USMLE Step 2 CK High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Classic EKG finding in atrial flutter -
correct answer ✅"Sawtooth" p waves
Definition of unstable angina -
correct answer ✅Angina that is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest
Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria -
correct answer ✅ACEI
Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade -
correct answer ✅Hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD
Drugs that slow heart rate -
correct answer ✅Beta-blockers, CCBs, digoxin, amiodarone
Hypercholesterolemia treatment that leads to flushing and pruritus
-
correct answer ✅Niacin
Murmur - hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy -
correct answer ✅A systolic ejection murmur heard along the
lateral sternal border that increases with decreased preload (i.e.
Valsalva maneuver)
,USMLE Step 2 CK High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Murmur - aortic insufficiency -
correct answer ✅Austin Flint murmur, a diastolic, decrescendo,
low-pitched, blowing murmur that is best heard sitting up;
increases with increased afterload (i.e. handgrip)
Murmur - aortic stenosis -
correct answer ✅A systolic crescendo/decrescendo murmur that
radiates to the neck; increases with increased preload (i.e.
squatting)
Murmur - mitral regurgitation -
correct answer ✅A holosystolic murmur that radiates to the
axillar; increases with increased afterload (handgrip)
Murmur - mitral stenosis -
correct answer ✅A diastolic, mid to late, low-pitched murmur
preceded by an opening snap
Treatment for atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter -
correct answer ✅If unstable, cardiovert. If stable or chronic, rate
control with CCBs or beta-blockers
,USMLE Step 2 CK High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Treatment for ventricular fibrillation -
correct answer ✅Immediate cardioversion
Dressler's syndrome -
correct answer ✅An autoimmune reaction with fever, pericarditis
and increased ESR occurring 2-4 weeks post-MI
IV drug use with JVD and holosystolic murmur at left sternal border.
Treatment? -
correct answer ✅Treat existing heart failure and replace tricuspid
valve
Diagnostic test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -
correct answer ✅Echocardiogram (showing a thickened left
ventricular wall and outflow obstruction)
Pulsus paradoxus -
correct answer ✅A decrease in systolic BP of > 10 mmHg with
inspiration; seen in cardiac tamponade
Classic ECG finding in pericarditis -
correct answer ✅Low-voltage, diffuse ST-segment elevation
, USMLE Step 2 CK High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Definition of hypertension -
correct answer ✅BP > 140/90 on 3 separate occasions 2 weeks
apart
Eight surgically correctable causes of HTN -
correct answer ✅Renal artery stenosis, coarc of aorta, pheo,
Conn's, Cushing's syndrome, unilateral renal parenchymal dz,
hyperthyroid, hyperparathyroid
Evaluation of pulsatile abdominal mass and bruit -
correct answer ✅Abdominal U/S and CT
Indications for surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm -
correct answer ✅>5.5cm, rapidly enlarging, symptomatic,
ruptured
Treatment for acute coronary syndrome -
correct answer ✅ASA, heparin, clopidogrel, morphine, oxygen,
sublingual nitro, IV beta-blockers
Metabolic syndrome -
correct answer ✅Abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL,
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Classic EKG finding in atrial flutter -
correct answer ✅"Sawtooth" p waves
Definition of unstable angina -
correct answer ✅Angina that is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest
Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria -
correct answer ✅ACEI
Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade -
correct answer ✅Hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD
Drugs that slow heart rate -
correct answer ✅Beta-blockers, CCBs, digoxin, amiodarone
Hypercholesterolemia treatment that leads to flushing and pruritus
-
correct answer ✅Niacin
Murmur - hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy -
correct answer ✅A systolic ejection murmur heard along the
lateral sternal border that increases with decreased preload (i.e.
Valsalva maneuver)
,USMLE Step 2 CK High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Murmur - aortic insufficiency -
correct answer ✅Austin Flint murmur, a diastolic, decrescendo,
low-pitched, blowing murmur that is best heard sitting up;
increases with increased afterload (i.e. handgrip)
Murmur - aortic stenosis -
correct answer ✅A systolic crescendo/decrescendo murmur that
radiates to the neck; increases with increased preload (i.e.
squatting)
Murmur - mitral regurgitation -
correct answer ✅A holosystolic murmur that radiates to the
axillar; increases with increased afterload (handgrip)
Murmur - mitral stenosis -
correct answer ✅A diastolic, mid to late, low-pitched murmur
preceded by an opening snap
Treatment for atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter -
correct answer ✅If unstable, cardiovert. If stable or chronic, rate
control with CCBs or beta-blockers
,USMLE Step 2 CK High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Treatment for ventricular fibrillation -
correct answer ✅Immediate cardioversion
Dressler's syndrome -
correct answer ✅An autoimmune reaction with fever, pericarditis
and increased ESR occurring 2-4 weeks post-MI
IV drug use with JVD and holosystolic murmur at left sternal border.
Treatment? -
correct answer ✅Treat existing heart failure and replace tricuspid
valve
Diagnostic test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -
correct answer ✅Echocardiogram (showing a thickened left
ventricular wall and outflow obstruction)
Pulsus paradoxus -
correct answer ✅A decrease in systolic BP of > 10 mmHg with
inspiration; seen in cardiac tamponade
Classic ECG finding in pericarditis -
correct answer ✅Low-voltage, diffuse ST-segment elevation
, USMLE Step 2 CK High-Yield Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Definition of hypertension -
correct answer ✅BP > 140/90 on 3 separate occasions 2 weeks
apart
Eight surgically correctable causes of HTN -
correct answer ✅Renal artery stenosis, coarc of aorta, pheo,
Conn's, Cushing's syndrome, unilateral renal parenchymal dz,
hyperthyroid, hyperparathyroid
Evaluation of pulsatile abdominal mass and bruit -
correct answer ✅Abdominal U/S and CT
Indications for surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm -
correct answer ✅>5.5cm, rapidly enlarging, symptomatic,
ruptured
Treatment for acute coronary syndrome -
correct answer ✅ASA, heparin, clopidogrel, morphine, oxygen,
sublingual nitro, IV beta-blockers
Metabolic syndrome -
correct answer ✅Abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL,
