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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most common 1






2. HUS triad?






3. Auer rods on blood smear.






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






5. Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs.






6. The most common inherited hemolytic anemia.






7. May be seen in children who are accused of inattention in class and confused with ADHD.






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






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






10. Medical options for endometriosis.






11. Method of calculating fluid repletion in burn patients.






12. Acceptable urine output in a stable patient.






13. Indications for surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.






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






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






16. Complication of overly rapid correction of hyponatremia.






17. Name the organism:






18. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






19. Nontender abdominal mass associated with elevated VMA and HVA.






20. Acid - base disturbance commonly seen in pregnant women.






21. Begin Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis in an HIV- positive patient At what CD4 count? Mycobacterium avium - intracellulare (MAI) prophylaxis?






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






23. A 14-year - old girl presents with prolonged bleeding after dental surgery and with menses - normal PT - normal or ? PTT - and ? bleeding time. Diagnosis? Treatment?

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24. Mortality rate?






25. Red plaques with silvery- white scales and sharp margins.






26. Goal hemoglobin A1c for a patient with DM.






27. Infant mortality?






28. What is the metabolic syndrome?






29. Name the organism:






30. When should a vaginal exam be performed with suspected placenta previa?






31. CSF findings:






32. Treatment for mild - persistent asthma.






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






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






35. Treatment of AF.






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






37. The most common cause of hypothyroidism.

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38. Characteristics favoring carcinoma in an isolated pulmonary nodule.






39. Describe a test that consistently gives identical results - but the results are wrong.






40. Treatment for atrial fibrillation.






41. A four -year - old child presents with oliguria - petechiae - and jaundice following an illness with bloody diarrhea. Most likely diagnosis and cause?






42. Tests to rule out shaken baby syndrome.






43. Fertility rate?






44. Galactorrhea - impotence - menstrual dysfunction - and ? libido.






45. Pinkish - scaling - flat lesions on the chest and back. KOH prep has a 'spaghetti - and - meatballs' appearance.






46. A two - month - old presents with nonbilious projectile emesis. What are the appropriate steps in management?






47. ECG findings suggesting MI.






48. Name the organism:






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






50. Flat - topped papules.