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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most common cause of hypertension in young men.






2. An infant has a high fever and onset of rash as fever breaks. What is he at risk for?






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






4. The most common cause of hypertension in young women.






5. A painful - recurrent vesicular eruption of mucocutaneous surfaces.






6. Diagnostic modality used when ultrasound is equivocal for cholecystitis.






7. The most common cause of SAH.






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






9. Postnatal mortality?






10. Cold agglutinins.






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


12. Joints in the hand affected in rheumatoid arthritis.






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






14. Reynolds' pentad.


15. A 50-year - old male presents with early satiety - splenomegaly - and bleeding. Cytogenetics show t(9 -22). Diagnosis?






16. The most common pituitary tumor. Treatment?






17. A significant cause of morbidity in thalassemia patients. Treatment?






18. Causes of exudative effusion.






19. A 55-year - old man is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Treatment options?






20. Treatment for benzodiazepine overdose.






21. Albuminocytologic dissociation.






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






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






24. Classic causes of drug - induced hepatitis.






25. Radiographic indications for surgery in patients with acute abdomen.






26. Bias introduced into a study when a clinician is aware of the patient's treatment type.






27. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






28. The number of bacterial culture on a clean - catch specimen to diagnose a UTI.






29. IV drug use with JVD and holosystolic murmur at the left sternal border. Treatment?






30. Treatment of AF.






31. Risk factors for pyelonephritis.






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






33. An agent that reverses the effects of heparin.






34. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






35. Unilateral - severe periorbital headache with tearing and conjunctival erythema.






36. A man has repeated - intense urges to rub his body against unsuspecting passengers on a bus.






37. First - line medication for status epilepticus.






38. Findings in 3






39. Mortality rate?






40. Charcot's triad.






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






42. Acid - base disorder in pulmonary embolism.






43. The most common location for an ectopic pregnancy.






44. Joint pain and stiffness that worsen over the course of the day and are relieved by rest.






45. A young patient has angina at rest with ST- segment elevation. Cardiac enzymes are normal.


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






47. Chromosomal pattern of a complete mole.






48. Breast cancer type that ? the future risk of invasive carcinoma in both breasts.






49. Contraceptive methods that protect against PID.






50. A 30-year - old woman has unpredictable urine loss. Examination is normal. Medical options?