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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. A09Lead poisoning -


3. Eisenmenger's syndrome -






4. Duchenne's -


5. Dubin - Johnson synrome -






6. Streptococcus pneumoniae -






7. A07Anthrax -






8. A07Subarachnoid hemorrhage -






9. A05Clostridium Botulinum -






10. Plummer - vinson syndrome -






11. 'A26Ptosis - miosis - and anhidrosis' -


12. Coarctation of the aorta -






13. Scarlet fever (disease caused by an exotoxin released by Streptococcus pyogenes)






14. AF -






15. Babesia microti: Babesiosis & Borrelia burgdorferi: Lyme Disease -






16. A05Mycoplasma pneumoniae -






17. Ewing's sarcoma






18. 'A38Vancomycin - aminoglycosides' -






19. RCC - Hemangioblastoma -






20. A02Vitelline Yolk Sac Tumor - Hepatocellular CA -






21. Macrocytic anemia -






22. Streptococcus pyogenes -






23. CAPEat Cholera Anthracis (Poly D glutamate capsule) Pertusis (via Gi) E.coli (LT enterotoxin) -






24. A05Streptococcus pyogenes -






25. Fanconi' syndrome






26. A09Down syndrome -


27. Hypothyroidism -






28. 'A26VSD - tricuspid regurgitation - mitral regurgitation' -






29. Trichomoniasis -






30. A03Vasculitis -






31. Primary TB -






32. Pasteurella multocida -






33. 'A35Mycoplasma - Smallest living bacteria. - P1 protein inhs ciliary action Fried egg colonies Atypical pneumonia young adults' -






34. Precocious puberty - cafe - au - lait spots - short stature - young girls - A41Albright's syndrome -






35. Neural Tube Defects - Spina Bifida - Anencephaly -






36. Congenital Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia


37. Guillain - Barre syndrome -






38. Duchenne's Muscular dystrophy -






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






40. Associated w/lymphoid neoplasms. See agglutination & hemolysis in tissue exposed to cold. IgM Abs -






41. Patent ductus arteriosus -






42. Haemophilus ducreyi -






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






44. Pityriasis rosea -






45. A07Lyme disease -


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






47. Trypansoma cruzi: Chagasa






48. Hemangioma






49. Actinomycetes = Nocardia






50. A01Mallory Weiss tear -