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USMLE Buzzwords

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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. A03Vasculitis -






2. 'A01Contains digoxin Implicated as a cause of Hodgkin






3. K- F Circle - Ataxia - A24Wilson's disease -






4. Tetracycline -






5. 'A17Pellagra - (Vitamin B3 - Niacin Deficiency)' -






6. A02Vitelline Yolk Sac Tumor - Hepatocellular CA -






7. A08Tetralogy of Fallot / RVH -






8. Granulosa - theca cell tumor of the ovary -






9. Giant intestinal flukes -'A19Fasciola Biski - Txt: Praziquantel' -






10. Mycoplasma pneumoniae has fried egg colonies on Eaton agar (needs cholesterol) -






11. Bernard - Soulier disease -






12. Parkinson's disease -






13. A07Subarachnoid hemorrhage -






14. A04Acute post - streptococcal GN (due to bHGASrtep) Anti streptolysin O -






15. McArdle's disease -






16. Streptococcus pyogenes -






17. A05Due to M. vulgaris (actinomycetes) Inhalation of sugar cane dust -






18. Rabies Negri bodies intracytoplasmic Pox virus Guarnieri intracytoplasmic & acidophilic CMV Owl's eyes intracytoplasmic & intranuclear HSV Cowdry bodies intranuclear -






19. Chediak - Higashi Disease






20. These rascals may microscopically lack colorat: Treponema Ricksetta Mycobacterium Mycoplasma Legionella Chlamydia -






21. Thallasemia major -






22. Gout






23. A03Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic purpura -






24. A08Actinomyces israelii -






25. Cystic fibrosis






26. A02Rifampin -






27. Staph. Saprophyticus -






28. MEN type IIa (Sipple's syndrome)






29. Intention tremor - scanning speech) - A12Multiple sclerosis -


30. Hypocalcemia -


31. A01Curling's ulcer (greatly reduced plasma volume results in sloughing of gastric mucosa) -






32. Cavernous hemangiomas - adenomas - A45von - hippel - lindau disease






33. Malignant HTN & Kidneys






34. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria






35. Retinitis pigmentosa -






36. A09SLE -






37. Pneumomediastinum (aka mediastinal emphysema)






38. A00P. aeroginosa infection -






39. Cheese - vegetables (coleslaw) - in recent infections - A33Listeria -






40. A03Rheumatoid Arthritis -






41. Takayasu arteritis - stenosis of aortic arch and its large branches with ischemia to upper part of the body






42. A07Achalasia -






43. Iron deficiency anaemia -


44. Bartter's syndrome -






45. Leucine & Lysine -






46. Kartagener's syndrome -






47. Multiple Sclerosis (Charcot's Triad) -






48. A07EIEC EHEC Shigella - Yersenia enterocolitica Entaemeba histolytica Salmonella Campylobacter jejuni -






49. A02Strep. Pneumoniae -






50. % of gas gangrene (myonecrosis) cases: Microbiology - A18Clostridium Perfringens -