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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. what locations of UC increase the risk of Colon cancer?






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






3. What causes vertical diplopia? horizontal?






4. what commonly happens in GI in response to acute physiologic stress?






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






6. What type of drug is atropine? what else is needed in addition to atropine when treating organophosphate poison?






7. If a patient has higher levels of HbF - What does this mean?






8. what presents congenitally as macroglossia - generalized hypotonia - and an umbilical hernia?






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






10. why does neutrophila occur with corticosteroids?






11. What is the neurologic manifestation of ADPKD?






12. How do you calculate RPF from urine PAH?






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

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14. What does TGF beta do? What produces it?






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






16. other than in pyelonephritis - where else are WBC casts seen?






17. What is the fibrinogen level in patient with TTP- HUS? DIC?






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






19. What pulmonary structural change can kartageners syndrome cause?






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






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






22. after a thrombus extraction - what serum enzyme shoots up and why?






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






24. What is epispadias caused by?






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






26. what drug is useful for secretory diarrhea?






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






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






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






30. What is acanthosis nigricans associated with?






31. do Class IC agents prolong the QT interval?






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






33. What is the mcc of extrinsic allergic asthma?






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






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






36. what induces bronchial squamous metaplasia?






37. metabolism of 1 gram of protein produces How many calories? carb? fat?






38. What is easiest way to treat nephrolithiasis?






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






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






41. why should you not use ACE inhibitors with someone who had hereditary angioedema?






42. What is pickwickian syndrome? What are the lab findings?






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






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






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

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46. which are the only glycosylated proteins in HIV virus?






47. What are the potassium sparing diuretics?






48. What are biphosphanate drugs structurally similar to? What are they used in the treatment of?






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






50. What translocations can cause c - myc overexpression?