NBME Step 2 – Exams Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Riboflavin (B2) deficiency symptoms (5) Correct Answer angular cheilosis, stomatitis, glossitis, normocytic anemia, seborrheic dermatitis What deficiency leads to beriberi? Correct Answer thiamine What is beriberi? Correct Answer peripheral neuropathy, heart failure Pyridoxine deficiency symptoms (6) Correct Answer cheilosis, stomatitis, glossitis, irritability, confusion, depression Sign of active HBV Correct Answer Hbe Monitoring active HBV Correct Answer ALT levels, hbe clearance Distribution of inflamatory bowel disease Correct Answer bimodal 20-30's then 60 Laryngotracheobronchitis aka Correct Answer croup Cause of j waves (2) Correct Answer hypercalcemia, hypothermia 5 f's of febrile seizures Correct Answer fever 38, non-focal, 5 mos-5 years, 15 mins or less, family hx Brown sequard syndrome Correct Answer hemisection of spinal cord (impaired pain and temp on 1 side, impaired proprioception on other side) Corticospinal tract function? Decussation? Correct Answer motor, medulla Which spinal cord tract decussates at the spinal cord entry level? Correct Answer spinothalamic tract (pain and temp) Which spinal cord tracts decussate at the medulla? Correct Answer dorsal column (proprioception), corticospinal (movement) Alport syndrome mutation? Inheritance? Correct Answer type IV collagen, x-linked Child's BP Correct Answer 70 + (age x 2) Preferred treatment of HBV Correct Answer tenofovir