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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. Bronchial Asthma (whorled mucous plugs) -


2. A07Paraseptal emphysema - can rupture and cause pneumothorax -






3. Neiserria and most Gram (-)s including Pseudomonas aeruginosa -






4. Plasmodium






5. Trypansoma cruzi: Chagasa






6. 'A26VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - mitral regurgitation' -






7. Krukenberg tumor -






8. A09Lead poisoning -


9. A05Streptococcus pyogenes -






10. A02SLE (type 3 hypersensitivity) -






11. rabies -






12. A05Sickle cell anemia -






13. Endometriosis -






14. Cryptococcus neoformans -






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






16. Pericarditis






17. Miosis - anhidrosis - A43Horner's syndrome






18. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis -






19. A08Digoxin toxicity -






20. A03Vasculitis -






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






22. Bacillus Cereus -






23. Pneumomediastinum (aka mediastinal emphysema)






24. Mycoplasma pneumoniae has fried egg colonies on Eaton agar (needs cholesterol) -






25. Cystic fibrosis






26. Glanzmann's thrombasthenia -






27. A08Actinomyces israelii -






28. Chloramphenicol -






29. Adenovirus (causes hyperplasia of Peyer's patches) -






30. Rabies Negri bodies intracytoplasmic Pox virus Guarnieri intracytoplasmic & acidophilic CMV Owl's eyes intracytoplasmic & intranuclear HSV Cowdry bodies intranuclear -






31. Parkinson's Disease Symptoms






32. McArdle's disease -






33. Toxic or viral hepatitis -






34. Acute toxic/viral nephrosis






35. A02Skip lesions (Crohn's disease = autoimmune) -






36. Vancomycin






37. Staph A & Yersenia pestis -






38. E. Coli -






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






40. A03Celiac disease -






41. Tension headache -






42. Dry mouth - arthritis - A18Sjogren's syndrome -






43. Mycosis Fungoides (cutaneous T- cell lymphoma) -






44. Wilson's disease -






45. A02Pemphigous vulgaris -






46. Pompe's disease -






47. All -






48. A07Kluver - Bucy syndrome -






49. Von Recklinghausen's disease -






50. Cor pulmonale