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USMLE Step 2

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1. Caf






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






3. 'Cradle cap.'






4. How to diagnose and follow a leiomyoma.






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






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






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






8. Treatment for benzodiazepine overdose.






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






10. 'Stones - bones - groans - psychiatric overtones.'






11. The most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.






12. CSF findings:






13. Signs of active ischemia during stress testing.






14. Goal hemoglobin A1c for a patient with DM.






15. Treatment for SVC syndrome.






16. Glomerulonephritis with hemoptysis.

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17. A patient presents with pain on passive movement - pallor - poikilothermia - paresthesias - paralysis - and pulselessness. Treatment?






18. Evaluation of a pulsatile abdominal mass and bruit.






19. Name the organism:






20. Lab values suggestive of menopause.






21. 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?






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






23. Complication of overly rapid correction of hyponatremia.






24. The most common cause of female infertility.






25. Low urine specific gravity in the presence of high serum osmolality.






26. A patient hasn't slept for days - lost $20 -000 gambling - is agitated - and has pressured speech. Diagnosis? Treatment?






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






28. PPD reactivity is used as a screening test because most people with TB (except those who are anergic) will have a +PPD. Highly sensitive or specific?






29. Treatment of central DI.






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






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

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32. Four causes of microcytic anemia.






33. Shortest AP diameter of the pelvis.






34. Characteristics favoring carcinoma in an isolated pulmonary nodule.






35. Electrolyte changes in tumor lysis syndrome.






36. The 6 P's of ischemia due to peripheral vascular disease.






37. The most likely cause of acute lower GI bleed in patients > 40 years old.






38. Should a - or Beta- antagonists be used first in treating pheochromocytoma?






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






40. Meningitis in neonates. Causes? Treatment?






41. Name the organism:






42. The most common cause of seizures in young adults (18-35 years).






43. Charcot's triad.






44. Contraceptive methods that protect against PID.






45. Bias introduced into a study when a clinician is aware of the patient's treatment type.






46. Extraintestinal manifestations of IBD.






47. Unopposed estrogen is contraindicated in which cancers?






48. Infant mortality?






49. Treatment for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in children.






50. The most frequent presentation of intracranial neoplasm.