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USMLE Step 2

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Diagnostic step required in a postmenopausal woman who presents with vaginal bleeding.






2. CSF findings:






3. The most common pathogen causing croup.






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






5. A patient continues to use cocaine after being in jail - losing his job - and not paying child support.






6. Characteristics favoring carcinoma in an isolated pulmonary nodule.






7. Attributable risk?






8. Auer rods on blood smear.






9. Gout - self - mutilation - and choreoathetosis.






10. May be seen in children who are accused of inattention in class and confused with ADHD.






11. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






12. Nikolsky's sign.






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






14. A neonate has meconium ileus.

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






16. Risk factors for pyelonephritis.






17. The most serious side effect of clozapine.






18. A congenital heart disease that cause 2






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






20. Name the organism:






21. Lab values suggestive of menopause.






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






23. ECG findings suggesting MI.






24. Peaked T waves and widened QRS.






25. The most common cancer in men and the most common cause of death from cancer in men.






26. The most common causes of dementia.

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27. The most common cause of SAH.






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

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






30. The most common cause of hypothyroidism.

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31. Treatment for DTs.






32. Conditions in which confidentiality must be overridden.






33. Unilateral - severe periorbital headache with tearing and conjunctival erythema.






34. Post - HBV exposure treatment.






35. ? CO - ? PCWP - ? PVR.






36. Differential of hypervolemic hyponatremia.






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






38. What is the immunodeficiency?

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39. Waxy casts in urine sediment and Maltese crosses (seen with lipiduria).






40. Cause of amenorrhea with normal prolactin - no response to estrogen - progesterone challenge - and a history of D&C.

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41. The percentage of cases within one SD of the mean? Two SDs? Three SDs?






42. Classic ultrasound and gross appearance of complete hydatidiform mole.

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






44. Maternal mortality?






45. 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.






46. Caf






47. CSF findings:






48. 'Stuck - on' appearance.






49. A 10-year - old child presents in status epilepticus - but her parents refuse treatment on religious grounds.

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50. Electrolyte changes in tumor lysis syndrome.