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USMLE Step 2

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  • 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. 'Stones - bones - groans - psychiatric overtones.'






2. Relative risk?






3. Bone is fractured in fall on outstretched hand.

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4. Vaccinations at a six- month well - child visit.






5. ECG findings suggesting MI.






6. Name the defense mechanism:






7. An autosomal - recessive disorder with a defect in the GPIIbIIIa platelet receptor and ? platelet aggregation.

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8. Treatment for Guillain - Barr






9. Inflammatory disease of the colon with ? risk of colon cancer.






10. Name the organism:






11. An active 13-year - old boy has anterior knee pain. Diagnosis?






12. The most common type of tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). Diagnosis?






13. Annual screening for women with a strong family history of ovarian cancer.






14. Elevated erythropoietin level - elevated hematocrit - and normal O2 saturation suggest?






15. Treatment for atrial fibrillation.






16. Findings in 3






17. Breast malignancy presenting as itching - burning - and erosion of the nipple.

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18. When can a physician refuse to continue treating a patient on the grounds of futility?






19. Treatment of SIADH?






20. A 50-year - old woman leaks urine when laughing or coughing. Nonsurgical options?






21. Goal hemoglobin A1c for a patient with DM.






22. The percentage of cases within one SD of the mean? Two SDs? Three SDs?






23. A 40-year - old obese female with elevated alkaline phosphatase - elevated bilirubin - pruritus - dark urine - and clay- colored stools.






24. Why are Beta- blockers contraindicated in diabetics?






25. A patient presents with tachycardia - wild swings in BP - headache - diaphoresis - altered mental status - and a sense of panic.






26. Presence of red cell casts in urine sediment.






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






28. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






29. The most common organism in burn - related infections.






30. Treatment for SVC syndrome.






31. A doctor refers a patient for an MRI at a facility he/she owns.






32. Arthritis - conjunctivitis - and urethritis in young men. Associated organisms?

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33. Supportive treatment for ARDS.






34. A patient has ? vaginal discharge and petechial patches in the upper vagina and cervix.






35. Dermatomal distribution.






36. Diagnostic modality used when ultrasound is equivocal for cholecystitis.






37. Differential of hypervolemic hyponatremia.






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






39. What is the immunodeficiency?






40. Uterine bleeding at 18 weeks' gestation; no products expelled; membranes ruptured; cervical os open.






41. Albuminocytologic dissociation.






42. The most common type of testicular cancer.






43. Side effects of corticosteroids.






44. Treatment for mild and severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia.






45. Signs of active ischemia during stress testing.






46. Hypoxemia and pulmonary edema with normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.






47. Sensitive tests have few false negatives and are used to rule _____ a disease.






48. The most common pituitary tumor. Treatment?






49. Which healthy population is susceptible to UTIs?






50. A nonsuppurative complication of streptococcal infection that is not altered by treatment of 1