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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. which anti epileptic is preferred in patients with both absence and tonic clonic seizures?






2. What are the long term consequences of hydrocephalus?






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






4. Where does terminal peptide cleavage of collagen fibrils take place?






5. neisseria are...






6. Metronidizaole does not cover...






7. which congenital hyperbilirubinemia actually presents with serious symptoms? which are less serious/






8. What is diagnostic (and possible therapeutic for intussusception)?






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






10. What is the difference between additive and synergistic?






11. what enzyme converts procarcinogens into carcinogens?






12. what virus causes pharyngoconjuctival fever?






13. What are two common side effects of both acute and long acting nitrates? What causes them?






14. what stimulates bicarb secretion from the pancreas? Where is this hormone produced?






15. What translocations can cause c - myc overexpression?






16. What are fenfluramine - phentermine?






17. What can long term leg cast wearing cause?






18. What is epispadias caused by?






19. In What type of nephritis would you see high serum eos count?






20. what happens to PaO2 - % sat - and O2 content in: Anemia - polycythemia - CO poisoning?






21. how long is substance P? What does it do?






22. what clinical findings help distinguish small cell carcinoma?






23. What is the immune deficinecy seen in ataxia telangactasia?






24. which nucleus releases serotonin?






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






26. what makes bruits?






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






28. why are pregnant predisposed to cholelithiasis?






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






30. What is used to prevent vertical transmission of HIV?






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






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






33. eukaryotes are often polycistronic (multiple genes per mRNA) so ____________ is linked






34. What would a deflection of the membrane potential to near zero indicate?






35. What is the preferred treatment for DKA?






36. What is epleronone?






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






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






40. why does neutrophila occur with corticosteroids?






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






42. What are the skin presentation in sarcoid?






43. facial pain and headache in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis is highly suggestive of what? How do you diagnose? What is a char finding?






44. What is the mc location of brain germinomas?What are the classic symptoms?






45. why does hypothyroidism cause increased CPK levels?






46. What is the Na/Ca exchange used for?






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






48. What is the mainstay treatment for acute mania?






49. What is congestive hepatomegaly specific for?






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