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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does nitroprusside do to afterload? preload?






2. What type of gene is bcl 2 ? On what chromosome is it? what chromosome is IgG heavy chain on?






3. Acyl coA synthetase is not...






4. What is it called if psychotic symptoms last less than one month? one to six months? more than six months?






5. why does neutrophila occur with corticosteroids?






6. What is pickwickian syndrome? What are the lab findings?






7. What can worse neurologic dysfunction in cobalamic def?






8. which congenital adrenal hyperplasia presents with ambiguous genitalia in females and salt retention?






9. What is somatomedin C?






10. what dictates the resting membrane potential of most cells?






11. how long is substance P? What does it do?






12. Which is slower AV node or ventricular muscle?






13. What agonists reduce the gradient across the LV outflow tract?






14. other than parvo B19 - what else is associated with red cell aplasia?






15. What are ulcers arising in the proximal duodenum in association with severe trauma or burns called?






16. Where does terminal peptide cleavage of collagen fibrils take place?






17. on which chromosome is wilms tumor found?






18. which staphylococci can do mannitol fermaentation?






19. What is the most common cause of pyelonephritis in both adults and childre?






20. What is a limiting factor when initiating ACE inhibitors? hwo do you prevent a really bad reaction?






21. SIADH patients have normal blood volume but...






22. what happens to PaO2 - % sat - and O2 content in: Anemia - polycythemia - CO poisoning?






23. What are diastolic (lowest) pressures in aorta? LV?






24. Metronidizaole does not cover...






25. What can long term leg cast wearing cause?






26. What is a malignant pustule? What is it usually caused by? What type of capsule does it have?






27. What is a keloid?






28. What are the skin presentation in sarcoid?






29. When is an S4 sound normal?






30. what murmur is enhanced by decreased blood flow to the heart?






31. why does liver dysfunction cause coagulation disorders?






32. What three things can reduce the risk of non hereditary ovarian and endometrial cancer?






33. What almost exclusively causes Epliglottitis?What type of capsule does it have? What are the symptoms?

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34. How do you explain the selective proteinuria of loss to albumin only in MCD?






35. When is acid phosphatase elevated (Name two times)?






36. niacin used for hyperlipidemia - What are its side effects? why do they occur? how can you prevent them?






37. what increases turbulence and thus causes bruits? (specifically in terms of viscosity and velocity)






38. What would a deflection of the membrane potential to near zero indicate?






39. What translocations can cause c - myc overexpression?






40. Axillary lymph node dissection is a risk factor for the development of chronic lymphedema of the ipsilateral arm. What does chronic lymphedema predispose to?






41. Where does complement bind on the Fc region of Ig chains?






42. What is used to prevent vertical transmission of HIV?






43. What is the general compensatory mechanism to prevent edema is situations with increased central venous pressure?






44. What are the three top bacterial causes of acute otitis media - sinusitis - and conjuctivitis?






45. why is glucagon used in beta blocker toxicitiy?






46. What is gardeners mydriasis? How is it treated?






47. What is the fibrinogen level in patient with TTP- HUS? DIC?






48. What is the difference between paranoid personality disorder and delusional disorder?






49. What does sustained hand grip do to the C/V system?






50. What is a primary HSV 1 infection like?