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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 pickwickian syndrome? What are the lab findings?






2. integrin mediated adhesion of cells to ECM (and BM) involves integrin binding to what?






3. what vessel would a fracture to the neck of the of the humerus damage?






4. what should you think of in 'smear of an oral ulcer base'?






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






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






7. where are neurons lost in huntingtons disease? What are two mc presenting symptoms?






8. What is the most common cause of hydatid cysts in humans? What does spilling of cysts cause?






9. which viruses require a protease?






10. What is the most common initital symptom of ADPKD? what else?






11. where are Beta 1 receptors found?






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






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






14. What does 'oxygen' content in blood refer to?






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






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






17. What is the key lab finding seen in type III serum sickness? What are some drugs that can induce it?






18. What does the clinical presentation of restlessness - agitation - dysphagia - and progression to coma 30-50 days after cave exploring? hwo do you prevent?






19. when do ghon complexes form - primary or secondary TB?






20. In what form are mitochondrial DNA? What do they transcribe?






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






22. When is acid phosphatase elevated (Name two times)?






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






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






25. What are the acute effects of corticosteroids on the CBC?






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






27. What is capsaicin? Where does it work?






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






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






30. What are the three causes of acute MI in context of normal coronary arteries ?






31. is Rifampin ever used as monotherapY? why either way?






32. What is the sole neurologic manifestation of acute rheumatic fever?






33. What does NF- KB do?






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






35. prostaglandin synthesis keeps...






36. what locations of UC increase the risk of Colon cancer?






37. What is the diagnosis in delayed puberty plus anosmia?






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






39. how does neisseria cause a petechial rash?






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






41. Which is faster purkinje system or atrial muscle?






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






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






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






45. What is used to compare means? categorical outcomes?






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






47. What are the skin presentation in sarcoid?






48. What is an abortive viral infection?






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






50. What are the three dopaminergic systems and What are they responsible for? disease?