Usmle Style High Yield Concepts
Practice 30 foundational high-yield USMLE-style concepts
What You'll Learn
Review foundational USMLE-style high-yield concepts with free flashcards. Study physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and core clinical reasoning anchors.
Key Topics
- Core cardiovascular, renal, and respiratory physiology
- Frequent pathology and pharmacology associations
- Common acid-base and electrolyte patterns
- Clinical reasoning concepts used in board-style questions
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Preview: Usmle Style High Yield Concepts
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Cardiac output equals heart rate times
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Stroke volume
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Main determinant of left ventricular afterload
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Systemic vascular resistance
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Frank-Starling law links increased preload to increased
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Stroke volume
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Primary site of gas exchange in lungs
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Alveoli
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Most common cause of hypoxemia in pneumonia
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Ventilation-perfusion mismatch
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Nephron segment responsible for most sodium reabsorption
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Proximal convoluted tubule
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Hormone that increases water reabsorption in collecting duct
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ADH (vasopressin)
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Renin release is stimulated by decreased
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Renal perfusion pressure
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Hormone that increases sodium reabsorption in distal nephron
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Aldosterone
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Primary buffer system in blood
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Bicarbonate buffer
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Low pH with low bicarbonate indicates
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Metabolic acidosis
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Low pH with high carbon dioxide indicates
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Respiratory acidosis
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High potassium can produce this ECG change
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Peaked T waves
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Troponin is a marker of
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Myocardial injury
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ST-elevation myocardial infarction is usually due to
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Complete coronary artery occlusion
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Beta-1 receptor stimulation increases heart rate and
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Contractility
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ACE inhibitors reduce angiotensin II and increase
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Bradykinin
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Loop diuretics inhibit the Na-K-2Cl transporter in
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Thick ascending limb
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Thiazide diuretics primarily act in the
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Distal convoluted tubule
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Insulin lowers serum potassium by shifting it
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Into cells
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Most common type of shock overall
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Septic shock
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Shock with low SVR and warm extremities early on
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Distributive shock
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Shock with elevated JVP, hypotension, and poor contractility
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Cardiogenic shock
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Anion gap formula (without potassium)
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Na - (Cl + HCO3)
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Lactic acidosis is most directly caused by
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Tissue hypoperfusion
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Most common organism causing community-acquired UTI
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Escherichia coli
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Neutrophils are the dominant cells in
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Acute bacterial infection
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CD4 T cells are primarily targeted in
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HIV infection
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Classic triad of diabetic ketoacidosis includes hyperglycemia, ketosis, and
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Metabolic acidosis
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Most immediate treatment for anaphylaxis
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Intramuscular epinephrine