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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the three top bacterial causes of acute otitis media - sinusitis - and conjuctivitis?






2. how does noise induced hearing loss occur?






3. IL4 is used for isotypye switching to what?






4. SIADH patients have normal blood volume but...






5. What is the primary histologic finding in patients with eczematous dermatitis?






6. How do you calculate RPF from urine PAH?






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






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






9. Which nerve lies in close proximity to the inferior thyroid artery?






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






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






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






13. Where does lysyl oxidase act? What is the cofactor for that?






14. Where does the aorta lie in relation to the pulmonary artery in transposition of the great arteries (is this right to left or left to right shunt?)?






15. What can long term leg cast wearing cause?






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






17. in a positively skewed distribution is the mean greater than or equal to the median or the mode?






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






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






20. non ceruloplasmin deposition - ceruloplasmin is...






21. What is damaged in early syringomelia? later?






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






23. What is the preferred treatment for DKA?






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






25. What does the severity of leprosy depend on?






26. What agonists reduce the gradient across the LV outflow tract?






27. What does NF- KB do?






28. What is suggestive of complete central DI?






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






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

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






32. which nucleus releases serotonin?






33. What are the three dopaminergic systems and What are they responsible for? disease?






34. What actions increase venous return?






35. What are the potassium sparing diuretics?






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






37. at one year of age - What are the social - fine motor - gross motor and language developments?






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






39. What does p53 do? what chrom is it on?






40. What is epispadias caused by?






41. on which chromosome - and which gene - are people with sporadic and hereditary renal cell carcinomas found to have mutations?






42. What are the lab findings in poststreptococcal GN?






43. What is the mcc of elevated AFP leves in pregnancy>






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






45. What type of antiarrythmics can protect against both atrial and ventricular arrythmias?






46. are strep pneumo bile sensitive or bile resistant? bile soluble or insoluble?






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






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






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






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