USMLE Step 3 High-Yield Mistakes Notebook

Focused rapid-review flashcards covering Nephrotic Syndrome associations, autoantibodies, vasculitis, kidney stones, and hyponatremia management.

Minimal Change Disease

The most common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in children.

FSGS

The form of Nephrotic Syndrome associated with HIV, obesity, heroin use, and sickle cell disease.

Membranous Nephropathy

The form of Nephrotic Syndrome associated with HBV, HCV, and solid tumors.

Diabetic Nephropathy

Nephrotic syndrome associated with DM (Diabetes Mellitus).

Amyloidosis

Nephrotic syndrome associated with Multiple Myeloma.

Anti-dsDNA and Anti-Smith

Autoantibodies specific for SLE.

Anti-centromere

Autoantibody associated with CREST syndrome.

Anti-Scl-70

Autoantibody associated with Diffuse Scleroderma.

Anti-Jo-1

Autoantibody associated with Antisynthetase Syndrome.

Anti-mitochondrial

Autoantibody associated with Primary Biliary Cholangitis.

Anti-CCP

Autoantibody associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

c-ANCA(PR3)

A vasculitis marker associated with GPA.

p-ANCA(MPO)

A vasculitis marker associated with MPA and EGPA.

PAN

A form of vasculitis that spares the lungs.

EGPA

A condition characterized by asthma, eosinophilia, and vasculitis.

Calcium oxalate

The most common type of kidney stone.

Struvite

Kidney stones associated with urease-positive organisms.

Uric acid

A type of kidney stone that is radiolucent.

Cystine

Kidney stones that form hexagonal crystals.

SIADH

A condition of hyponatremia where urine osmolality is high and urine $Na$ is high.

Hypovolemic hyponatremia

Hyponatremia that should be treated with isotonic saline.

Symptomatic severe hyponatremia

Hyponatremia that should be treated with hypertonic saline.