Aug 4 NBME

Question 1

left hemithorax =

Answer 1

left side of the thorax

Question 2

what are the two types of leprosy?

Answer 2

• Lepromatous

- Tuberculoid

Question 3

what type of t cell response occurs in lepromatous leprosy?

Answer 3

Th2

Question 4

what kind of t cell response occurs in tuberculoid leprosy?

Answer 4

Th1

Question 5

what is amyloid made of?

Answer 5

misfolded aggregates of beta-pleated sheets

Question 6

helix-loop-helix is an example of..

Answer 6

a dna binding motif

Question 7

what is the first pubertal change in females?

Answer 7

breast bud development (shortly followed by pubic hair)

Question 8

what is the first pubertal change in males?

Answer 8

testicular enlargement

Question 9

how does the protein E6 work?

Answer 9

hijacks the cell ubiquitin system and targets p53 for destruction

Question 10

is staph epidiermidis catalase + or -?

Answer 10

catalase +

Question 11

is enterococcus catalase + or -?

Answer 11

catalase -

Question 12

what type of drug is alendronate?

Answer 12

bisphosphonate

Question 13

what is the suffix of bisphonsphonateS?

Answer 13

‘dronate’

Question 14

bisphosphonates have a chemical structure similar to….

Answer 14

pyrophosphate

Question 15

how does fibrosis effect traction in the lungs?

Answer 15

Fibrosis pulls the airways open, increasing radial traction and decreasing resistance to flow

Question 16

cyclophosphamide MOA

Answer 16

Alkylating agent - cross links DNA

Question 17

what is defective in familial type II hypercholesterinemia?

Answer 17

defect in liver LDL receptors

Question 18

Cholesterol deposits on he achiles tendons are indicative of…

Answer 18

familial type II hypercholesterinemia

Question 19

if someone has intranuclear opthalmoplegia, where is the lesion?

Answer 19

ipsilateral medial longitudinal fasciculus

ipsilateral to the eye that cannot adduct

Question 20

how does estrogen effect endogenous cholesterol production?

Answer 20

increases it - may increase risk for gallstones

Question 21

which nerve supplies sensation to the lower teeth?

Answer 21

inferior alveolar nerve

Question 22

inferior alveolar nerve becomes the…

Answer 22

mental nerve

Question 23

A patient has hemiballismus on the right. Where is the brain lesion?

Answer 23

Left (contralateral) subthalamic nucleus

Question 24

which clotting factor has the shortest half life?

Answer 24

VII

Question 25

4Ds of pellegra?

Answer 25

photosensitive dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, and death.

Question 26

when does the neural tube develop?

Answer 26

weeks 3 to 8

Question 27

Although gluconeogenesis primarily is performed in the liver, which other organs can perform it as well?

Answer 27

intestine

kidneys

Question 28

dantrolene MOA

Answer 28

blocks SR release of calcium by binding ryr

Question 29

innervation to the uvula?

Answer 29

CN X

Question 30

what is fibromuscular dysplasia?

Answer 30

a disease that causes medium sized arteries to have a beads on a string appearance - commonly in renal arteries

Question 31

mallory bodies are seen in which condition?

Answer 31

alcoholic hepatitis

Question 32

what are malory bodies

Answer 32

intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusions of damaged keratin filaments

Question 33

Odss ratio formula?

Answer 33

(a/d) / (b/c)