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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. Diagnostic test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.






2. The most common histology of bladder cancer.






3. Confusion - confabulation - ophthalmoplegia - ataxia.

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4. Asplenic patients are particularly susceptible to these organisms.






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

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7. A postoperative patient with significant pain presents with hyponatremia and normal volume status.






8. A patient develops endocarditis three weeks after receiving a prosthetic heart valve. What organism is suspected?






9. Exophytic nodules on the skin with varying degrees of scaling or ulceration; the second most common type of skin cancer.






10. An antidiabetic agent associated with lactic acidosis.






11. Cannon 'a' waves.






12. Cohort study






13. Risk factors for DVT.

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






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






16. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






17. The most common location for an ectopic pregnancy.






18. Waxy casts in urine sediment and Maltese crosses (seen with lipiduria).






19. Treatment of hypovolemic shock.






20. Treatment for AML M3.






21. Lung cancer highly related to cigarette exposure.






22. Classic ECG finding in atrial flutter.

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23. A patient fails to lactate after an emergency C- section with marked blood loss.

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24. Name the defense mechanism:






25. Macrocytic - megaloblastic anemia with neurologic symptoms.






26. Dyspnea - lateral hilar lymphodenopathy on CXR - noncaseating granulomas - increased ACE - and hypercalcemia.






27. Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) associated with abnormal H+ secretion and nephrolithiasis.






28. PFT showing ? FEV1/FVC.






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






30. The most common inherited cause of hypercoagulability.






31. Meningitis in infants. Causes? Treatment?






32. A crescent - shaped hyperdensity on CT that does not cross the midline.






33. Name the organism:






34. Lab values suggestive of menopause.






35. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) pentad?






36. A patient presents with weakness - nausea - vomiting - weight loss - and new skin pigmentation. Labs show hyponatremia and hyperkalemia. Treatment?






37. Treatment for bacterial vaginosis.






38. True or false: Once patients sign a statement giving consent - they must continue treatment.






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






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






41. Treatment for acetaminophen overdose.






42. A 13-year - old male has a history of theft - vandalism - and violence toward family pets.






43. Exophthalmos - pretibial myxedema - and ? TSH.

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44. Neutropenic nadir postchemotherapy.






45. Microcytic anemia with ? serum iron - ? ferritin - and ? TIBC.






46. Causes of exudative effusion.






47. HUS triad?






48. PFT showing ? FEV1/FVC.






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

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50. Precipitants of hemolytic crisis in patients with G6PD deficiency.