USMLEasy 3 Flashcards

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Alzheimer’s disease – first ability to go? Last to go?

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Memory disturbances

Social behavior

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Withdrawal of this causes hyper alert confusion?

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Alcohol (opiates do not cause confusion)

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Breast-cancer rate in lesbians versus heterosexuals?

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Not different

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Best Noncardiac intervention for heart failure?

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Discontinuing alcohol

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Intervention that raises HDL most?

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Moderate alcohol

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Cluster headache prophylactic management?

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#CCB – nifedipine 
#Prednisone
#Indomethacin
#Li
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Most sensitive test for endometriosis?

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MRI

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Class of antidepressants that best prophylactic treat migraines?

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Tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline)

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Hot tub folliculitis caused by? Treatment?

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Pseudomonas; reassurance

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LFT that indicates poor prognosis in primary biliary cirrhosis?

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Bilirubin

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Patient complains of anterior knee pain. Mild swelling, significant stiffness after sitting for long periods of time. Positive patellar grind test. – Suspected diagnosis? Mechanism? Treatment?

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Patellofemoral syndrome; Patella tracks laterally to vastus lateralis

Strengthen hamstrings and vastus medialis

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Most common overuse injury seen in athletes?

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Patellofemoral syndrome

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In order to prevent relapse, treatment for depressive disorders should continue for?

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6-9 months

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Initial laboratory workup for Fatigue includes?

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#BMP
#CBC
#Thyroid
#ESR
#UA
#Pregnancy
#age/gender appropriate cancer screening (prostate, breast, lung)
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Most common causes of fatigue in primary care?

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#Depression
#Life stress
#Chronic medical conditions
#Medical reactions
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Atrovent used for?

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Asthma patient has failed short acting beta agonist and inhaled corticosteroid – options for next step in therapy?

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Long acting beta agonist or leukotriene receptor agonist

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Hematuria throughout urination occurs with?

Terminal hematuria suggests?

A
#Bladder or renal lesions or kidney stones
#Bladder neck or prostatic urethral leave
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Medication used for urge incontinence?

Stress incontinence?

A

Pseudoephedrine

#Oxybutynin (anticholinergic)
#tolterodine (anticholinergic)
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Patients with BPH – drug options?

Prostatitis?

A

Bactrim

#Finasteride
#terazosin
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When to obtain ankle radiographs after injury? (Ottawa ankle rules)

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#Unable to walk
#Tenderness over malleoli
#Midfoot tenderness
#Proximal fifth metatarsal tenderness
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Never treat uncomplicated acute bronchitis with?

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#Antibiotics
#NSAID
#Nasal steroid
#Inhaled steroid
#Oral steroid taper
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RDW in iron deficiency? Thalassemia?

A

Elevated

Normal

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Naltrexone – mechanism of action in opioid addiction?

Alcohol addiction?

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Saturates/blocks opiate receptor

Reducing reinforcing effects of alcohol (no getting drunk)

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How do contraceptives treat dysmenorrhea?
Suppression of prostaglandin release
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Smoking cessation affects what lipids?
HDL(raises)
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BP Medications that prevents recurrence stroke?
Combination diuretic ACE inhibitor
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Beta blockers that reduce mortality?
``` #Carvedilol #Metoprolol #Bisoprolol ```
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Patient presents with radicular pain with normal radiographs and no response to conservative therapy – when is an MRI indicated?
#Pain persists more than six weeks
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Concerning side effects of niacin?
Increases insulin resistance