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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hematuria - flank pain - and palpable flank mass.






2. First step in the management of a patient with acute GI bleed.






3. A patient has ? vaginal discharge and petechial patches in the upper vagina and cervix.






4. A 13-year - old male has a history of theft - vandalism - and violence toward family pets.






5. Shortest AP diameter of the pelvis.






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






7. Causes of exudative effusion.






8. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






9. First - line treatment for moderate hypercalcemia.






10. Treatment for bacterial vaginosis.






11. A young patient with a family history of sudden death collapses and dies while exercising.






12. Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs.






13. Characteristics of 2


14. Hypercholesterolemia treatment that ? flushing and pruritus.






15. Initially presents with a pruritic papule with regional lymphadenopathy and evolves into a black eschar after 7-10 days. Treatment?






16. Treatment for ventricular fibrillation.






17. Administer to a symptomatic patient to diagnose myasthenia gravis.






18. Birth rate?






19. The most common pathogen causing croup.






20. Prophylactic treatment for migraine.






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






22. Medical treatment for hepatic encephalopathy.






23. Inspiratory arrest during palpation of the RUQ.


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






25. The diagnostic test for pulmonary embolism.






26. Class of drugs that may cause syndrome of muscle rigidity - hyperthermia - autonomic instability - and extrapyramidal symptoms.






27. A violent patient has vertical and horizontal nystagmus.






28. Radiographic evidence of aortic disruption or dissection.






29. Signs of air embolism.






30. Evaluation of a pulsatile abdominal mass and bruit.






31. Name the defense mechanism:






32. Salicylate ingestion ? In What type of acid - base disorder?






33. An elderly male with hypochromic - microcytic anemia is asymptomatic. Diagnostic tests?






34. A 25-year - old African - American male with sickle cell anemia has sudden onset of bone pain. Management of pain crisis?






35. Treatment for acute coronary syndrome.






36. A 60-year - old African - American male presents with bone pain. Workup for multiple myeloma might reveal?


37. True or false: Withdrawing life - sustaining care is ethically distinct from withholding sustaining care.






38. Treatment of hypovolemic shock.






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


40. Diagnostic test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.






41. Signs of active ischemia during stress testing.






42. A 25-year - old Jewish male presents with pain and watery diarrhea after meals. Exam shows fistulas between the bowel and skin and nodular lesions on his tibias.


43. Relative risk?






44. Name the organism:






45. Why are Beta- blockers contraindicated in diabetics?






46. Epidemics such as influenza






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






48. A patient presents with recent PID with RUQ pain.






49. Pure RBC aplasia.






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