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USMLE Step3 Rheumatology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. MCP joint involvement






2. Tx of gout






3. When to stop statin if cpk elevated






4. tinel sign






5. scaly eczema over knuckles-gottron's sign; proximal muscle weakness






6. Tx of RA






7. bilater shoulder and thigh pain with prolonged morning stiffness - intermitted headache and jaw pain






8. postoeriod shoulder pain






9. SLE with pleural effusion






10. carpal tunnel






11. caplan syndrom






12. primary muscle disease






13. Tx of lupus nephritis






14. inflammatory myositis






15. What marker is used to follow up disease activity in SLE






16. Tx of gout in patient with ESRD or hx GI bleeding






17. xanthomatous nodule






18. common valvular abnormalities with AS?






19. management of LBP






20. Rayanaud's disease vs phenomenon






21. neck mass in sjogren patient






22. carpal tunnel syndrom






23. proximal muscle weakness; decreased tendon reflex; normal creat and ck






24. morning stiffness <30min; 2nd and 3rd metacarpohalengeal joint - osteopenia - hook like osteophytes; aspiration cppd crystal






25. How to differential lumbar spinal stenosis and disc herniation pain?






26. role HLA B27 in dx of ankylosing spondylitis






27. What should be chekcked before starting infliximab






28. patient pw groin pain; on steroid






29. criteria for AS






30. Management of HTN during acute gout






31. How to perform schober test






32. When to give methotrexate in SLE






33. How to prevent glucocorticoid induced bone loss






34. Tx of inflammatory myositis






35. How to monitor disease activity in SLE






36. pain in shoulder and pelvic girdle






37. probenecid






38. colchicine






39. SLE patient p/w MI - vent fibrillation






40. Low back pain






41. unilateral eye pain - photophobia - blurry vision young patients wih lumbar pain






42. pagets in xray






43. morning stiffness hand joints






44. What is heliotrope sign






45. How glucocorticoid leads to bone loss






46. complications of anti-cytokine therapy






47. glucocorticoid therapy






48. Tx of reiter






49. anti-ds DNA antibody






50. Ca oxalate induced arthritis