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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why are Beta- blockers contraindicated in diabetics?






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






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






4. Life - threatening muscle rigidity - fever - and rhabdomyolysis.






5. IV drug use with JVD and holosystolic murmur at the left sternal border. Treatment?






6. Pinkish - scaling - flat lesions on the chest and back. KOH prep has a 'spaghetti - and - meatballs' appearance.






7. In which patients do you initiate colorectal cancer screening early?






8. Inflammation and epithelial thinning of the anogenital area - predominantly in postmenopausal women.






9. What is the metabolic syndrome?






10. Arthritis - conjunctivitis - and urethritis in young men. Associated organisms?

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11. Treatment for atrial fibrillation.






12. Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria.






13. Treatment for mild and severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia.






14. Elevated erythropoietin level - elevated hematocrit - and normal O2 saturation suggest?






15. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






16. Signs of air embolism.






17. Case - control study






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






19. Tests to rule out shaken baby syndrome.






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






21. Odds ratio?






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

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23. Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade.






24. Treatment for opioid overdose.






25. Treatment for DTs.






26. A young child presents with proximal muscle weakness - waddling gait - and pronounced calf muscles.






27. Definition of hypertension.






28. Complication of scaphoid fracture.






29. A 30-year - old woman has unpredictable urine loss. Examination is normal. Medical options?






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






31. Ring - enhancing brain lesion on CT with seizures






32. First - line treatment for moderate hypercalcemia.






33. A young patient has angina at rest with ST- segment elevation. Cardiac enzymes are normal.

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






35. Name the organism:






36. Therapy for polycystic ovarian syndrome.






37. Endocarditis prophylaxis regimens.






38. The most common cause of hypothyroidism.

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39. Indications for medical treatment of ectopic pregnancy.

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40. Maternal mortality?






41. Treatment of tension pneumothorax.






42. Eight surgically correctable causes of hypertension.

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43. A painful - recurrent vesicular eruption of mucocutaneous surfaces.






44. Chronic diseases such as SLE






45. A 55-year - old obese patient presents with dirty - velvety patches on the back of the neck.






46. Four causes of microcytic anemia.






47. Meningitis in infants. Causes? Treatment?






48. Lab values suggestive of menopause.






49. Medical treatment for IBD.






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