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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
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1. what hormone is structurally similar to hCG?






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






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






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






5. 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?






6. What is medullary sponge kidney disease and how does it present? What does it lead to?






7. What is hyaline arteriosclerosis usually a sign of ?






8. What three pathogens cause infectious esophagitis in HIV positive patients?






9. What is a limiting factor when initiating ACE inhibitors? hwo do you prevent a really bad reaction?






10. which cells produce surfactant? which ones mediate gas exchange?






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






12. What is the general compensatory mechanism to prevent edema is situations with increased central venous pressure?






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

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14. What is damaged in early syringomelia? later?






15. What is the most common cause of pyelonephritis in both adults and childre?






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






17. What is the inherited defect in LiFraumeni syndrome? What is the mode of inheritance?






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






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






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






21. What does VIP do to gastric acid secretion?






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






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






24. What is suggestive of complete central DI?






25. What is a keloid?






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






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






28. How do you calculate RPF from urine PAH?






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






30. Where is high frequency sound best recepted? low frequency sound? Which is lost more in elderly?






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






32. What are three symptoms in s.typhi?






33. in essential fructosuria - what enzyme do patients use to metabolize fructose?






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






35. What are two indicators of chronic alcohol consumption?






36. what happens to the cell body of a neuron after the axon has been severed? What is this called? What is it second to?






37. are there signs of inflammation in avascular necrosis? then How do you diagnose?






38. What is hypospadias caused by?






39. after a thrombus extraction - what serum enzyme shoots up and why?






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






41. other than in pyelonephritis - where else are WBC casts seen?






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






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






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






45. What can worse neurologic dysfunction in cobalamic def?






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






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






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






49. What effects does cortisol have on catecholamines?






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