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USMLE Step3 Rheumatology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tx of gout in patient with ESRD or hx GI bleeding






2. Tx of RA






3. DIP joint involvement


4. tinel sign






5. What should be chekcked before starting infliximab






6. Ca oxalate induced arthritis






7. criteria for AS






8. Tx of reiter






9. How to prevent glucocorticoid induced bone loss






10. painless ulcer over glans penis and inflammatory arthritis






11. postoeriod shoulder pain






12. xanthelasma






13. inflamed tendons in wrist - ankle - arms; sexual history






14. heberdeen nodes






15. tx pagets






16. xanthomatous nodule






17. carpal tunnel syndrom






18. SLE patient p/w MI - vent fibrillation






19. Low back pain






20. SLE with pleural effusion






21. who gets reiters syndrome after chlamydia infection






22. Tx of lupus nephritis






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






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






25. When to start DMARD in RA






26. nicotinic acid






27. common valvular abnormalities with AS?






28. Raynauds phenomenon






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






30. pagets in xray






31. right anterior knee pain and provoked by climbing stairs or prolong sitting






32. management of LBP






33. allpurinol






34. mcp and PIP joint involvement






35. pain in shoulder and pelvic girdle






36. when SLE patient needs steroid






37. probenecid






38. schirmer test






39. carpal tunnel






40. How glucocorticoid leads to bone loss






41. patient pw groin pain; on steroid






42. When to give methotrexate in SLE






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






44. patient is having pain when he moves hands above shoulder






45. Tx of gout






46. How to perform schober test






47. Use of allopurinol after kidney transplant






48. When to order MRI in LBP






49. inflammatory myositis






50. phalen test