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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A postoperative patient with significant pain presents with hyponatremia and normal volume status.






2. A patient develops endocarditis three weeks after receiving a prosthetic heart valve. What organism is suspected?






3. Type of ARF in a patient with FeNa < 1%.






4. Bias introduced when screening detects a disease earlier and thus lengthens the time from diagnosis to death.






5. Bone is fractured in fall on outstretched hand.


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






7. AML subtype associated with DIC.






8. Medical options for endometriosis.






9. Virchow's triad.






10. A burn patient presents with cherry- red flushed skin and coma. SaO2 is normal - but carboxyhemoglobin is elevated. Treatment?






11. RTA associated with aldosterone defect.






12. The most common cause of seizures in children (2-10 years).






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


14. Name the organism:






15. A 40-year - old obese female with elevated alkaline phosphatase - elevated bilirubin - pruritus - dark urine - and clay- colored stools.






16. An 80-year - old man presents with fatigue - lymphadenopathy - splenomegaly - and isolated lymphocytosis. Suspected diagnosis?






17. The most common location for an ectopic pregnancy.






18. A significant cause of morbidity in thalassemia patients. Treatment?






19. CSF findings:






20. A history significant for initial altered mental status with an intervening lucid interval. Diagnosis? Most likely etiology? Treatment?






21. Name the organism:






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






23. Acute - phase treatment for Kawasaki disease.






24. A first - born female who was born in breech position is found to have asymmetric skin folds on her newborn exam. Diagnosis? Treatment?






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






26. 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 _____.






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






28. A patient presents with tachycardia - wild swings in BP - headache - diaphoresis - altered mental status - and a sense of panic.






29. Antidepressants associated with hypertensive crisis.






30. Name the defense mechanism:






31. Ring - enhancing brain lesion on CT with seizures






32. An infant has a high fever and onset of rash as fever breaks. What is he at risk for?






33. A six-year - old girl presents with a port - wine stain in the V2 distribution as well as with mental retardation - seizures - and leptomeningeal angioma.






34. Breast cancer type that ? the future risk of invasive carcinoma in both breasts.






35. CSF findings:






36. Cohort study






37. Reynolds' pentad.


38. A 16-year - old presents with an annular patch of alopecia with broken - off - stubby hairs.






39. Macrocytic - megaloblastic anemia without neurologic symptoms.






40. The most common inherited hemolytic anemia.






41. Conditions in which confidentiality must be overridden.






42. Treatment for mild - persistent asthma.






43. Definition of hypertension.






44. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






45. Typical antibiotics for group B streptococcus (GBS) prophylaxis.






46. Albuminocytologic dissociation.






47. Medical treatment for hepatic encephalopathy.






48. Indications for medical treatment of ectopic pregnancy.


49. Molar pregnancy containing fetal tissue.






50. The most common histology of bladder cancer.