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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. why are pregnant predisposed to cholelithiasis?






2. What causes congenital QT prolongation syndrome? What is death caused by? in one of the syndromes - What is a common other symptom?






3. Which is faster atrial muscle or ventricular muscle?






4. What antibodies are present in CREST? What is the most specific?






5. which two virus families have hemagluttinin on their surface?






6. What is the mainstay treatment for acute mania?






7. Increase in lung cancer incidence and mortality has been observed in _____ over last four decades






8. What is contraindicated in toxic mega colon?






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






10. how does increased ICP result in curlings ulcers?






11. What is subacute sclerosisng encephalitis caused by?






12. does congenital renal hypoplasia cause secondary hypertension? how about unilateral renal artery stenosis?






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






14. where are Beta 1 receptors found?






15. Which branch of the facial nerve provides taste from ant 2/3 of tongue?






16. What is the inherited defect in LiFraumeni syndrome? What is the mode of inheritance?






17. What type of antiarrythmics can protect against both atrial and ventricular arrythmias?






18. do patients with cor pulmonale have increased or decreased levels of aldosterone?






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






20. other than increasing HDL levels - what else does niacin do?






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






22. What is a side effect of ACE inhibitor that is more worrisome in patients with renal failure?who else is it worrisome in?






23. what vessel would a fracture to the neck of the of the humerus damage?






24. What is easiest way to treat nephrolithiasis?






25. What is the immune deficinecy seen in ataxia telangactasia?






26. what enzyme converts procarcinogens into carcinogens?






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






28. what marker should be followed in a patient with cirrhosis?






29. Metronidizaole does not cover...






30. What type of vision is myopia? In What type of patients does it improve?






31. What can nitrates lead to that is bad for angina therapy? How do you counter this?






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






33. What do you treat s. epidermidis with?






34. What does nitroprusside do to afterload? preload?






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






36. what makes bruits?






37. What is diphenoxylate and What is it used for? what drug is it structurally similar to? What allows for potent anti diarrheal effect without signigicant opiate effects?






38. which artery provides the majority of the blood supply to the head and neck of the femur? what happens in fracture of neck?






39. in a positively skewed distribution is the mean greater than or equal to the median or the mode?






40. What are the two pharmacologic antagonists that offer clear benefit in allergic asthma?






41. Where does 90% of serotonin lie? What is this NT responsible?






42. What is the presentation of sever aortic stenosis?






43. what nerve and artery course along the posterior aspect of the humerus?






44. What are the two growth factors associated with angiogenesis?






45. what drug is useful for secretory diarrhea?






46. What is somatomedin C?






47. where are the two classical places that the ulnar nerve can be injured?

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48. What does C1 esterase do other than inhibiting complement pathway?






49. in essential fructosuria - what enzyme do patients use to metabolize fructose?






50. What is the difference between Acyl CoA carboxylase and Acyl CoA dehydrogenase?