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USMLE Prep 2

Subjects : health-sciences, usmle
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When is an S4 sound normal?






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






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






4. at three years of age What are social - fine motor - gross motor and language developments?






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






6. What type of disease has selective proteinuria? What is found in urine? What is not?






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






8. What is the mutation type in thalassemias? what process is defective because of this?






9. What causes vertical diplopia? horizontal?






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






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






12. What does Rb protein do? what chrom is it on?






13. what murmur is enhanced by decreased blood flow to the heart?






14. What is the triad seen in pre eclampsia?






15. which trisomy is associated with endocardial cushion defects? What does thsi mean>






16. what should you think of in 'smear of an oral ulcer base'?






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






18. What antibiotic is best to treat alcoholic pulm infections? why?






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






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






21. What is the mcc of extrinsic allergic asthma?






22. what indicates the severity of a mitral regurg ? mitral stenosis?






23. What can cause virilization of a mother during pregnancy?






24. which virus inactivates both Rb and p53?






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






26. what hernia has a similar mechanism to hydrocele?






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






28. What is low levels of C1 esterase inhibitor diagnostic of? how can this be acquired?






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






30. hypertonicity and hyperreflexity are ________________ of hydrocephalus






31. How do you treat gonococcal infection? chlymadia?






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






33. What is the mainstay treatment for acute mania?






34. prostaglandin synthesis keeps...






35. What is used to treat heparin toxicity?






36. What is a keloid?






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






38. What are fenfluramine - phentermine?






39. What is epleronone?






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






41. What is subacute sclerosisng encephalitis caused by?






42. Where is aromatase used?






43. how can HAV be inactivated?






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






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






46. What type of bond is a disulfide bond?






47. What are the first line agents used in acute gouty arthritis? why not use colchicine? when would you use glucocorticoids?






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






49. What is the key lab finding seen in type III serum sickness? What are some drugs that can induce it?






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