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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. A00P. aeroginosa infection -






2. A09Haemochromatosis -






3. Kartagener's syndrome -






4. A08Tetralogy of Fallot / RVH -






5. Haemophilus ducreyi -






6. A03Marfan's Syndrome -






7. Endocarditis -

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8. Clostridium Difficile -






9. Vibrio parahemolyticus






10. Isoniazid -






11. Bronchial Asthma (whorled mucous plugs) -

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12. Infectious mononucleosis (EBV) -






13. Hereditary Spherocytosis






14. Trypansoma brucei gambiense & rhodiense: African Sleeping Sickness -






15. Coarctation of the aorta






16. 'A25Wet beriberi (thiamine - vitamin B1 deficiency)' -






17. Positively birefringent - A45Pseudogout






18. Minimal Change (Lipoid nephrosis) disease






19. Gram (+): Bacillus & Clostridium made up of dipicolinate & Keratin -






20. Pick's disease






21. Vibrio Cholera: metabolic acidosis






22. Acute toxic/viral nephrosis






23. Leydig cell tumor






24. Tapeworm infection causing megaloblastic anemia by consuming large amount of vit B12 in the host -






25. Aortic stenosis -






26. Hypocalcemia -

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27. Job's syndrome -






28. 'A47L -> R shunt (VSD - ASD - PDA) mitral regurgitation - LV failure (CHF)'






29. A09Hyperparathyroidism - Osteitis fibrosa cystica (Von Recklinghausen's disease) -






30. 'A25Reiter's syndrome - ankylosing spondylitis' -






31. Legionella pneumophila -






32. Papovavirus.






33. 'A33Multiple myeloma - (called the M protein






34. Zollinger - Ellison syndrome -






35. A08Bordetella pertusis ID -






36. Parkinson's disease -






37. Hand - Schuller - Christian disease -






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






39. Interstitial Fibrosis -






40. H. Influenzae (needs factors V & X for growth) Strep. Pneumoniae N. meningitidis N. gonnorhoae W/ this activity these bugs are able to colonize the oral mucosa. -






41. A08Chronic Bronchitis -






42. 'A17Parkinson's disease (basal ganglia disorder - rigidity - resting tremor - bradykinesia)' -






43. Colle's fracture? -






44. 'A00In cases of metastatic carcinoid - txt w/ Methysergide (5HT antagonist)' -






45. M. tuberculosis ID -






46. A07Anthrax -






47. A09Associated w/ Emphysema = Blebat = outpouching - If it ruptures causes Pneumothorax -






48. 'A19Osteoarthritis (polished - ivory- like appearance of bone)' -






49. Hemangioma






50. Causes amebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri -