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USMLE Step3 Cardiovascular

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. location of VSD/MR mumur






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






3. when NSTEMI without comorbidiites should get PCI?






4. bradycardia with type 2 heart block






5. what MI cause sinus brady?






6. baloon valvulotomy for AS






7. torsade and unresponsive






8. INR goal for bileaflet mechnial valve






9. When to use dobutamine?






10. primordial prevention vs primary/secondary/tertiary prevention






11. sinus bradycardia after inf wall MI






12. common complications of ca antagonists?






13. problem of WPW?






14. patient with secondary htn - What is next step






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






16. Why nitroprusside cannot be used alone in aortic dissection






17. paroxysmal AF with structural HD






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






19. cocaine induced vasospasm leading to myocardial ischemia - initial tx?






20. when we say QT prolonged?






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






22. s/s carotid dissection






23. what medication cause pulmonary edema?






24. patient pw with new onset of heart failure and AF






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






26. When to replace aortic valve






27. Indication of gemfibrozil?






28. When to use digoxin in AF






29. drugs increases the effect of warfarin






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






31. the dose levothyroxine in thyroid cancer remission






32. complication of HRT






33. When to use anticoag or aspiring in AF






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






35. What is PEA? How do you treat?






36. INR for mechanical prosthetic valve






37. When to use transvenous pacing?






38. What is poor R wave progression?






39. How to treat a a patient with tCA overdose






40. What is most congenital heart malformation?






41. how amiodarone affects on warfarin






42. how rhematic feber - thyrotoxicosis - marfans - ehler danlos complicate cardiovascular systme






43. What is mech of TCA overdose






44. bradycardia after MI with hypotension. what would you do?






45. spontaneous papillary muscle rupture






46. stable angina with heart failure






47. indication of radionuclide ventriculography






48. When to increase warfarin dose?






49. What is kussmaul sign






50. When to treat sinus brady after acute MI