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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. What is the difference between Acyl CoA carboxylase and Acyl CoA dehydrogenase?






2. what kind of drug is sertraline? What is a common side effect?






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






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






5. What is normal fibrinogen levels?






6. What is the mcc of asymmetric inflammatory arthiritis of the lower extremities in young men? what HLA association?






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






8. in overweight individuals What is thought to contribute to insulin resistance?






9. What are some side effects seen in TCAs?






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






11. What causes curlings ulcers?






12. What is a malignant pustule? What is it usually caused by? What type of capsule does it have?






13. What can cause aortic regurg? What is the heart sound you hear?






14. How do you calculate RPF from urine PAH?






15. who bleed more DIC or TTP- HUS patients?






16. What does NF- KB do?






17. what hormone is structurally similar to hCG?






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






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






20. which congenital adrenal hyperplasia presents with ambiguous genitalia in females and salt retention?






21. What is hyaline arteriosclerosis usually a sign of ?






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






23. What type of cancer is keratin swirls indicative of ? What is the prognosis of this cancer in the esophagus? What is it associated with?






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






25. What translocations can cause c - myc overexpression?






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






27. What does the severity of leprosy depend on?






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






29. What is a clara cell?






30. why does hypothyroidism cause increased CPK levels?






31. at 2 years of age - What are the social - fine motor - gross motor and language developments?






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






33. What is the triad seen in pre eclampsia?






34. What are the first line agents used in acute gouty arthritis? why not use colchicine? when would you use glucocorticoids?






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






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

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37. What is a primary HSV 1 infection like?






38. What type of drug is alendronate?






39. how much percent of sodium is excreted? urea? glucose?






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






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






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






43. what makes bruits?






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






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






46. what defines hypoxemia?






47. How can renal blood flow be calculated from RPF?






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






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






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