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Every NBME exam has questions that reappear in one form or another. These are the ones that I
have identified. What do you think? Am I right or way off the mark? Did I miss anything?

1. neuromuscular junction
2. Tanner stage
3. heme synthesis
4. false positive/negative, reliability, precision, accuracy, cohort, cross-sectional, stratification
5. risk ratio or odds ratio
6. schizophrenia or depression length of time or bipolar 1/2 or anxiety
7. brachial arch or pouch question/digeorge
8. smoking is number 1 cause for....
9. A-a gradient
10. optic nerve lesion or hemianopsia
11. solid or liquid dysphagia
12. hematoma epidural/subdural/subarachanoid
13. lipid lowering drug
14. diuretic side effect
15. acidosis/alkalosis
16. succinylcholine or dantrolene
17. kartagener or cystic fibrosis
18. autosomal dominant or X-linked or mitochondrial
19. shock
20. recurrent bacterial/fungus/viral patient
21. hyperresonant or tactile fremitus
22. PLACES or SHiNE bacteria
23. thermoregulation peripheral vasoconstriction in prolonged cold
24. HOCM S4 AS or Dilated S3 AR MR
25. small cell lung carcinoma or carcinoid or serotonin syndrome
26. bullous pemphigus or pemphigus vulgaris
27. basal cell or melanoma or squamous/acanthosis
28. MEN 1/2
29. hyperthyroid or hypothyroid
30. myoma or rhabdomyoma
31. pleiotropy or polygenic or hetroplasmy
32. atropine or stimigmine or muscurinic agonist or anti-muscurinic antagonist
33. multiple sclerosis
34. Type 1/2/3/4 hypersensitivity, transplant rejection
35. cranial nerve or corneal or pupillary reflex
36. PCOS or menopause
37. hyrdrostatic or colloid pressure
38. PTH vs Ca levels
39. Vitamin-E,B12,B3, Fataxia, Syphilis related neuropathy or parietal cell antibody
40. nephritic or nephrotic or white casts or interstitial or kidney stones
41. SLE antibody or CREST antibody or scleroderma or Sjogren
42. RA or osteoarthritis or PAIR or dermatomyositis/polymyositis
43. toxin or antidote
44. lymph node drainage
45. hernia or hemorrhoid
46. developmental stage - roll, stand, walk, run, stairs
47. gluconeogenesis or HMP shunt
48. lysosome or mitochondria or proteasome or intron/exon
49. malaria or mycoplasma
50. sarcoidosis, Vitamin D, 25-something, 1,25-something, 24,25-something
51. CML or polycythemia vera or myelo
52. Meckel diverticulum or appendicitis or ovarian tumor or Hurschsprung
53. esophageal varices or Mallory Weiss or Boerhave
54. polyarteritis nodosa or temporal arteritis or Kawasaki or Reye
55. vesicular steatosis or nodular cirrhosis or Hep A, B, C, D, E, Hep B markers
56. Crohn or UC or Th1 or Th2
57. Blood smear - parvovirus B19 or Howell Jolly or Heinz or AML
58. Warfarin or heparin or von Willebrand or HUS or TTP
59. Blood group ABO classification or Thalassemia or Sickle cell
60. Multiple myeloma
61. muscle conduction Ca2+ or troponin or tropomyosin
62. albino or vitiligo or Leukocyte adhesion or Chronic granulomatous or tetrazolium blue test
63. random brain anatomy picture or dorsal column/spinothalamic tract/corticospinal
64. Sturge Weber or neurofibramatosis or Wilms or tuberous sclerosis
65. horners (constricted pupil) or uncal herniation (blown pupil)
66. random embryology from the heart or reproductive or a pudenal nerve
67. CO2 transport
68. asthma drug or cyclosporine or tacrolimus or other immunosuppressive
69. endocrine drug metformin, sulfonylurea
70. grade or TNM stage or brain to lung metastasis or colon to liver metastasis or prostate to bone
metastasis, pancreatic adenocarcinoma osteoBlastic (unlike other cancers)
71. Km or Bioavailability or competitive/noncompetitive drug or maintenance dose or loading dose
or volume of distribution or Phase 1 to 4 or p450, Anesthetic principles: blood solubility =
induction & recovery; lipid solubility = potency = 1/MAC (always one of these lol)
72. Addisons or DI or adrenal cortical/medullary
73. post-ventricular MI complications
74. 30s, 50s, aminoacyl transferase, resistance, beta lactamase, penicillin binding protein
75. Celiac or whipple
76. sexual transmitted infection (gonnorhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HSV, Haemophilus, vaginosis,
Trichomonas)
77. anti-viral medication
78. cancer drug
79. GI drug
80. Type 2 pneumocytes
81. signaling pathway of hormones, p53, HOX gene, motif, tumor suppressor genes, oncogenes
82. Endometriosis, Leiomyoma, Adenomyosis, Asherman
83. amino acid derivatives, catecholimine synthesis
84. neuroleptic malignant vs serotonin vs malignant hyperthermia See
here: https://s11.postimg.org/e456yj5k3/2011-11-15_113428.png
85. Collagen/Elastin/insulin synthesis. know in extreme detail
EDIT: Talo101990 shared some great ones.

Regarding grade & stage, just know the characteristics of high vs low-grade; N = node involvement
& most important sign of mets; M = distant mets & sign of worst prognosis. Doubt you need to know
the actual numbers.
1. Hepatitis markers (NOT only Hep B)
2. Signaling pathways of endocrine hormones (also Transcription Factors - not every detail, but
every time it shows up in FA, KNOW IT e.g. HOX gene, motif, etc)
3. Congenital adrenal hyperplasias & disorders of sexual development
4. Immunodeficiencies (but I have yet to see hyper-IgE or chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis)
5. Hypersensitivities & transplant rejection (eg, host T lymphocytes against donor antigens)
6. Smoking -> dmgs pseudostratified ciliated epithelial cells FIRST
7. Type II pneumocyte question about: proliferate during lung dmg, secrete surfactant, precursor to
type I, etc
8. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma -> bone osteoBLASTic/SCLEROSIS metastasis (unique b/c most
bone mets are osteoLYTIC eg lung, thyroid)
9. BPH treatment MOA (a-antags vs 5a-reductase inhs vs PDE-5 inhs)
10. Endometriosis, Leiomyoma, Adenomyosis, Asherman
11. Tumor suppressor genes vs proto-oncogenes
12. Amino acid derivatives
13. Catecholamine synthesis pathway, related disorders, cofactors
14. Nucleotide excision repair & xeroderma pigmentosa (this topic is hotter than Hansel right now)
15. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome vs Serotonin syndrome causes & treatments
level 3
Talo101990
9 points·2 years ago·edited 2 years ago
16. Anesthetic principles: blood solubility = induction & recovery; lipid solubility = potency = 1/MAC
17. Dorsal column dmg sxs can be seen in B12 def, Vit E def, Tabes dorsalis, Beri-Beri (B1 def) 18.
Tons of Qs on cardiovascular physiology & related pharmacology 19. Collagen/Elastin synthesis &
related disorders. These can be painfully detailed 20. Hep B --> causes hepatocellular carcinoma b/c
DNA viruses get incorporated into your genome (eg, into a tumor suppressor gene), but Hep C more
likely to cause cirrhosis (which can cause HCC but less likely than Hep B) 21. Giardia
(campers/hikers) & know its appearance vs E. histolytica (engulfed RBCs) vs Cryptosporidium (acid
fast, usually immunocompromised) 22. 1ary CNS lymphoma (EBV) vs Toxo brain abscess vs other
non-HIV related brain tumors
I want to add few more things, don't forget about CYP450 inducers & inhibitors, Lyme disease,
Epithelial cell junctions (gap/zona occludens/e-cadherins etc.), Poly/oligohydramnios (causes &
Potters syndrome), Acute/chronic Pancreatitis casues & sequelae, HIV disorders, Nucleotide
excision/ base excision repairs, types of deletions (missense, nonsense etc.) & Diarrhea. EDIT:
Afferent/Efferent arteriole of kidney and what affects them.

Omg i got like 5 questions of lyme disease and alzheimers in mine

Some of these seem excessively broad. "Antiviral/cancer/GI drugs", "signaling pathways of
hormones, 053, HOX, motif, tumor suppressor genes, oncogenes", "Warfarin or heparin or von
Willebrand or HUS or TTP"?
Not trying to sound snarky but it's not exactly news that some kind of question about
hormones/drugs/bleeding will be somewhere on the test. The list overall seems really good though.

Every NBME exam has questions that reappear in one form or another. These are the ones that I have
identified. What do you think? Am I right or way off the mark? Did I miss anything? 1. neuromuscular
junction 2. Tanner stage 3. heme synthesis 4. false positive/negative, reliability, precision, accuracy,
cohort, cross-sectional, stratification 5. risk ratio or odds ratio 6. schizophrenia or depression length of
time or bipolar 1/2 or anxiety 7. brachial arch or pouch question/digeorge 8. smoking is number 1 cause
for.... 9. A-a gradient 10. optic nerve lesion or hemianopsia 11. solid or liquid dysphagia 12. hematoma
epidural/subdural/subarachanoid 13. lipid lowering drug 14. diuretic side effect 15. acidosis/alkalosis 16.
succinylcholine or dantrolene 17. kartagener or cystic fibrosis 18. autosomal dominant or X-linked or
mitochondrial 19. shock 20. recurrent bacterial/fungus/viral patient 21. hyperresonant or tactile fremitus
22. PLACES or SHiNE bacteria 23. thermoregulation peripheral vasoconstriction in prolonged cold 24.
HOCM S4 AS or Dilated S3 AR MR 25. small cell lung carcinoma or carcinoid or serotonin syndrome 26.
bullous pemphigus or pemphigus vulgaris 27. basal cell or melanoma or squamous/acanthosis 28. MEN
1/2 29. hyperthyroid or hypothyroid 30. myoma or rhabdomyoma 31. pleiotropy or polygenic or
hetroplasmy 32. atropine or stimigmine or muscurinic agonist or anti-muscurinic antagonist 33. multiple
sclerosis 34. Type 1/2/3/4 hypersensitivity, transplant rejection 35. cranial nerve or corneal or pupillary
reflex 36. PCOS or menopause 37. hyrdrostatic or colloid pressure 38. PTH vs Ca levels 39. Vitamin-
E,B12,B3, Fataxia, Syphilis related neuropathy or parietal cell antibody 40. nephritic or nephrotic or white
casts or interstitial or kidney stones 41. SLE antibody or CREST antibody or scleroderma or Sjogren 42.
RA or osteoarthritis or PAIR or dermatomyositis/polymyositis 43. toxin or antidote 44. lymph node
drainage 45. hernia or hemorrhoid 46. developmental stage - roll, stand, walk, run, stairs 47.
gluconeogenesis or HMP shunt 48. lysosome or mitochondria or proteasome or intron/exon 49. malaria or
mycoplasma 50. sarcoidosis, Vitamin D, 25-something, 1,25-something, 24,25-something 51. CML or
polycythemia vera or myelo 52. Meckel diverticulum or appendicitis or ovarian tumor or Hurschsprung 53.
esophageal varices or Mallory Weiss or Boerhave 54. polyarteritis nodosa or temporal arteritis or
Kawasaki or Reye 55. vesicular steatosis or nodular cirrhosis or Hep A, B, C, D, E, Hep B markers 56.
Crohn or UC or Th1 or Th2 57. Blood smear - parvovirus B19 or Howell Jolly or Heinz or AML 58.
Warfarin or heparin or von Willebrand or HUS or TTP 59. Blood group ABO classification or Thalassemia
or Sickle cell 60. Multiple myeloma 61. muscle conduction Ca2+ or troponin or tropomyosin 62. albino or
vitiligo or Leukocyte adhesion or Chronic granulomatous or tetrazolium blue test 63. random brain
anatomy picture or dorsal column/spinothalamic tract/corticospinal 64. Sturge Weber or neurofibramatosis
or Wilms or tuberous sclerosis 65. horners (constricted pupil) or uncal herniation (blown pupil) 66. random
embryology from the heart or reproductive or a pudenal nerve 67. CO2 transport 68. asthma drug or
cyclosporine or tacrolimus or other immunosuppressive 69. endocrine drug metformin, sulfonylurea 70.
grade or TNM stage or brain to lung metastasis or colon to liver metastasis or prostate to bone
metastasis, pancreatic adenocarcinoma osteoBlastic (unlike other cancers) 71. Km or Bioavailability or
competitive/noncompetitive drug or maintenance dose or loading dose or volume of distribution or Phase
1 to 4 or p450, Anesthetic principles: blood solubility = induction & recovery; lipid solubility = potency =
1/MAC (always one of these lol) 72. Addisons or DI or adrenal cortical/medullary 73. post-ventricular MI
complications 74. 30s, 50s, aminoacyl transferase, resistance, beta lactamase, penicillin binding protein
75. Celiac or whipple 76. sexual transmitted infection (gonnorhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HSV,
Haemophilus, vaginosis, Trichomonas) 77. anti-viral medication 78. cancer drug 79. GI drug 80. Type 2
pneumocytes 81. signaling pathway of hormones, p53, HOX gene, motif, tumor suppressor genes,
oncogenes 82. Endometriosis, Leiomyoma, Adenomyosis, Asherman 83. amino acid derivatives,
catecholimine synthesis 84. neuroleptic malignant vs serotonin vs malignant hyperthermia See here:
https://s11.postimg.org/e456yj5k3/2011-1115_113428.png 85. Collagen/Elastin/insulin synthesis. know in
extreme detail