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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. Pseudomonas aeruginosa -






2. Subacute bacterial endocarditis. -


3. Nocardia -






4. Gas emboli -






5. A03Drug - induced SLE -






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






7. A09Tetracycline -






8. Actinomycetes = Nocardia






9. Hemangioma






10. Ewing's sarcoma






11. Appendicitis -


12. A01Strep. Viridans (Subacute Endocarditis) -






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


14. Coarctation of the aorta






15. A09Haemochromatosis -






16. A06Multiple myeloma (kappa or lambda Ig light chains in urine) - Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (IgM) -






17. Haemophilus influenzae -






18. Cystic fibrosis






19. Macrocytic anemia -






20. A07Paraseptal emphysema - can rupture and cause pneumothorax -






21. Arnold - Chiari Malformation -






22. Ehlers - Danlos syndrome -






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






24. A04Necrobiosis lipoidica - Skin lesions of classic NL begin as 1- to 3- mm well - circumscribed papules or nodules that expand with an active border to become waxy atrophic round plaques centrally. Initially these plaques are red - brown in color but






25. 'A29Indirect - Goes through deep & superficial inguinal ring Lateral to inferior epigastric artery' -






26. A07Achalasia -






27. Patent ductus arteriosus -






28. Minimal change disease






29. AIDS in MSM -


30. A02Streptococcus pneumoniae -






31. Von Recklinghausen's disease of bone -






32. Pseudomonas aeroginosa -






33. Bordetella pertussis -






34. Endometriosis -






35. A04Guillain - Barre syndrome -






36. Chaga's Disease (Trypanosoma infection) -






37. Sheehan's syndrome






38. Syphilis - overaggressive treatment of an asymptomatic patient that causes symptoms due to rapid lysis -






39. Colon CA -






40. Alcoholic liver disease -






41. A01Klebsiella -






42. Endocarditis - Type III Immune complex mediated


43. Chloramphenicol -






44. A05Rheumatoid arthritis -


45. A08Bordetella pertusis ID -






46. A00P. aeroginosa infection -






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






48. Diabetic nephropathy -






49. Yolk - sac tumor






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