OVERVIEW
This page is dedicated to organizing various examples of standardized exam questions BY THE TOPIC THEY ARE ASKING ABOUT. While this may seem a odd practice, it is useful to see multiple examples of how certain diseases will be characterized on standardized exams. The purpose of this archive is not to serve as a question bank, but instead as a study tool used to familiarize oneself with how topics are characterized on common exams (namely the boards and the shelf exams). The archive is categorized by medical specialty for the sake of organization.
GLOSSARY OF PATHOGENS
Here is a list of standardized exam questions organized by pathogen.
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Blastomyces dermatitis
- Clostridium perfringens
- Legionella pnuemophilia
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Neisseria meningitides
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Vibrio cholerae
GLOSSARY OF MEDICATIONS
GLOSSARY OF CONDITIONS
Here is a list of standardized exam questions organized by condition.
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Abetalipoproteinemia
- Absence Seizure
- Acalculous Cholecystitis
- Acetaminophen Poisoning
- Achalasia
- Achondroplasia (Dwarfism)
- ACL Injury
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acromegaly
- Acute Otitis Media (AOM)
- Acute Intermittent Porphyria
- Acute Interstitial Nephritis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APML)
- Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN)
- Adenomyosis
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Alport Syndrome
- Alzheimer Disease (Alzheimer Dementia)
- Amebiasis
- Amyloidosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anal Fissure
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
- Angelman Syndrome
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antithrombin III Deficiency
- Aortic Regurgitation (Aortic Insufficiency)
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aplastic Anemia
- Appendicitis
- Arsenic Poisoning
- Atelectasis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrophic Vaginitis
- Axillary Nerve Injury
- Babesiosis (Babesia Species)
- Barrett Esophagus
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Botulism
- Bullous Pemphigoid
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Carcinoid Syndrome
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Cat Scratch Disease (Bartonella Henselae)
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Celiac Disease
- Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
- Choriocarcinoma
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Coarctation Of The Aorta
- Compartment Syndrome
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Contact Dermatitis
- Corticoadrenal Insufficiency (Addison Disease)
- Costochondritis
- Craniopharyngioma
- Crohn Disease
- Croup
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cyanide Poisoning
- Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
- Cystinuria
- Cystocele
- Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dermatomyositis
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- DiGeorge Syndrome
- Diverticulitis
- Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
- Dry Macular Degeneration
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
- Duodenal Hematoma
- Dysthymic disorder
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Ehlers-Dalos Syndrome
- Epidural Hematoma
- Epiglottitis
- Erythema Infectiosum (Fifth Disease)
- Esophageal Perforation
- Euthyroid Sick Syndrome
- Ewing Sarcoma
- External Hemorrhoids
- Fabry Disease
- Factor V Leiden
- Fat Embolism
- Fibrocystic Breast Changes
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Focal Segmental Glomerulonephritis (FSGS)
- Folic Acid (Folate) Deficiency
- Follicular Lymphoma
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Friedreich Ataxia
- Galactosemia
- Gallstone Ileus
- Gardner Syndrome
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gaucher Disease
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Gilbert Syndrome
- Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
- Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency
- Goodpasture Syndrome
- Gout
- Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
- Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Formerly Wegener Granulomatosis)
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- Hemothorax
- Hemophilia A
- Hepatitis C Infection
- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
- Hepatitis A Infection
- Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS)
- Homocystinuria
- Huntington Disease
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmotic State (HHS)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCOM/HCM)
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- IgA Nephropathy
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Intraductal Papilloma
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Ischemic Colitis
- Kallmann Syndrome
- Kaposi Sarcoma
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
- Lead Poisoning
- Legg-Perthes
- Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
- Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
- Lithium Toxicity
- Lyme Disease
- Malaria
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mastitis
- McArdle Disease
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer
- MELAS
- MEN1
- MEN2A
- MEN2B
- Methemoglobinemia
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Stenosis
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Mycoplasma Pneumonia
- Myxoma
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Nephrolithiasis
- Neurocysticercosis
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- Niemann-Pick Disease
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis)
- Otitis Media With Effusion (OME)
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Paget Disease Of Bone
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer
- Parkinson Disease
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Patau Syndrome (Trisomy 13)
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- Pellagra (Vitamin B3/Niacin Deficiency)
- Pemphigus Vulgaris
- Pericardial Tamponade
- Pernicious Anemia
- Pertussis
- Peritonsillar Abscess
- Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pilonidal Cyst
- Poliomyelitis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndorme (PCOS)
- Polycythemia Vera
- Polymyositis
- Pompe Disease
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
- Posterior Urethral Valves
- Postpartum Endometritis
- Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis (PSGN)
- Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Primary Carnitine Deficiency
- Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Conn Syndrome)
- Prolactinoma
- Pseudomembranous Colitis
- Pseudotumor Cerebri (Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension/IIH)
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pyelonephritis
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
- Radial Head Subluxation (Nursemaid’s Elbow)
- Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)/Crescentic Glomerulonephritis
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Renal Papillary Necrosis
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
- Retinal Detachement
- Reye Syndrome
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Rosacea
- Sarcoidosis
- Scarlet Fever
- Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
- SIADH (Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of ADH [Vasopressin])
- Sigmoid Volvulus
- Simple Partial Seizure
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
- Spina Bifida Occulta
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)
- Strongyloidiasis (Strongyloides Stercoralis)
- Subacute Combined Degeneration
- Subdural Hematoma
- Syphilis
- Syringomyelia
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tay-Sachs Disease
- Tension-Type Headache
- Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block (Third-Degree AV Block)
- Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
- Toxic Megacolon
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Toxoplasmosis
- Transient Ischemic Attack
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Turcot Syndrome
- Turner Syndorme
- Typhoid Fever
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- VIPoma
- Vitamin D Deficiency (Scurvy)
- Vitamin E Deficiency
- Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
- Von Willebrand Disease
- Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- Wernicke Encephalopathy
- Whipple Disease
- Wilms Tumor
- Wilson Disease
- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- X-linked (Bruton) agammaglobulinemia (XLA)
- Zinc Deficiency
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome