USMLE Step 1 Rapid Review
Infratentorial brain tumor (children) - medulloblastoma (cerebellum)
acute autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy - Guillain-Barre syndrome
Absence seizures treatment - Ethosuximide
'lumpy bumpy" appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence - poststreptococcal
glomerulonephritis
'thumb sign" on lateral x-ray - epiglottitis
'wire loop' glomerular capillary appearance on LM - lupus nephropathy
"apple core" lesion on abdominal x-ray - left-sided colorectal cancer
"Blue bloater" chronic bronchitis clinical presentation - hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia
"Blue bloater" chronic bronchitis histology - hyperplasia of mucous cells
'hair on end' crew-cut appearance on x-rays - Beta-thalassemia, sickle cell anemia
"Clue cells" - gardnerella vaginalis
"Nutmeg" appearance of liver - chronic passive congestion of liver due to right heart failure
"Onion skin" periosteal reaction - Ewing's sarcoma
,"Pink puffer": pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation, centriacinar - emphysema (smoking)
"Pink puffer": pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation, panacinar - alpha1-antitrypsin
deficiency
"Slapped cheeks" - erythema infectiosum/fifth disease
"String sign" - Crohn's disease
"tennis racket" shaped cytoplasmic organelles in Langerhans cells on EM - Birbeck granules
abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly - Budd-Chiari syndrome
ACh production in CNS - nucleus of Meynert, caudate, putamen
ACh production location degenerates in Alzheimer's - nucleus basalis of Meynert
Acute gastric ulcer w/CNS injury - Cushing's ulcer
Acute gastric ulcer w/severe burns - Curling's ulcer
Acute heparin toxicity treatment - protamine sulfate
Acute warfarin toxicity treatment - FFP
ADHD treatment - methylphenidate, amphetamines
adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC - Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
,Adrenal medulla tumor in kids - neuroblastoma (malignant)
Adult tumor of the adrenal medulla - pheochromocytoma (benign)
aflatoxin exposure - hepatocellular carcinoma
Alcohol abuse treatment - AA + disulfiram for patient; Al-Anon for family
Alcohol withdrawal treatment - benzodiazepines
Alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon - skip lesions
Alveolar gas equation - PA02 = PI02 - PaCO2/R
Angina - chest pain on exertion
Ankle jerk reflex - S1
Ankylosing spondylitis - chronic inflammatory arthritis (HLA-B27)
Anorexia treatment - SSRIs
Anterior/posterior cruciate ligament injury - positive anterior/posterior 'drawer sign'
anti-transglutaminase/anti-gliadin/anti-endomysial Ig - Celiac disease
anticoagulation during pregnancy - heparin
, Antistaphylococcal penicillins - nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin
APL treatment - all-trans retinoic acid
arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints - Marfan's syndrome
area postrema - vomiting center
Argyll Robertson pupil associated with what condition? - neurosyphilis
Argyll Robertson pupil presentation - pupil accommodates but doesn't react
Aromatase inhibitor - anastrozole
Arrhythmia associated with high risk of emboli - atrial fibrillation
arsenic - squamous cell carcinoma of skin
Aschoff bodies associated with? - rheumatic fever
associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome - hemangioma
Athlete with polycythemia - EPO injection
Auer rods - acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) M3 type (APL)
autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands - Sjogren's disease
Infratentorial brain tumor (children) - medulloblastoma (cerebellum)
acute autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy - Guillain-Barre syndrome
Absence seizures treatment - Ethosuximide
'lumpy bumpy" appearance of glomeruli on immunofluorescence - poststreptococcal
glomerulonephritis
'thumb sign" on lateral x-ray - epiglottitis
'wire loop' glomerular capillary appearance on LM - lupus nephropathy
"apple core" lesion on abdominal x-ray - left-sided colorectal cancer
"Blue bloater" chronic bronchitis clinical presentation - hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia
"Blue bloater" chronic bronchitis histology - hyperplasia of mucous cells
'hair on end' crew-cut appearance on x-rays - Beta-thalassemia, sickle cell anemia
"Clue cells" - gardnerella vaginalis
"Nutmeg" appearance of liver - chronic passive congestion of liver due to right heart failure
"Onion skin" periosteal reaction - Ewing's sarcoma
,"Pink puffer": pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation, centriacinar - emphysema (smoking)
"Pink puffer": pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation, panacinar - alpha1-antitrypsin
deficiency
"Slapped cheeks" - erythema infectiosum/fifth disease
"String sign" - Crohn's disease
"tennis racket" shaped cytoplasmic organelles in Langerhans cells on EM - Birbeck granules
abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly - Budd-Chiari syndrome
ACh production in CNS - nucleus of Meynert, caudate, putamen
ACh production location degenerates in Alzheimer's - nucleus basalis of Meynert
Acute gastric ulcer w/CNS injury - Cushing's ulcer
Acute gastric ulcer w/severe burns - Curling's ulcer
Acute heparin toxicity treatment - protamine sulfate
Acute warfarin toxicity treatment - FFP
ADHD treatment - methylphenidate, amphetamines
adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC - Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
,Adrenal medulla tumor in kids - neuroblastoma (malignant)
Adult tumor of the adrenal medulla - pheochromocytoma (benign)
aflatoxin exposure - hepatocellular carcinoma
Alcohol abuse treatment - AA + disulfiram for patient; Al-Anon for family
Alcohol withdrawal treatment - benzodiazepines
Alternating areas of transmural inflammation and normal colon - skip lesions
Alveolar gas equation - PA02 = PI02 - PaCO2/R
Angina - chest pain on exertion
Ankle jerk reflex - S1
Ankylosing spondylitis - chronic inflammatory arthritis (HLA-B27)
Anorexia treatment - SSRIs
Anterior/posterior cruciate ligament injury - positive anterior/posterior 'drawer sign'
anti-transglutaminase/anti-gliadin/anti-endomysial Ig - Celiac disease
anticoagulation during pregnancy - heparin
, Antistaphylococcal penicillins - nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin
APL treatment - all-trans retinoic acid
arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints - Marfan's syndrome
area postrema - vomiting center
Argyll Robertson pupil associated with what condition? - neurosyphilis
Argyll Robertson pupil presentation - pupil accommodates but doesn't react
Aromatase inhibitor - anastrozole
Arrhythmia associated with high risk of emboli - atrial fibrillation
arsenic - squamous cell carcinoma of skin
Aschoff bodies associated with? - rheumatic fever
associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome - hemangioma
Athlete with polycythemia - EPO injection
Auer rods - acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) M3 type (APL)
autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands - Sjogren's disease
