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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. what kind of drug is sertraline? What is a common side effect?






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






3. What is the best indicator for the severity of mitral stenosis?






4. What is the neurologic manifestation of ADPKD?






5. What is a common complication of acute pancreatitis? What is it?






6. where are Beta 1 receptors found?






7. What is the preferred treatment for DKA?






8. What causes alpha helical proteins in alzheimers to become insoluble and prone to aggregating?






9. what clinical findings help distinguish small cell carcinoma?






10. What is the most important prognostic indicator in patients with malignant melanoma?






11. what increases turbulence and thus causes bruits? (specifically in terms of viscosity and velocity)






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






13. Where is conduction in heart fastest? slowest?






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






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






16. other than increasing HDL levels - what else does niacin do?






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






18. 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?






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






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






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






22. why are beta thal major patients asymptomatic at birth?






23. hemaglobin and hematocrit levels cannot __________ between relative and absolute erythrocytosis






24. other than parvo B19 - what else is associated with red cell aplasia?






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






26. What can long term leg cast wearing cause?






27. which nerve is at risk when ligating the superior thyroid artery? Which is the only muscle this nerve innervates? what nerve innervates all the other laryngeal muscles?






28. What is congestive hepatomegaly specific for?






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






30. What is Bortezomib and What is it used for?






31. in the LV and aorta - What are the pressures?






32. what protein is increased in Crohns disease? What does it do?






33. do Class IC agents prolong the QT interval?






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






35. within the right atrium - What is the maximum pressure? left atrium?






36. what receptors do first generation anti histamines block?






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






38. What are the first generation anti histamines?






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






40. What is capacitance inversely proportional to?






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






42. how will ectopic pregnancy rupture present? What is key history question for diagnosis? what would a uterine biopsy show?






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






44. metabolism of 1 gram of protein produces How many calories? carb? fat?






45. What is the mcc of cystitis and and acute pyelonephritis? mcc of UTI in sexually active women?






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






47. on What part of the clavicle does the SCM attach?






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






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






50. What is acanthosis nigricans associated with?