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USMLE Step3 Neurology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. botulism






2. When to suspect traumatic LP






3. MMSE score of less than 24






4. lesion in dominant parietal lobe






5. drags leg forward in every steps - no knee flexion; hip flexion and straight legs






6. Most effective to reduce aspiration in stroke or patient with swallowing dysfunction






7. What bp med to be given in a patient with high bp and signs of opioid withdrawal






8. How to diffrentiate tick borne paralysis from GBS and spinal cord tumor






9. oligoclonal band in CSF






10. How to manage stroke patient came within 4 hours






11. How to differentiate medial and lateral pontine syndrome






12. 2 yr old child with developmental delay; crawing at 11m; scissoring gait






13. cluster headache






14. Blood transfusion in hypothermia






15. What mmse score suggest dementia






16. benign essential tremor






17. women with unilateral eye pain; neurlogic symptoms here there at different times






18. When to give aspirin when patient on tPA after stroke






19. walking like drunken sailor; jerky hesitant and walks in zigzag pattern






20. craniopharyngioma






21. earliest sign of phenytoin toxicity






22. contraindication of sumatripta






23. severe headache and high BP






24. How to confirm braindeath?






25. impaired perception of complex sounds






26. How to tx acute exacerbation of MS






27. impaired vibration and increased DTR






28. differentiate wenicke and korsakoff






29. impaired hepatic conjugation of billirubin






30. How to differentiate parkinson and benign essential tremor






31. Tx of bells palsy






32. infections in GBS






33. What percent of dementia is reversible






34. best diagnosis for parkinsonim






35. headache - non reactive pupil - fall on both sides during walking - impaired upward gaze






36. How to differentiate dementias






37. double vision at the end of day and ptosis






38. phenytoin and OCP






39. How to differentiate traumatic LP and SAH






40. acoustic neuroma






41. How to stop antiepileptic drugs






42. Tx of GBS






43. What is pronator drift






44. lesion in dominant tempora lobe






45. hx of epilepsy - now unresponsive - slight twhiching of mouth and arms






46. How to perform apnea test






47. at first tingling in toes and feet then weakness in extremities






48. How to differentiate medial and lateral medullary syndrome






49. brain stem lesion






50. When to start fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patient?