcinoma.