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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. 'A33Multiple myeloma - (called the M protein






2. Acute toxic/viral nephrosis






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






4. A03SLE (Type III hypersensitivity) -






5. Giardia lamblia -






6. Behcet's syndrome - a form of vasculitis that can lead to ulceration and other lesions. (Not Reiters!) -






7. A08Digoxin toxicity -






8. A05Clostridium Botulinum -






9. SHYPSat Shigella Yersinia enterolytica (AKA Pestis) Proteus Salmonella -






10. Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (also known as slipped capital femoral epiphysis) -






11. Wallenberg's syndrome






12. Ewing's sarcoma






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






14. Staphylococcus aureus -






15. A08Bordetella pertusis ID -






16. Gardner's syndrome -






17. Phagocyte deficiency -






18. A02Goodpasture's Syndrome -






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






20. Down syndrome -






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






22. Hand - Schuller - Christian disease -






23. Granulosa Theca Cell Tumor of the Ovary -






24. Vibrio Cholera: metabolic acidosis






25. Dressler's syndrome






26. Pseudomonas aeruginosa






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






28. A04Mononucleosis -






29. Median nerve lesion -






30. Macrocytic anemia -






31. Neurofibromatosis (Von Recklinghausen's disease) -






32. Corenybacterium D & Nocardia -






33. Bacterial vaginosis -






34. K- F Circle - Ataxia - A24Wilson's disease -






35. Parathyroid glands in the neck and pancreatic islet cells in the pancreas - A11MEN type I (Werner's syndrome) -






36. Subacute bacterial endocarditis. -


37. DIC -






38. Perioral pigmentation - A06Puetz - Jeghers syndrome -






39. Rotor's syndrome -






40. Alcoholic liver disease -






41. Multiple myeloma -






42. Chediak - Higashi Disease






43. Actinomycetes = Nocardia






44. Eisenmenger's syndrome -






45. Aortic dissection - joint hypermobility - A31Marfan's syndrome (fibrillin deficit) -






46. Small erythematous or haemorrhagic macular or nodular lesions on the palms or soles) - A29Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis -






47. Pseudomonas & Mycobacterium -






48. E. Coli -






49. Camphylobacter & Helicobacter -






50. Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy -