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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 cells produce surfactant? which ones mediate gas exchange?






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






3. What are the two mcc of focal brain lesions in HIV positive patients?






4. What is the neurologic manifestation of ADPKD?






5. what hernia has a similar mechanism to hydrocele?






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






7. What is contraindicated in toxic mega colon?






8. at four years of age - What are the social - fine motor - gross motor - and language developments?






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






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






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






12. What is the only cranial nerve that comes out dorsally? What does this mean clinically?






13. SIADH patients have normal blood volume but...






14. how will ectopic pregnancy rupture present? What is key history question for diagnosis? what would a uterine biopsy show?






15. What is the only catecholamine that is made in only one place? where? By what enzyme? controlled by what?






16. What is the mc outcome of a patient acutely infected with Hep C? 2nd mc?






17. What antibiotic is best to treat alcoholic pulm infections? why?






18. What can long term leg cast wearing cause?






19. what drugs causes the red man syndrome? how does it occur?






20. neisseria are...






21. eukaryotes are often polycistronic (multiple genes per mRNA) so ____________ is linked






22. What test would be best to determine if a gene is being transcribed? translated?






23. How do you calculate RPF from urine PAH?






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






25. What is mcc of death pre hospital phase of MI? in hospital phase?






26. Where does glycolsylation occur of alpha procollagen chains occur? disulfide bond formation at the C terminus?






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






28. What is low levels of C1 esterase inhibitor diagnostic of? how can this be acquired?






29. What is the presentation of angioedema? Where is most commonly affected?






30. prostaglandin synthesis keeps...






31. within the right ventricle - What are maximum pressures? the pulm arter?






32. What is a common complication of acute pancreatitis? What is it?






33. What is capsaicin? Where does it work?






34. What would a deflection of the membrane potential to near zero indicate?






35. What does extended consumption of appetite suppressants lead to?






36. if there are keratin swirls does that mean well or poorly differentiated?






37. What causes curlings ulcers?






38. What is a cell surface marker seen in liver angiosarcoma?






39. What is normal fibrinogen levels?






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






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






42. a patient fearing all white coats is a phenomenon of what?






43. What does glycosylase do to DNA? endonuclease? lyase? What does the order here of enzymes represent? what other enzymes are needed?

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






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






46. What is the best indicator for the severity of mitral stenosis?






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






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






49. What is the most common neurologic complication of VZV reactivation?






50. Where does vasopressin act - on the medullary or cortical segment of collecting tubule?