USMLE Online Practice Questions and Answers

A patient presents with cervical lymphadenopathy. Biopsy demonstrates a nodular lymphoma with follicle formation. This lesion would most likely be associated with which of the following?

A. bcr-c-abl

B. bcl-2 activation

C. c-myc activation

D. t(8, 14)

E. t(9, 22)

A 45-year-old man comes to the physician because of right shoulder pain that began after he chopped wood 2 days ago. Examination of the right upper extremity shows no obvious bone deformities or point tenderness. The pain is reproduced when the patient is asked to externally rotate the shoulder against resistance; there is no weakness. In addition to the teres minor, inflammation of which of the following tendons is most likely in this patient?

A. Infraspinatus

B. Pectoralis

C. Subscapularis

D. Supraspinatus

E. Trapezius

In a cohort study of elderly women, the relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.8). Which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion about the effect of regular exercise on the risk for hip fracture?

A. Statistically nonsignificant increase in risk

B. Statistically nonsignificant overall decrease in risk

C. Statistically significant overall decrease in risk

D. Statistically significant overall increase in risk

Which of the following is not directly related with Hashimoto's thyroiditis?

A. Hypothyroidism

B. Slow onset

C. Neuropathy

D. Autoimmune disease

Which of the following syndromes corresponds to: right sided valvular disease and diarrhea?

A. Job's syndrome

B. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

C. Carcinoid syndrome

D. Mallory-Weiss syndrome

Down syndrome is directly linked to a genetic abnormality of chromosome?

A. XXII

B. XXI

C. XIIX

D. XV

Prothrombin is a ____ globulin and is produced by the _____.

A. Alpha, Kidney

B. Alpha, Liver

C. Beta, Kidney

D. Beta, Liver

Which of the following is not considered a tributary of the portal vein?

A. Inferior mesenteric vein

B. Splenic vein

C. Left gastric vein

D. Subclavian vein