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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. Breast malignancy presenting as itching - burning - and erosion of the nipple.

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






3. Diagnostic step required in a postmenopausal woman who presents with vaginal bleeding.






4. A patient complains of headache - weakness - and polyuria; exam reveals hypertension and tetany. Labs reveals hypernatremia - hypokalemia - and metabolic alkalosis.






5. Diagnostic modality used when ultrasound is equivocal for cholecystitis.






6. The most common form of nephritic syndrome.






7. Cold water is flushed into a patient's ear - and the fast phase of the nystagmus is toward the opposite side. Normal or pathological?






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






9. A son asks that his mother not be told about her recently discovered cancer.

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






11. Which healthy population is susceptible to UTIs?






12. A nurse presents with severe hypoglycemia; blood analysis reveals no elevation in C peptide.






13. Initially presents with a pruritic papule with regional lymphadenopathy and evolves into a black eschar after 7-10 days. Treatment?






14. Dermatomal distribution.






15. Chronic diseases such as SLE






16. A newborn female has continuous 'machinery murmur.'






17. Tests to rule out shaken baby syndrome.






18. + Nikolsky's sign.






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






20. Treatment of septic shock.






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






22. The most common inherited hemolytic anemia.






23. If you want to know if race affects infant mortality rate but most of the variation in infant mortality is predicted by socioeconomic status - then socioeconomic status is a _____.






24. Therapy for polycystic ovarian syndrome.






25. Treatment for ventricular fibrillation.






26. What should always be done prior to LP?






27. Medical treatment for hepatic encephalopathy.






28. A 49-year - old male presents with acute - onset flank pain and hematuria.






29. Premalignant lesion from sun exposure that can ? squamous cell carcinoma.






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






31. Treatment of cardiogenic shock.






32. Sentinel loop on AXR.






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






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






35. Glomerulonephritis with deafness.

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36. Name the defense mechanism:






37. A 55-year - old man who is a smoker and a heavy drinker presents with a new cough and flulike symptoms. Gram stain shows no organisms; silver stain of sputum shows gram - negative rods. What is the diagnosis?






38. Glomerulonephritis with hemoptysis.

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39. Blood in the urethral meatus or high - riding prostate.






40. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






41. How to diagnose and follow a leiomyoma.






42. 1






43. A 60-year - old African - American male presents with bone pain. Workup for multiple myeloma might reveal?

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44. The most common type of skin cancer; the lesion is a pearly- colored papule with a translucent surface and telangiectasias.






45. CSF findings with SAH.






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






47. The most common inherited cause of hypercoagulability.






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






49. Class of drugs that may cause syndrome of muscle rigidity - hyperthermia - autonomic instability - and extrapyramidal symptoms.






50. Amenorrhea - bradycardia - and abnormal body image in a young female.