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NBME 17 – CBSE Real Exam Questions and Answers | Comprehensive Step 1 Review (Latest 2025 Edition)

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This document contains the complete NBME 17 CBSE (Comprehensive Basic Science Exam) with 200 real USMLE Step 1–style questions and verified answers, updated for 2025. Each question covers high-yield medical concepts from major systems, including cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, reproductive, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems. Topics span pathology, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, biochemistry, embryology, and behavioral sciences, offering an authentic simulation of the NBME and Step 1 experience. Perfect for medical students preparing for NBME CBSE or USMLE Step 1 exams who need realistic, high-yield practice material.

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REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025 COMPLETE EXAM

,70yo M dies in a motor vehicle collision. Was undergoing evaluation for occult blood in the stool.
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38yo M truck driver with 1-kr kr kr kr kr




week hx of watery, itchy eyes and a runny nose. Physical shows inflamed nasal mucosa. No conge
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stion in lower lung. Pharmacotherapy?
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16yo girl with 3-day hx of fever, nonproductive cough, and fatigue. T 38.3, P 88/min, BP 102-
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70. PE shows pale conjunctivae. CXR shows bilateral interstitial infiltrates. Blood spontaenously a
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gglutinates while awaiting transport to the laboratory. Antibody isotypes causing agglutination?
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24yo M with small tender blisters on his penis 3 days after unprotected sex. Photograph shown.
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year hx of an intermittent facial rash, including the forehead, eyelids, nose, and cheeks. Rash see
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ms to be getting worse since she moved from New York to Florida last year. Spicy foods precipitat
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e a flushing reaction that seems to exacerbate the rash. PE shows erythema over the nose and ch
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eeks, with scattered telangiectasias and a few papules. Dx? Rosacea
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53yo M returned from Africa, has fever, headache, and abdominal discomfort. Received appropri
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ate vaccinations prior to the trip. T 39.4C. A wright-
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stained peripheral smear shown (ring forms in RBCs). Dx? Malaria
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68yo F with T2DM and hypertension that has been poorly controlled despite hydrochlorothiazide
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treatment. BP 150/96, Labs show serum glucose concentration of 130 and proteinuria. In additio
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n to current Rx, which is most appropriate pharmacotherapy?
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66yo M with stage IV colon cancer with 3-
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day hx of severe diarrhea after receiving chemotherapy with flourouracil, leucovorin, and irinote
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can. Prescribed opioid antidiarrheal agent with no CNS effects. Which med?
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35yo M in ED with 2- kr kr kr kr kr




hour hx of sever fatigue and dizziness. Had profuse, watery diarrhea for 8 hours despite a lack of
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oral intake. Recently returned from a medical relief trip to a remove village in Honduras. T 36.7 C,
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P 122/min, BP 90/50. PE shows dry skin and decreased capillary refill. Stool for occult blood is ne
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gative; stool is gray and turbid. Gram stain shows gram-negative, comma-
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shaped bacteria; no erythrocytes of leukocytes. MOA of toxin?
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, 59yo F with gradual onset of lack of muscle control in her left arm and leg. Sx 1 mo ago after dx w
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ith metastatic breast cancer. PE shows ataxia of left upper and lower extremities. Muscle strengt
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h, DTR, sensation, proprioception normal. Metastatic tumor in which location? Cerebellum
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Newborn delivered at 38 weeks' gestation weighs 1800 g. PE shows petechial rash, microcephaly,
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and hepatosplenomegaly. Serologic test for CMV: IgG + in mother, + in newborn; IGM -
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in mother, + in newborn. Explanation?
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Female newborn is delivered at 38 weeks' gestation. Apgar 8 and 8 at 1/5 min. PE shows a bulgin
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g, fluod0filled mass approximately 5 cm in diameter in the midline over the lumbosacral region.
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No spontaneous movements of the lower extremities. Abnormality most likely occurred because
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of abnormal development during which periods of postconception (in days)?
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40; neutral tube closes at about 4 weeks
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64yo M in ED 3 hours after SOB with exertion and extreme fatigue. Has ischemic heart disease. P
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125/min, BP 105/60. ECG shows atrial fibrillation. Intravenous ibutilide is administered. Ten minu
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tes later, ECG shows normal sinus rhythm. Risk for which drug effect in the next 6 hours?
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year hx of osteoarthritis of the hands now has pain radiating down the distal anterior thigh, knee
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, medial leg, and food. Bony outgrowth of vertebrae compressing one of the spinal nerves is susp
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ected. Nerve root in which intervertebral foramina is effected?
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year hx of T2DM. Taking an oral antihyperglycemic agent, he has tried diet and exercise. BMI 32.
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PE normal. Hb A1c is 10%. Physician recommends initiation of insulin injections. Responds, "I kno
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w that insulin would help control my blood sugar. But a lot of people in my family have diabetes,
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and insulin made them really sick at times. Patient is at which stage of change?
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Contemplation

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day history of an itchy rash on his arms and legs. Returned from a camping trip in the woods 5 da
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ys ago. PE shows edematous, erythematous rash with linear vesicles. Cause is activation of which
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cell types?
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70yo M from china with poorly differentiated monoclonal carcinoma of the nasopharynx. DNA pr
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obes of neoplastic cells are most likely to detect genome of which virus? EBV
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24yo M with hx of IVDA could not be aroused. Friend reports that the patient injected himself wit
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h a drug 6 hours ago. Labs show drug concentration of 0.3. Assuming first-order one-
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compartment kinetics, has a half- kr kr kr kr
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