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USMLE Step3 Cardiovascular

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. s/s carotid dissection






2. How long it takes for digoxin to have significant effect on rate control






3. paroxysmal AF with structural HD






4. treatment mobitz type 2 block (loss of QRS every 2nd /3rd beat)?






5. When rhythm control strategy is suprior than rate control in the Tx of AF






6. Why nitroprusside cannot be used alone in aortic dissection






7. bradycardia with type 2 heart block






8. How do you diagnose multifocal atrial tachy?






9. what causes non sustained ventricular tachy (>3 or more consecutive beat >120/m)?






10. ehlers danlos






11. How to dx SVT? tx?






12. stable angina with heart failure






13. When to use transvenous pacing?






14. baloon valvulotomy for AS






15. Indication of gemfibrozil?






16. sinus bradycardia after inf wall MI






17. what medication cause pulmonary edema?






18. primordial prevention vs primary/secondary/tertiary prevention






19. What is PEA? How do you treat?






20. Difference between cardioversion and defibrillation






21. new onset LBBB - What is the next step






22. how amiodarone affects on warfarin






23. When to replace aortic valve






24. torsade and unresponsive






25. when NSTEMI without comorbidiites should get PCI?






26. In cocaine induced vasospasm - if angio shows any thrombus - next step?






27. How to treat a a patient with tCA overdose






28. problem of WPW?






29. the dose levothyroxine in thyroid cancer remission






30. spontaneous papillary muscle rupture






31. most effective non pharmacologic measure to decease blood pressure?






32. When to use digoxin in AF






33. EKG shows ST elevation and suggest occlusion of major coronary artery.






34. common complications of ca antagonists?






35. INR goal for bileaflet mechnial valve






36. patient with unstable angina - chest pain - ekg changes but card enzymes normal - next step






37. drugs increases the effect of warfarin






38. What is most congenital heart malformation?






39. wpw syndrome






40. complication of HRT






41. sudden onset of HTN. How do you manage






42. when 24 hour holter monitoring and admission recommended?






43. patient with secondary htn - What is next step






44. When to increase warfarin dose?






45. What is poor R wave progression?






46. paroxysmal AF without structural HD






47. What is paroxysmal AF? How do you treat?






48. should we give thrombolytic in ST depression?






49. What drugs precipitate digoxin toxicity?






50. location of VSD/MR mumur