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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. which congenital adrenal hyperplasia presents with ambiguous genitalia in females and salt retention?






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






3. which virus inactivates both Rb and p53?






4. What are the primary determinants of colon cancer risk in UC patients






5. what would be a sign of absence of cardiogenic pulm edem?






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






7. when arrested in prophase of meiosis I - What are primary oocytes chrom number? What about the secondary oocytes that are stuck in metaphase of Meiosis II?






8. What is a cord factor and Which bugs have it? How do they appear on culture?






9. What is usually teh last gene mutation in development of a carcinoma (from an adenoma for example)?






10. in the LV and aorta - What are the pressures?






11. on which chromosome is wilms tumor found?






12. why does liver dysfunction cause coagulation disorders?






13. What are the common causes of metabolic alkalosis? How do you differentiate between them?






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






15. What is it called when you see double vision when walking down stairs or looking at nose or reading newspaper?






16. What is suggestive of complete central DI?






17. What does prolonged PT indicated? aPTT? bleeding time?






18. what provides some cutaneous sensation to the posterior external auditory canal? What can happen if pressure is put there?






19. what drug causes aggression - nystagmus - ataxia - slurred speech - exaggerated gait and involuntary movements?






20. which congenital hyperbilirubinemia actually presents with serious symptoms? which are less serious/






21. What is a major risk factor for progression ARDS? What is the pathology seen in ARDS- d/t what?






22. what drugs causes the red man syndrome? how does it occur?






23. What does L/S stand for in fetal lung maturity? When does maturity occur?






24. In what form are mitochondrial DNA? What do they transcribe?






25. what bursa is affected when on knees like a maid/gardner?






26. What does NF- KB do?






27. what should you think of with coarctation of aorta - bicuspid valves and horseshoe kidney?






28. Where does glycolsylation occur of alpha procollagen chains occur? disulfide bond formation at the C terminus?






29. Which nerve lies in close proximity to the inferior thyroid artery?






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


31. What is mcc of death pre hospital phase of MI? in hospital phase?






32. Where does the aorta lie in relation to the pulmonary artery in transposition of the great arteries (is this right to left or left to right shunt?)?






33. What is damaged in early syringomelia? later?






34. do Class IC agents prolong the QT interval?






35. which antiarrythmic is associated with blue gray discoloration ?






36. What is intussusception? how does ischemia and necrosis occur?






37. What is the mc location of brain germinomas?What are the classic symptoms?






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






39. What is a cardiac cause of head pounding with exertion and nocturnal palpitations? What can cause this?






40. How do you calculate atributable risk percent?






41. facial pain and headache in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis is highly suggestive of what? How do you diagnose? What is a char finding?






42. What does Rb protein do? what chrom is it on?






43. What causes release of myosin head from the actin filament?






44. What does extended consumption of appetite suppressants lead to?






45. why is crohns disease associated with oxaloacetate kidney stones?






46. what protects the resting heart from arrhythmias?






47. What type of calcium channels dictate the plateau in cardiac myocyte?






48. other than proteinuria - What can cause foamy froathy urine?






49. Which is faster atrial muscle or ventricular muscle?






50. Is there edema in primary Conns? secondary hyperaldosteronism? why?