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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. Uterine bleeding at 18 weeks' gestation; no products expelled; membranes ruptured; cervical os open.






2. Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs.






3. A 55-year - old man who is a smoker and a heavy drinker presents with a new cough and flulike symptoms. Gram stain shows no organisms; silver stain of sputum shows gram - negative rods. What is the diagnosis?






4. Testicular cancer associated with Beta- hCG - AFP.






5. A 25-year - old African - American male with sickle cell anemia has sudden onset of bone pain. Management of pain crisis?






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






7. Non - small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) associated with hypercalcemia.






8. Diagnostic test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.






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






10. Risk factors for DVT.

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11. Treatment for bacterial vaginosis.






12. Fetal mortality?

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13. Tanner stage 3 in a six-year - old female.






14. Treatment of cardiogenic shock.






15. A 21-year - old male has three months of social withdrawal - worsening grades - flattened affect - and concrete thinking.






16. The mainstay of Parkinson's therapy.






17. T- wave flattening and U waves.






18. A patient fails to lactate after an emergency C- section with marked blood loss.

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19. Indications for surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.






20. Characteristics favoring carcinoma in an isolated pulmonary nodule.






21. A 17-year - old female has left arm paralysis after her boyfriend dies in a car crash. No medical cause is found.






22. Virus associated with aplastic anemia in patients with sickle cell anemia.






23. Treatment of DKA.






24. Aplastic crisis in sickle cell disease.






25. Chronic diseases such as SLE






26. Medication given to accelerate fetal lung maturity.






27. Treatment for ventricular fibrillation.






28. A five - month - old girl has ? head growth - truncal dyscoordination - and ? social interaction.

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






30. A 24-year - old male presents with soft white plaques on his tongue and the back of his throat. Diagnosis? Workup? Treatment?






31. The most common form of glomerulonephritis.

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32. Combined UMN and LMN disorder.






33. The most common cause of female infertility.






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

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






36. Classic ultrasound and gross appearance of complete hydatidiform mole.

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






38. Supportive treatment for ARDS.






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






40. What should always be done prior to LP?






41. Treatment for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in children.






42. Treatment of tension pneumothorax.






43. Cause of neonatal RDS.






44. A 10-year - old child presents in status epilepticus - but her parents refuse treatment on religious grounds.

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45. A violent patient has vertical and horizontal nystagmus.






46. Cross - sectional survey






47. Four signs and symptoms of streptococcal pharyngitis.






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






49. Joints in the hand affected in rheumatoid arthritis.






50. Classic physical findings for endocarditis.

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