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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. is Rifampin ever used as monotherapY? why either way?






2. How do left sided colon adenocarcinomas present? right sided?






3. how does increased ICP result in curlings ulcers?






4. what enzyme converts procarcinogens into carcinogens?






5. what hormone is structurally similar to hCG?






6. what phase do adenosine and acetylcholine act on? doing what?






7. What causes wrist drop?






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






9. What does the inferior gluteal nerve innervate? how does damage to this nerve manifest?






10. Where does conjugation of bilirubin take place?






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






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






13. neisseria are...






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






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






16. erythema nodosum - elevated ACE - scattered granulomas - arthralgias - hilar lymphadenoapthy are indicative of what?






17. 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?






18. What is epispadias caused by?






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






20. what has the greatest effect on prognosis when treating c. diptheriae?






21. other than mycobacterim wha other bacteria is acid fast?






22. What is the mcc of asymmetric inflammatory arthiritis of the lower extremities in young men? what HLA association?






23. on What part of the clavicle does the SCM attach?






24. In What type of nephritis would you see high serum eos count?






25. What does protein M do in Group A strep<






26. What are examples of action that decrease venous return to the heart?






27. which nerve provides innervation for plantar flexion and inversion?






28. what immune deficiency causes recurrent neisseria infections?






29. how can HAV be inactivated?






30. What is the mutation type in thalassemias? what process is defective because of this?






31. what diseases can vit A be used to treat?






32. what should you think of in 'smear of an oral ulcer base'?






33. nucleotide deletions do not cause missense mutations - they cause...






34. how much percent of sodium is excreted? urea? glucose?






35. why does liver dysfunction cause coagulation disorders?






36. which cells produce surfactant? which ones mediate gas exchange?






37. the rate of blood flow of which two circulations must equal each other at all times?






38. what protein is increased in Crohns disease? What does it do?






39. what disease causes hypoxia induced hemolysis? oxidant induced hemolysis?






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






41. What does the superior gluteal nerve innervate? how does damage to this nerve manifest?






42. What are two indicators of chronic alcohol consumption?






43. What is hyaline arteriosclerosis usually a sign of ?






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






45. 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?)?






46. What can long term leg cast wearing cause?






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






48. What can chronic vit A toxicity cause?






49. What are pancreatic pseudocysts called pseudo rather than true cysts?






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