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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. What does C1 esterase do other than inhibiting complement pathway?






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






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






4. What is the primary histologic finding in patients with eczematous dermatitis?






5. what should you think of with coarctation of aorta - bicuspid valves and horseshoe kidney?






6. What is a major risk factor for progression ARDS? What is the pathology seen in ARDS- d/t what?






7. which nucleus releases serotonin?






8. What type of gene is bcl 2 ? On what chromosome is it? what chromosome is IgG heavy chain on?






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






10. What are the two coagulase negative staphylococci? How do you distinguish them?






11. what diseases can vit A be used to treat?






12. In what population does cholelithiasis occur?






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






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






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






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






17. What does anti phospholipid syndrome in SLE patients predispose them to?






18. What does prolonged PT indicated? aPTT? bleeding time?






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






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






21. what phase do adenosine and acetylcholine act on? doing what?






22. 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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23. What are some side effects seen in TCAs?






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






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






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






27. sporadic colon cancer tend to arise From what type of polyps?






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






29. which congenital adrenal hyperplasia presents with all genotypes as phenotypically female and with salt retention and hypertension?






30. 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?






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






32. what defines hypoxemia?






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






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






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






36. up to what level are ciliated cells present in the pulmonary system? mucus producing cells?






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






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






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






40. What are the long term consequences of hydrocephalus?






41. What is dobutamine? What is it used for?how it is it most helpful? What is bad about it?






42. PDAs are often asymptomatic. How do you treat?






43. ___________ is liver specific






44. which artery provides the majority of the blood supply to the head and neck of the femur? what happens in fracture of neck?






45. When does neovascularization granulation tissue begin to form after severe ischemia and MI? what happens in 12-24 hours? 2 weeks to 2 months? 1-5 days? 0-4 hours? when do you see edema - hemorrhage - wavy fibers?






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






47. what chromosome is c - myc found on?






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






49. where exactly is ACE expressed in the lungs? What type of enzyme is it?






50. What is the triad seen in pre eclampsia?