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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. CSF findings with SAH.






2. Sentinel loop on AXR.






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






4. A six-year - old girl presents with a port - wine stain in the V2 distribution as well as with mental retardation - seizures - and leptomeningeal angioma.






5. Goal hemoglobin A1c for a patient with DM.






6. Complication of overly rapid correction of hyponatremia.






7. Low urine specific gravity in the presence of high serum osmolality.






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






9. Name the organism:






10. When can a physician refuse to continue treating a patient on the grounds of futility?






11. An agent that reverses the effects of heparin.






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






13. Glomerulonephritis with hemoptysis.

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14. The most common 1






15. Sudden onset of mental status changes - emesis - and liver dysfunction after taking aspirin.

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16. An autosomal - recessive disorder with a defect in the GPIIbIIIa platelet receptor and ? platelet aggregation.

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17. The most common 1






18. A crescent - shaped hyperdensity on CT that does not cross the midline.






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

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20. Medical treatment for hepatic encephalopathy.






21. Treatment of central DI.






22. Signs of neurogenic shock.






23. Reynolds' pentad.

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24. Signs suggesting radial nerve damage with humeral fracture.






25. Name the organism:






26. Sensitive tests have few false negatives and are used to rule _____ a disease.






27. Complication of scaphoid fracture.






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

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29. A lesion characteristically occurring in a linear pattern in areas where skin comes into contact with clothing or jewelry.






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






31. Term for heavy bleeding during and between menstrual periods.






32. Radiographic evidence of aortic disruption or dissection.






33. ? risk of what infection with silicosis?






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

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






36. The most common causes of hypercalcemia.






37. HUS triad?






38. Amenorrhea - bradycardia - and abnormal body image in a young female.






39. First step in the management of a patient with acute GI bleed.






40. An antidiabetic agent associated with lactic acidosis.






41. Eosinophils in urine sediment.






42. 'Cradle cap.'






43. A 10-year - old boy presents with fever - weight loss - and night sweats. Examination shows anterior mediastinal mass. Suspected diagnosis?

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44. Waxy casts in urine sediment and Maltese crosses (seen with lipiduria).






45. Cannon 'a' waves.






46. A young child presents with proximal muscle weakness - waddling gait - and pronounced calf muscles.






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






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






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






50. Treatment for atrial fibrillation.