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USMLE Step 2

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  • 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. Meningitis in neonates. Causes? Treatment?






2. How to diagnose and follow a leiomyoma.






3. What % lesion is an indication for carotid endarterectomy?






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






5. Symptoms of placental abruption.






6. HUS triad?






7. The most common type of nephrolithiasis.






8. Cross - sectional survey






9. A condition associated with red 'currant - jelly' stools.






10. Fertility rate?






11. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






12. Medical treatment for hepatic encephalopathy.






13. The most common cause of female infertility.






14. Confusion - confabulation - ophthalmoplegia - ataxia.


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






16. Drowsiness - asterixis - nausea - and a pericardial friction rub.






17. Goal hemoglobin A1c for a patient with DM.






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19. A middle - aged man presents with acute - onset monoarticular joint pain and bilateral Bell's palsy. What is the likely diagnosis - and how did he get it? Treatment?






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






21. A man has repeated - intense urges to rub his body against unsuspecting passengers on a bus.






22. Treatment for malignant hypertension.






23. A young patient with a family history of sudden death collapses and dies while exercising.






24. Definition of unstable angina.






25. Cannon 'a' waves.






26. First - line medication for status epilepticus.






27. Tests to rule out shaken baby syndrome.






28. Postnatal mortality?






29. Complication of scaphoid fracture.






30. A 55-year - old man presents with irritative and obstructive urinary symptoms. Treatment options?






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


32. Cause of amenorrhea with normal prolactin - no response to estrogen - progesterone challenge - and a history of D&C.


33. Heinz bodies?






34. ? CO - ? pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) - ? peripheral vascular resistance (PVR).






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






36. A 50-year - old male presents with early satiety - splenomegaly - and bleeding. Cytogenetics show t(9 -22). Diagnosis?






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






38. Four signs and symptoms of streptococcal pharyngitis.






39. Should a - or Beta- antagonists be used first in treating pheochromocytoma?






40. Glomerulonephritis with hemoptysis.


41. CSF findings with SAH.






42. Radiographic indications for surgery in patients with acute abdomen.






43. Which of the following are ? in DIC: fibrin split products - D- dimer - fibrinogen - platelets - and hematocrit.






44. Unilateral - severe periorbital headache with tearing and conjunctival erythema.






45. An 11-year - old obese - African - American boy presents with sudden onset of limp. Diagnosis? Workup?






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






47. Name the organism:






48. A woman who was abused as a child frequently feels outside of or detached from her body.






49. Uterine bleeding at 18 weeks' gestation; no products expelled; cervical os closed.






50. Findings in 3