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






2. Treponema palidum & Pneumocystis Carinii (cannot be cultured on inert media but can be found extra cellularly in the body) -






3. Wegener's granulomatosis






4. Positively birefringent - A45Pseudogout






5. A07Anthrax -






6. Phenylketonuria -






7. Vancomycin






8. Lung - -'A19Paragonimus Westermani - Lung fluke. Txt: Praziquantel' -






9. Central apnea in CHF increased ICP -






10. A04Nasal polyps Rhinitis bronchoconstriction -






11. A07Sarcoidosis -






12. Chloramphenicol -






13. A01Bruton's disease -






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






15. Krukenberg tumor -






16. Osteoarthritis (DIP swelling 2nd to osteophytes) -


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






18. 'A37Clostridium - Actinomyces - Bacteroides' -






19. 'A41Emphysema (centroacinar[smoking] - panacinar [alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency]'






20. Arterial thrombus -






21. HPV -






22. 'A38Vancomycin - aminoglycosides' -






23. A03SLE (Type III hypersensitivity) -






24. Cor pulmonale






25. Multiple myeloma






26. Hypothyroidism -






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






28. 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. -






29. Osteosarcoma -


30. Bronchial Asthma -






31. Congestive heart failure/Pulmonary oedema -






32. RUQ pain - fever) - A12cholangitis -


33. Chronic Bronchitis






34. All -






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






36. Macrocytic anemia -






37. A07Paraseptal emphysema - can rupture and cause pneumothorax -






38. A06Ankylosing spondylitis -






39. Pott's disease (Vertebral Tuberculosis) -






40. 'A26Ptosis - miosis - and anhidrosis' -


41. Hodgkin's Lymphoma






42. Corneybacterium diphtheriae -


43. Leydig cell tumor






44. Can Also Have Both Shapesat Cocciodes Aspergillus Histolpasma Blastomyces Sprothrix schenkii -






45. Bacilus Cerues -






46. Rifampin -






47. Negatively birefringent crystals - A34Gout -






48. Hypersexuality - Hyperorality - Hyperdocility - A26Kluver - Bucy syndrome (amygdala) -






49. Serratia






50. A02Scleroderma (CREST) -