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USMLE Diseases And Findings

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Colloid cyst or thyroid adenoma






2. Associated with gallbladder adenocarcinoma






3. PKU






4. Hyperthyroidism - nodular goiter - absence of eye signs (Plummer's = Grave's - eye signs)


5. Xeroderma pigmentosum






6. Arachnoid cap cells - whorls of cells






7. Anemia of chronic disease






8. Trisomy 18 - rocker - bottom feet - low ears - heart disease


9. Osteogenesis imperfecta






10. Sickle cell anemia






11. Sickle cell anemia






12. Columnar metaplasia of lower esophagus (* risk of adenocarcinoma)


13. Catastrophic adrenal insufficiency 2 to hemorrhagic necrosis (eg - DIC) - often 2 to meningiococcemia






14. Retinoblastoma






15. Multiple myeloma free light chains (either kappa or lambda) Waldenstrom's macroglobinemia






16. Iron - deficiency anemia






17. MEN type I (thyroid - parathyroid - adrenal cortex - pancreatic islets - pituitary)


18. Carcinoma in situ on shaft of penis (* risk of visceral ca)


19. Fat emboli






20. Gynecomastia






21. Osteoid osteoma






22. Acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns


23. Papillary necrosis - esp. in diabetics






24. UMN lesion






25. Rheumatoid arthritis


26. Schizophrenia






27. Pheochromocytoma






28. Necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of paranasal sinuses - lungs - kidneys - etc.


29. Uncal herniation






30. 45 - XO


31. CHF - right heart






32. Chronic bronchitis






33. Coagulation factor deficiency






34. Homocystinuria






35. SLE (also anti - dsDNA)






36. Thyroid teratoma of ovary






37. DIC






38. Aortic regurgitation






39. Acute inflammation of small - medium arteries painful ischemia gangrene


40. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura






41. Post - hepatic venous thrombosis






42. Late cyanotic shunt (R?L) pulmonary HTN & RVH 2? to long - standing VSD - ASD - or PDA


43. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis






44. 1* Syphilis - painless firm ulcers






45. Elastin defect - floppy mitral valve - arachnodactyly - cystic medial necrosis - subluxed lens


46. PKU






47. Rapidly progressive (crescentic glomerulonephritis)


48. Dying hepatocytes






49. Obstructive jaundice






50. Emphysema Centroacinar - smoking Panacinar - ?1- antitrypsin deficiency