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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 two drug types can cause orthostatic hypotension (think depression and BPH)?






2. which trisomy is associated with endocardial cushion defects? What does thsi mean>






3. what kind of drug is sertraline? What is a common side effect?






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






5. What is acanthosis nigricans associated with?






6. What causes curlings ulcers?






7. What are the three predominant symptoms of VHL? What is its mode of inheritance?






8. which antiarrythmic is associated with blue gray discoloration ?






9. What can long term leg cast wearing cause?






10. 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?)?






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






12. in the fluid running along the PT - what happens to PAH - inulin - urea - creatinine? how about glucose - aa - bicarb?






13. how can HAV be inactivated?






14. in B12 deficiency - what levels in blood rise very quickly and then drop?






15. What is extraocular muscle weakness a common symptom of?






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






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






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






19. What can too much IgA in serum produces?






20. How is dobutamine better than dopamine?






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






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






23. What is the diagnosis in a patient with bilateral upper extremity hyporeflexia and bilateral lower extremity hyperreflexia?






24. What is epispadias caused by?






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






26. what dissolves the lipid bilayer of a viral envelope?






27. What is the triad seen in pre eclampsia?






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






29. What is the most important prognostic indicator in patients with malignant melanoma?






30. Is the uterus enlarged in endometriosis? does it cause dyspareunia?






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






32. What three factors effect total oxygen content of blood?






33. How do bradykinin - C3a and C5a cause edema?






34. What is an abortive viral infection?






35. What are two common side effects of both acute and long acting nitrates? What causes them?






36. what enzyme converts procarcinogens into carcinogens?






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






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






39. how does neisseria cause a petechial rash?






40. within the right atrium - What is the maximum pressure? left atrium?






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






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






43. What are the skin presentation in sarcoid?






44. What type of cancer is keratin swirls indicative of ? What is the prognosis of this cancer in the esophagus? What is it associated with?






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






46. What are the first generation anti histamines?






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






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






49. What torch causes an intrapartum infection (as opposed to the rest which are in utero)?






50. What is capacitance inversely proportional to?