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USMLE Step 2

Instructions:
  • 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. Not contraindications to vaccination.






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






3. Cold agglutinins.






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






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






6. The first test to perform when a woman presents with amenorrhea.






7. The most serious side effect of clozapine.






8. An 80-year - old man presents with fatigue - lymphadenopathy - splenomegaly - and isolated lymphocytosis. Suspected diagnosis?






9. Tanner stage 3 in a six-year - old female.






10. Pure RBC aplasia.






11. Trauma series.






12. The most common causes of hypercalcemia.






13. Term for heavy bleeding during and between menstrual periods.






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






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






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






17. Infection of small airways with epidemics in winter and spring.






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






19. Difference between a cohort and a case - control study.






20. Treatment for neuroleptic malignant syndrome.






21. 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?






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






23. Virchow's triad.






24. Macrocytic - megaloblastic anemia with neurologic symptoms.






25. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






26. Odds ratio?






27. Hyperphagia - hypersexuality - hyperorality - and hyperdocility.






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






29. Cross - sectional survey






30. Shortest AP diameter of the pelvis.






31. Lung cancer highly related to cigarette exposure.






32. Contraceptive methods that protect against PID.






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






34. Treatment for SVC syndrome.






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






36. Glomerulonephritis with hemoptysis.

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37. Medical treatment for IBD.






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






39. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) pentad?






40. Normalizing PCO2 in a patient having an asthma exacerbation may indicate?






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






42. The three most common causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO).






43. Rigidity and stiffness that progress to choreiform movements - accompanied by moodiness and altered behavior.

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44. T- wave flattening and U waves.






45. Microcytic anemia with ? serum iron - ? total iron - binding capacity (TIBC) - and normal or ? ferritin.






46. Anemia associated with absent radii and thumbs - diffuse hyperpigmentation - caf

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47. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






48. Three systemic diseases ? nephrotic syndrome.






49. Name the organism:






50. Acceptable urine output in a stable patient.