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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 does L/S stand for in fetal lung maturity? When does maturity occur?






2. what happens with LDL receptor density in statin therapy?






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






4. What antibodies are present in CREST? What is the most specific?






5. what disease causes a lack of intracellular killing? lack of killing viruses and fungi?






6. What causes congenital QT prolongation syndrome? What is death caused by? in one of the syndromes - What is a common other symptom?






7. What does nitroprusside do to afterload? preload?






8. What is the precursor protein to beta amyloid and On what chromosome is it found?






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






10. What are the first generation anti histamines?






11. where are the vegetations on the valves of a libman sacks endocarditis?






12. What type of endocarditis is cytoscopy induced?






13. in treating an anemia and erythropoiesis results - what would you expect to see in peripheral blood findings transiently?






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






15. What is the mc malignancy in asbestosis?






16. When does opening snap begin?






17. what virus causes pharyngoconjuctival fever?






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






19. Where does complement bind on the Fc region of Ig chains?






20. What type of bond is a disulfide bond?






21. What is the mc manifestation of CMV in HIV patient? immunocompetent?






22. Where does 90% of serotonin lie? What is this NT responsible?






23. What is congestive hepatomegaly specific for?






24. what nerve and artery course along the posterior aspect of the humerus?






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






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






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






28. Where is conduction in heart fastest? slowest?






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






30. How do you treat gonococcal infection? chlymadia?






31. What torch causes an intrapartum infection (as opposed to the rest which are in utero)?






32. What is the mc location for avascular necrosis? What is it associated with?






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






34. What is achalasia and how would this correlate on the esophageal mannometry?






35. h1 receptor anatagonists are not effective in treatment of asthma only for...






36. What is the neurologic manifestation of ADPKD?






37. In what population does cholelithiasis occur?






38. What causes curlings ulcers?






39. What is the mcc of nephrotic syndrome in children and can occur in adults as wel?






40. which antiarrythmic is associated with blue gray discoloration ?






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






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






43. How do you calculate RPF from urine PAH?






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






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






46. What type of drug is atropine? what else is needed in addition to atropine when treating organophosphate poison?






47. why is glucagon used in beta blocker toxicitiy?






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






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






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