USMLE Step 1 Rapid Review Questions and Answers

bdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly, (also high D dimer, CHF without JVD) Answer- Budd-Chiari syndrome Achilles tendon xanthoma Answer- Familial hypercholesterolemia Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC Answer- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia) Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints Answer- Marfan's (fibrillin defect) Athlete with polycythemia Answer- Erythropoietin injection Back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss Answer- Pott's (TB to the vertebrae) Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis Answer- Sarcoid Blue sclera Answer- Osteogenesis imperfecta Bluish line on gingiva Answer- Burton's line - lead poisoning Bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis, (also increased hat size, fracture, increased alk phos) Answer- Paget's