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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Difference between Mallory- Weiss and Boerhaave tears.






2. Hypercholesterolemia treatment that ? flushing and pruritus.






3. Findings in 3






4. A 'blueberry muffin' rash is characteristic of what congenital infection?






5. Classic causes of drug - induced hepatitis.






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






7. 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 _____.






8. 'Stuck - on' appearance.






9. Therapy for polycystic ovarian syndrome.






10. A 55-year - old patient presents with acute 'broken speech.' What type of aphasia? What lobe and vascular distribution?

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






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






13. A 21-year - old male has three months of social withdrawal - worsening grades - flattened affect - and concrete thinking.






14. Macrocytic - megaloblastic anemia without neurologic symptoms.






15. A 55-year - old man is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Treatment options?






16. Aplastic crisis in sickle cell disease.






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






18. Combined UMN and LMN disorder.






19. Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) associated with abnormal H+ secretion and nephrolithiasis.






20. After a minor fender bender - a man wears a neck brace and requests permanent disability.






21. Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade.






22. Hematuria - hypertension - and oliguria.






23. Treatment for opioid overdose.






24. Symptoms of placental abruption.






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






26. Two consecutive findings of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) on Pap smear. Follow - up evaluation?






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






28. Uterine bleeding at 18 weeks' gestation; no products expelled; cervical os closed.






29. A late - life - threatening complication of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).






30. 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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31. Annual screening for women with a strong family history of ovarian cancer.






32. A patient presents with signs of hypocalcemia - high phosphorus - and low PTH.






33. Unopposed estrogen is contraindicated in which cancers?






34. Four characteristics of a nevus suggestive of melanoma.






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






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






37. Cohort study






38. Treatment of SIADH?






39. An antidiabetic agent associated with lactic acidosis.






40. The most common causes of dementia.

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41. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






42. Signs suggesting radial nerve damage with humeral fracture.






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






44. Name the defense mechanism:






45. The most common cause of hypertension in young men.






46. Medical treatment for hepatic encephalopathy.






47. Signs of neurogenic shock.






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






49. The number of true positives divided by the number of patients with the disease is _____.






50. First - line pharmacotherapy for depression.