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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. Secondary syphilis -






2. Chaga's Disease (Trypanosoma infection) -






3. A02Pemphigous vulgaris -






4. Arterial thrombus -






5. Causes amebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri -






6. Parvovirus: Part of a virusat -






7. Staph. Epidermidis -






8. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis -






9. Zygomycosis: Rhizopus & Mucor. Only mycosis w/o septate. Infect Ketoacidotic Diabetics. -






10. Rheumatoid Arthritis -






11. Hemangioma






12. Vaginal Adenosis - Some develop clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina & cervix -






13. A00Papovavirus & Hepadnavirus -






14. Type I Membrano Proliferative GN -






15. Giardia lamblia -






16. Von Recklinghausen's disease of bone -






17. Acute toxic/viral nephrosis






18. CMV -


19. 'A27Neisseria - Haemophilus - S. pneumoniae' -






20. 'A24Choriocarcinomas - hydatidiform mole (occurs with and without embryo)' -






21. Lipid laden macrophages seen in villi of Erythroblastosis Fetalis -






22. Gardner's syndrome -






23. Eating honey - A21Infant Botulinum -






24. CEEKat Citrobacter Enterobacter E.Coli (K1 capsule most important) Klebsiella -






25. Small erythematous or haemorrhagic macular or nodular lesions on the palms or soles) - A29Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis -






26. Duchenne's Muscular dystrophy -






27. Staphylococcus aureus -






28. Sporothrix schenckii






29. A04Neurosyphillis -


30. A01Guillain - Barre (increased protein in CSF with only modest increase in cell count) -






31. Neuroblastoma -






32. Patent ductus arteriosus -






33. Female - forty and fertile) - A21Acute cholecystitis -






34. Phagocyte deficiency -






35. Benign intercranial hypertension - also known as Pseudotumour cerebri -






36. Trichomoniasis -






37. Cardiac pathology - and edema -'A41Dry beriberi (Thiamine - B1 deficiency)'






38. Multiple myeloma






39. Pseudomonas & Mycobacterium -






40. Haemophilus influenzae -






41. Asbetosis -






42. A02Vitelline Yolk Sac Tumor - Hepatocellular CA -






43. G6pd deficiency -






44. A03SLE (Type III hypersensitivity) -






45. Zollinger - Ellison syndrome -






46. Acute glomerulonephritis






47. Some killers have pretty nice capsulesat Strep. Pneumoniae Klebsiella HiB Pseudamona Aeroginosa Neisseria meningitis Cryptococcus neoformans (only encapsulated fungal pathogen) -






48. Bernard - Soulier disease -






49. Fibrin - globulin - pro) - and - Russel Bodies - (eosinophillic Ig containing inclusions) - A46Multiple Myeloma -


50. Arnold - Chiari Malformation -