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USMLE Step 2

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Uterine bleeding at 18 weeks' gestation; no products expelled; cervical os closed.






2. What is the immunodeficiency?

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3. The most common histology of bladder cancer.






4. Cannon 'a' waves.






5. First - line medication for status epilepticus.






6. A patient presents with signs of hypocalcemia - high phosphorus - and low PTH.






7. Back pain that is exacerbated by standing and walking and relieved with sitting and hyperflexion of the hips.






8. Treatment for Guillain - Barr






9. A history significant for initial altered mental status with an intervening lucid interval. Diagnosis? Most likely etiology? Treatment?






10. A patient presents with recent PID with RUQ pain.






11. Heinz bodies?






12. Not contraindications to vaccination.






13. Symptoms of placenta previa.






14. Treatment for AML M3.






15. Lab values suggestive of menopause.






16. Classic physical findings for endocarditis.

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17. Amenorrhea - bradycardia - and abnormal body image in a young female.






18. A patient with a history of lithium use presents with copious amounts of dilute urine.






19. Post - HBV exposure treatment.






20. Bias introduced when screening detects a disease earlier and thus lengthens the time from diagnosis to death.






21. A burn patient presents with cherry- red flushed skin and coma. SaO2 is normal - but carboxyhemoglobin is elevated. Treatment?






22. AML subtype associated with DIC.






23. Medication to avoid in patients with a history of alcohol withdrawal seizures.






24. Medical treatment for hepatic encephalopathy.






25. Hyperphagia - hypersexuality - hyperorality - and hyperdocility.






26. Causes of exudative effusion.






27. Cross - sectional survey






28. 'Stuck - on' appearance.






29. Cohort study






30. A congenital heart disease that cause 2






31. Hematuria - flank pain - and palpable flank mass.






32. Prophylactic treatment for migraine.






33. Treatment of AF.






34. Low urine specific gravity in the presence of high serum osmolality.






35. Treatment of DKA.






36. Postnatal mortality?






37. The most common cause of Cushing's syndrome.

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38. A significant cause of morbidity in thalassemia patients. Treatment?






39. Name the organism:






40. Bias introduced into a study when a clinician is aware of the patient's treatment type.






41. The most common pituitary tumor. Treatment?






42. CSF findings:






43. Two consecutive findings of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) on Pap smear. Follow - up evaluation?






44. Neutropenic nadir postchemotherapy.






45. The most common pathogen causing croup.






46. An elderly male with hypochromic - microcytic anemia is asymptomatic. Diagnostic tests?






47. Acute - phase treatment for Kawasaki disease.






48. A homeless child is small for his age and has peeling skin and a swollen belly.






49. True or false: Withdrawing life - sustaining care is ethically distinct from withholding sustaining care.






50. Bone is fractured in fall on outstretched hand.

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