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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Low urine specific gravity in the presence of high serum osmolality.






2. A man unexpectedly flies across the country - takes a new name - and has no memory of his prior life.






3. RTA associated with abnormal HCO3 - and rickets.






4. Name the organism:






5. Maternal mortality?






6. Dermatomal distribution.






7. Rigidity and stiffness with resting tremor and masked facies.

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8. The coagulation parameter affected by warfarin.






9. The mainstay of Parkinson's therapy.






10. Differential of hypervolemic hyponatremia.






11. Patient presents with sudden onset of severe - diffuse abdominal pain. Exam reveals peritoneal signs and AXR reveals free air under the diaphragm. Management?






12. Medication used to induce ovulation.






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

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14. 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?






15. Treatment for Guillain - Barr






16. Treatment of central DI.






17. Genetic disorder associated with multiple fractures and commonly mistaken for child abuse.






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






19. Characteristics of 2

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20. The most common histology of bladder cancer.






21. Aplastic crisis in sickle cell disease.






22. Meningitis in neonates. Causes? Treatment?






23. Proteinuria - hypoalbuminemia - hyperlipidemia - hyperlipiduria - edema.






24. CSF findings:






25. An elderly female presents with pain and stiffness of the shoulders and hips; she cannot lift her arms above her head. Labs show anemia and ? ESR.






26. Cross - sectional survey






27. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






28. The most common location for an ectopic pregnancy.






29. 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 _____.






30. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






31. Glomerulonephritis with deafness.

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32. Joint pain and stiffness that worsen over the course of the day and are relieved by rest.






33. 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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34. Inspiratory arrest during palpation of the RUQ.

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

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36. PFT showing ? FEV1/FVC.






37. Four characteristics of a nevus suggestive of melanoma.






38. The most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.






39. Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs.






40. Reynolds' pentad.

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41. Chromosomal pattern of a complete mole.






42. A 50-year - old male presents with early satiety - splenomegaly - and bleeding. Cytogenetics show t(9 -22). Diagnosis?






43. Appropriate diagnostic test?






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






45. Cold agglutinins.






46. Name the organism:






47. Name the defense mechanism:






48. Perinatal mortality?

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49. Treatment for benzodiazepine overdose.






50. What is the immunodeficiency?