LIST OF MOST COMMON USMLE DISEASES

Acromegaly Mastitis
Addison disease Bronchiectasis
Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) Calcium-phosphate homeostasis
AIDS Cardiomyopathy
ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Celiac disease
Amyloidosis Cholecystitis/lithiasis
Anemia Cirrhosis
Iron deficiency Congenital heart disease
B12 and folate deficiency COPD
Aplastic Emphysema
myelopthisic Chronic bronchitis
Thalassemia Pneumoconioses
Sickle Cell Bronchiolitis obliterans (BOOP)
Hemolytic – RH factor Coronary Heart Disease
Spherocytosis Angina
Aneurysms CHF
Ankylosing spondylitis (HLA B27) MI
Arteritis Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Giant cell Crohn disease
Polyarteritis nodosa Cushing syndrome
Takayasu Cystic fibrosis
Hypersensitivity Dementia
Arthritis Alzheimer
Rheumatic Ischemic(multi-infarct)
Infectious (GC #1) Pick
Degenerative (osteo) Dermatitis
Asthma Bullous
Atherosclerosis Idiopathic
Autoimmune disease Infectious
SLE Immune mediated
Sjögren syndrome Dermatomycoses
Dermatomyositis Diabetes insipidus
Scleroderma Diabetes mellitus
Bleeding disorders Diarrhea
Hemophilia Viral
von Willebrand disease Bacterial
Thrombocytopenia Parasitic
Henoch-Schnlein purpura Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Brain edema and herniation (DIC)
Breast diseases Diverticular disease of G.I. tract
Fibrocystic change Dyslipoproteinemia
Fibroadenoma Familial hypercholesterolemia

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Dysphagia Intracranial hemorrhage
Achalasia Kidney diseases
Barrett esophagus Immune
Eczema Infectious
Encephalitis Circulatory
Endocarditis Leukemia
Rheumatic Lyme disease
Infectious Lymphoma
Libbman-Sacks Malabsorption syndromes
Enterocolitis Malaria
Epilepsy Meningitis
Erythema multiforme Multiple myeloma
Esophagitis Multiple sclerosis
Fungal infection Muscular dystrophy
Candidiasis Myasthenia gravis
Aspergillosis Myeloproliferative disorders
Histoplasmosis Myocarditis
Cryptococcosis Myositis
Coccidioidomycosis Dermatomyositis
Glaucoma Polymyositis
Glomerulonephritis Infectious myositis
Gout Nephropathy, peripheral
Graves disease Obstructive
Growth abnormalities Interstitial
Dwarfism Amyloid related
Gigantism Infectious
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Neuroblastoma
Hemochromatosis Neuropathy
Hepatitis, acute and chronic Viral
Viral (A,B,C,D) Immune
Drug-induced Toxic
autoimmune Metabolic
Hodgkin disease Obesity
Hydrocephalus Osteoarthritis
Hypertension Otitis media
Hypogonadism Ovarian dysfunction
Turner syndrome Cysts
Klinefelter syndrome POS
Immune diseases of liver Premature ovarian failure
Autoimmune hepatitis Paget disease of bone
PBC Pancreatitis
PSC Acute
Infectious mononucleosis Chronic
Infertility Pseudocyst
Male Parathyroid
Female

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 hyperfunction Neurogenic
hypofunction Septic
Parkinson disease Sodium homeostasis diseases
Pericarditis, acute/chronic Spinal cord disease
Pericardial tamponade Trauma
Pharyngitis Demyelinating diseases
Pheochromocytoma Polyomyelitis
Pituitary Spongiform encephalopathies
hypo/hyper function Stones
Platelet disorders Biliary
Thrombocytopenia Urinary
Thrombasthenia Syphilis
TTP Systemic lupus erythematosus
Pleural diseases Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
Pleuritis Thrombosis
Empyema Embolism
Pneumothorax Thyroid
Mesothelioma Hypo/hyper function
Pneumonia Thyroiditis
Bacterial Toxic shock syndrome
Viral Tranfusion complications
Tb Transplantation
Fungal Tuberculosis
Polycystic kidney disease M. tuberculosis
Potassium homeostasis disorders MAI
Psoriasis Tumors
Pyelonephritis By organ system
Renal failure Ulcer, peptic
Acute Ulcerative colitis
Chronic Urinary tract infection
Retinal diseases Urinary tract obstruction
Retinoblastoma Urticaria
Rheumatic fever Vasculitis
Rheumatoid arthritis Vertigo
Sarcoidosis Viral exanthemas of childhood
Sepsis Vitamin deficiency/toxicity
Sexually transmitted diseases A, B1, B12, C, D
Shock Warts, venereal
Hypovolemic

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