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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. A05OBEDat O = Salmonella B = Botulinum E = Erythrogenic strep D = Diptheria -






2. ...






3. A02SLE (type 3 hypersensitivity) -






4. Minimal Change (Lipoid nephrosis) disease






5. 'A27Neisseria - Haemophilus - S. pneumoniae' -






6. A02Scleroderma (CREST) -






7. Sezary Syndrome -






8. Chloramphenicol -






9. Rapid appearance of features associated with normal aging - A18Werner syndrome -






10. Wilson's disease -






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






12. Granulosa Theca Cell Tumor of the Ovary -






13. Pott's disease (Vertebral Tuberculosis) -






14. Hand - Foot - and - Mouthat Disease: Coxsackie A (Picornavirus +ssRNA) -






15. Wallenberg's syndrome






16. A08Bordetella pertusis ID -






17. Von Recklinghausen's disease -






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






19. CHF -






20. Central apnea in CHF increased ICP -






21. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis -






22. Diabetic ketoacidosis -






23. Vancomycin






24. Pericarditis association -






25. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis -






26. Primary TB -






27. Thallasemia major -






28. Epidural hematoma -






29. Sickle Cell Anemia -






30. Raynaud's Syndrome






31. Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) -






32. 'A27Iron - deficiency anemia - lead poisoning' -






33. Pompe's disease -






34. Acute glomerulonephritis






35. Squamous cell carcinoma -






36. Bronchial Asthma -






37. Libman - Sacks disease -






38. Patent ductus arteriosus -






39. Filovirus & Bunyavirus (Hantavirus) -






40. A02Rifampin -






41. Perioral pigmentation - A06Puetz - Jeghers syndrome -






42. Bacterial vaginosis -






43. Cholera






44. Wegener's granulomatosis






45. Chaga's Disease (Trypanosoma infection) -






46. DM type 1 (caused by autoimmune destruction of B cells) -






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






48. Crigler - Najar syndrome -






49. Corynebacterium diphtheriae -






50. A01Bruton's disease -