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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 is a malignant pustule? What is it usually caused by? What type of capsule does it have?






2. which has better side effect profile - SSRI or TCA?






3. What is used to treat heparin toxicity?






4. in the fluid running along the PT - what happens to PAH - inulin - urea - creatinine? how about glucose - aa - bicarb?






5. which are the only glycosylated proteins in HIV virus?






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






7. what pathology is found around the illeo cecal valve and presents in 2 year old children with colicky abdominal pain and currant jelly stools?






8. does congenital renal hypoplasia cause secondary hypertension? how about unilateral renal artery stenosis?






9. what drugs causes the red man syndrome? how does it occur?






10. why does neutrophila occur with corticosteroids?






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






12. what Cardiac condition does the valsalva maneuver abolish? how? what muscle is most important?






13. What is the mainstay treatment for acute mania?






14. after triglyceride metabolism - What is the fate of the glycerol? what enzyme is involved?






15. What are some side effects seen in TCAs?






16. 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?)?






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






18. What does nitroprusside do to afterload? preload?






19. What can worse neurologic dysfunction in cobalamic def?






20. What does phosphoglycerate mutase produce? In what process - instead of what? what cells used this and why?






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






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






23. in overweight individuals What is thought to contribute to insulin resistance?






24. what locations of UC increase the risk of Colon cancer?






25. what hernia has a similar mechanism to hydrocele?






26. What is a side effect of ACE inhibitor that is more worrisome in patients with renal failure?who else is it worrisome in?






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






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






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






30. what protects the resting heart from arrhythmias?






31. What is the mc malignancy in asbestosis?






32. What does hypocapnia cause in teh brain? What is hypocapnia?






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






34. What is epleronone?






35. What can nitrates lead to that is bad for angina therapy? How do you counter this?






36. What is the presentation of angioedema? Where is most commonly affected?






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

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






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






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






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






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






43. what has the greatest effect on prognosis when treating c. diptheriae?






44. niacin used for hyperlipidemia - What are its side effects? why do they occur? how can you prevent them?






45. which viruses require a protease?






46. What is easiest way to treat nephrolithiasis?






47. What can too much IgA in serum produces?






48. if there are keratin swirls does that mean well or poorly differentiated?






49. what hormone is structurally similar to hCG?






50. What are fenfluramine - phentermine?






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