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






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

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3. Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs.






4. How to diagnose and follow a leiomyoma.






5. 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?






6. Four causes of microcytic anemia.






7. Lung cancer associated with SIADH.






8. Name the organism:






9. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) pentad?






10. After a minor fender bender - a man wears a neck brace and requests permanent disability.






11. Three systemic diseases ? nephrotic syndrome.






12. Tests to rule out shaken baby syndrome.






13. An eight -year - old boy presents with hemarthrosis and ? PTT with normal PT and bleeding time. Diagnosis? Treatment?






14. PFT showing ? FEV1/FVC.






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






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






17. A tall white male presents with acute shortness of breath. Diagnosis? Treatment?






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






19. Lab values suggestive of menopause.






20. Exophthalmos - pretibial myxedema - and ? TSH.

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21. A febrile patient with a history of diabetes presents with a red - swollen - painful lower extremity.






22. The most common 1






23. Microcytic anemia with ? serum iron - ? total iron - binding capacity (TIBC) - and normal or ? ferritin.






24. Combined UMN and LMN disorder.






25. A 35-year - old male has recurrent episodes of palpitations - diaphoresis - and fear of going crazy.






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

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27. Key side effects of atypical antipsychotics.






28. An antidiabetic agent associated with lactic acidosis.






29. ? CO - ? PCWP - ? PVR.






30. Laparoscopic findings in endometriosis.

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31. Eosinophils in urine sediment.






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






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






34. Cohort study






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






36. The most common cause of seizures in young adults (18-35 years).






37. A 20-year - old man presents with a palpable flank mass and hematuria. Ultrasound shows bilateral enlarged kidneys with cysts. Associated brain anomaly?






38. Radiographic evidence of aortic disruption or dissection.






39. ECG findings suggesting MI.






40. True or false: Withdrawing life - sustaining care is ethically distinct from withholding sustaining care.






41. Indications for surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.






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






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






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






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






46. Findings in 3






47. Name the organism:






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






49. Natural history of a leiomyoma.






50. ? CO - ? PCWP - ? PVR.