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USMLE Step 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First step in the management of a patient with acute GI bleed.






2. A patient presents with weakness - nausea - vomiting - weight loss - and new skin pigmentation. Labs show hyponatremia and hyperkalemia. Treatment?






3. A lesion characteristically occurring in a linear pattern in areas where skin comes into contact with clothing or jewelry.






4. The most common type of testicular cancer.






5. First - line treatment for moderate hypercalcemia.






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. Treatment of hypovolemic shock.






11. Combined UMN and LMN disorder.






12. A febrile patient with a history of diabetes presents with a red - swollen - painful lower extremity.






13. Three systemic diseases ? nephrotic syndrome.






14. Medication to avoid in patients with a history of alcohol withdrawal seizures.






15. ? CO - ? pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) - ? peripheral vascular resistance (PVR).






16. The most common 1






17. Neutropenic nadir postchemotherapy.






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






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

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20. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






21. Back pain that is exacerbated by standing and walking and relieved with sitting and hyperflexion of the hips.






22. CSF findings:






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






24. The most common cause of Cushing's syndrome.

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25. Hypercholesterolemia treatment that ? flushing and pruritus.






26. Begin Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis in an HIV- positive patient At what CD4 count? Mycobacterium avium - intracellulare (MAI) prophylaxis?






27. Attributable risk?






28. Mortality rate?






29. The most common inherited hemolytic anemia.






30. Charcot's triad.






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






32. Term for heavy bleeding during and between menstrual periods.






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






34. Proteinuria - hypoalbuminemia - hyperlipidemia - hyperlipiduria - edema.






35. Treatment for mild and severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia.






36. Conditions in which confidentiality must be overridden.






37. Hip and back pain along with stiffness that improves with activity over the course of the day and worsens at rest. Diagnostic test?






38. Acute - phase treatment for Kawasaki disease.






39. Describe a test that consistently gives identical results - but the results are wrong.






40. Relative risk?






41. Involuntary psychiatric hospitalization can be undertaken for which three reasons?






42. Identify key organisms causing diarrhea:






43. Diagnostic modality used when ultrasound is equivocal for cholecystitis.






44. The most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.






45. Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria.






46. Therapy for polycystic ovarian syndrome.






47. Name the defense mechanism:






48. Autoimmune complication occurring 2-4 weeks post - MI.

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49. The three most common causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO).






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