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USMLE Step 2

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






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






3. A young weight lifter receives IV haloperidol and complains that his eyes are deviated sideways. Diagnosis? Treatment?






4. CSF findings:






5. An eight -year - old boy presents with hemarthrosis and ? PTT with normal PT and bleeding time. Diagnosis? Treatment?






6. A schizophrenic patient takes haloperidol for one year and develops uncontrollable tongue movements. Diagnosis? Treatment?






7. How to distinguish polycythemia vera from 2






8. Type of ARF in a patient with FeNa < 1%.






9. A fall in systolic BP of > 10 mmHg with inspiration.






10. A 50-year - old man with a history of alcohol abuse presents with boring epigastric pain that radiates to the back and is relieved by sitting forward. Management?


11. Eosinophils in urine sediment.






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






13. Involuntary commitment or isolation for medical treatment may be undertaken For what reason?






14. A painful - recurrent vesicular eruption of mucocutaneous surfaces.






15. Flat - topped papules.






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






17. Name the organism:






18. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






19. Auer rods on blood smear.






20. Treatment for Guillain - Barr






21. Name the defense mechanism:






22. Criteria for exudative effusion.






23. Hip and back pain along with stiffness that improves with activity over the course of the day and worsens at rest. Diagnostic test?






24. A lesion characteristically occurring in a linear pattern in areas where skin comes into contact with clothing or jewelry.






25. Name the defense mechanism:






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


27. An infant has a high fever and onset of rash as fever breaks. What is he at risk for?






28. Breast cancer type that ? the future risk of invasive carcinoma in both breasts.






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






30. ECG findings suggesting MI.






31. Meningitis in neonates. Causes? Treatment?






32. Side effects of corticosteroids.






33. PFT showing ? FEV1/FVC.






34. Name the organism:






35. Classic physical findings for endocarditis.


36. Postnatal mortality?






37. Treatment for SVC syndrome.






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






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






40. Associated with Propionibacterium acnes and changes in androgen levels.






41. Perinatal mortality?


42. The 6 P's of ischemia due to peripheral vascular disease.






43. Relative risk?






44. Infant mortality?






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






46. 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?






47. ? risk of what infection with silicosis?






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






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






50. The most common histology of bladder cancer.