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






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






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






4. What is hypospadias caused by?






5. which nerve in the lower leg is easily injured and causes foot drop ? What are common causes? From what nerve does it branch off or?






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






7. What does hypocapnia cause in teh brain? What is hypocapnia?






8. where are the vegetations on the valves of a libman sacks endocarditis?






9. What translocations can cause c - myc overexpression?






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






11. Where does conjugation of bilirubin take place?






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






13. What is the mc location for avascular necrosis? What is it associated with?






14. What can cause virilization of a mother during pregnancy?






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






16. how does increased ICP result in curlings ulcers?






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






18. What is Bortezomib and What is it used for?






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






20. What is the mcc of elevated AFP leves in pregnancy>






21. which antiarrythmic is associated with blue gray discoloration ?






22. Where is the base of the heart? apex?






23. What is 5- HETE and What does it do?






24. what Cardiac condition does the valsalva maneuver abolish? how? what muscle is most important?






25. What causes alpha helical proteins in alzheimers to become insoluble and prone to aggregating?






26. What is the precursor protein to beta amyloid and On what chromosome is it found?






27. which opponens muscle does ulnar innervate?






28. prostaglandin synthesis keeps...






29. at three years of age What are social - fine motor - gross motor and language developments?






30. what stimulates bicarb secretion from the pancreas? Where is this hormone produced?






31. how does noise induced hearing loss occur?






32. why does variocele occur more in left side?






33. What triggers the neoplastic changes that are associated with HBV infecton?






34. What is difference between Arnold Chiari type I and II?






35. What does VIP do to gastric acid secretion?






36. Where does vit C act in the hydroxylation of lysine residues for collagen? What is the cofactor required?






37. What is somatomedin C?






38. neisseria are...






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






40. IL4 is used for isotypye switching to what?






41. what enzymes is lipoic acid a cofactor for? What does a mutation in it result in?






42. how does eos release MBP to kill protozoa etc?






43. What is subacute sclerosisng encephalitis caused by?






44. name three pathological states that present with large tongues.






45. what makes bruits?






46. Which is faster purkinje system or atrial muscle?






47. what protects the resting heart from arrhythmias?






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






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






50. which RPGN is also called pauci immune GN? why?