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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is the immune deficinecy seen in ataxia telangactasia?






2. what dictates the resting membrane potential of most cells?






3. What is easiest way to treat nephrolithiasis?






4. Axillary lymph node dissection is a risk factor for the development of chronic lymphedema of the ipsilateral arm. What does chronic lymphedema predispose to?






5. What is a keloid?






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






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






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






9. What pulmonary structural change can kartageners syndrome cause?






10. How do you treat gonococcal infection? chlymadia?






11. What is omalizumab and What is it used for?






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






13. which staphylococci can do mannitol fermaentation?






14. What are the three top bacterial causes of acute otitis media - sinusitis - and conjuctivitis?






15. When does dysplasia become a carcinoma - in other words When does it nonreversible? What is high grade dysplasia synonymous with?






16. What are some side effects seen in TCAs?






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






18. Is there edema in primary Conns? secondary hyperaldosteronism? why?






19. What is the most common congenital adrenal hyperplasia? What does the enzyme convert What to what? and What is the presentation?






20. when arrested in prophase of meiosis I - What are primary oocytes chrom number? What about the secondary oocytes that are stuck in metaphase of Meiosis II?






21. Where does lysyl oxidase act? What is the cofactor for that?






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






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






24. hypertensive crises on food intake is typical of What antidepressant? what kind of food?






25. What are the primary determinants of colon cancer risk in UC patients






26. How do you calculate atributable risk percent?






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






28. What is diagnostic (and possible therapeutic for intussusception)?






29. What is the presentation of sever aortic stenosis?






30. What type of mutation does aflatoxin cause? what cancer does this increase for?






31. What is congestive hepatomegaly specific for?






32. What is somatomedin C?






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






34. What are two indicators of chronic alcohol consumption?






35. What causes the blurry vision side effects in first generation anti histamines?






36. what induces bronchial squamous metaplasia?






37. What is the mc manifestation of CMV in HIV patient? immunocompetent?






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






39. What can differentiate between relative and absolute erythrocytosis? What can distinguish between primary and secondary erythrocytosis (both absolute mind you)?






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






41. lipid filled plaques in which arteries does thigh claudication suggest? difficulty sustaining an erection?






42. carnitine deficiency impairs production of What and how?






43. which virus inactivates both Rb and p53?






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






45. What is best to prevent GBS infection in a baby?






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






47. What is the mainstay treatment for acute mania?






48. What are the two pharmacologic antagonists that offer clear benefit in allergic asthma?






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






50. What three things can reduce the risk of non hereditary ovarian and endometrial cancer?