STEP 2 CK NBME EXAMINATION TEST
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND COURSE NOTES
GRADED A+ 2026.
◍ leading cause of mortality in the US and the risk increases for
postmenopausal women as a result of the loss of cardioprotective
benefits from estrogen
Modifiable risk factors: diet, activity levels, management of
comorbidities, and smoking cessation. Answer: Cardiovascular
disease
◍ presents with thrombocytopenia, mucosal bleeding, and petechia,
or purpura from cutaneous hemorrhage
Tx:. Answer: ITP
Tx: steroids, IVIG, or splenectomy (if, refractory)
◍ most predictive poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Answer: -
contraindication to surgery is encasement of the SMA
FYI: tumor location of the head is associated with improved
prognosis as the body or tail present at a later stage
, ◍ any fetus less than gestational age _____ - _______ weeks will be
nonviable, resuscitation efforts would be inappropriate. Answer: - less
than 22-23 weeks of gestation
◍ Both endotracheal tubes and NG tubes can decrease the sinus
drainage, which promotes accumulation of secretions and
growth/introduction of bacterial pathogens
dx:?. Answer: Acute nosocomial sinusitis
-dx: Ct scan of the sinuses
◍ syndrome of failed B and T lymphocyte activity leading to
impaired cellular and humoral immunity.. Answer: Combined
immunodeficiency
◍ pt with OA, that has a hx of GERD, peptic ulcer disease, or CKD
Tx:
Avoid:. Answer: Tx: 1st-line Acetaminophen
Avoid: NSAIDs
◍ represents the likelihood of erroneously rejecting the null
hypothesis (concluding that the alt. hypothesis is true). Answer: Type
1 error
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND COURSE NOTES
GRADED A+ 2026.
◍ leading cause of mortality in the US and the risk increases for
postmenopausal women as a result of the loss of cardioprotective
benefits from estrogen
Modifiable risk factors: diet, activity levels, management of
comorbidities, and smoking cessation. Answer: Cardiovascular
disease
◍ presents with thrombocytopenia, mucosal bleeding, and petechia,
or purpura from cutaneous hemorrhage
Tx:. Answer: ITP
Tx: steroids, IVIG, or splenectomy (if, refractory)
◍ most predictive poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Answer: -
contraindication to surgery is encasement of the SMA
FYI: tumor location of the head is associated with improved
prognosis as the body or tail present at a later stage
, ◍ any fetus less than gestational age _____ - _______ weeks will be
nonviable, resuscitation efforts would be inappropriate. Answer: - less
than 22-23 weeks of gestation
◍ Both endotracheal tubes and NG tubes can decrease the sinus
drainage, which promotes accumulation of secretions and
growth/introduction of bacterial pathogens
dx:?. Answer: Acute nosocomial sinusitis
-dx: Ct scan of the sinuses
◍ syndrome of failed B and T lymphocyte activity leading to
impaired cellular and humoral immunity.. Answer: Combined
immunodeficiency
◍ pt with OA, that has a hx of GERD, peptic ulcer disease, or CKD
Tx:
Avoid:. Answer: Tx: 1st-line Acetaminophen
Avoid: NSAIDs
◍ represents the likelihood of erroneously rejecting the null
hypothesis (concluding that the alt. hypothesis is true). Answer: Type
1 error
