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USMLE Step3 Cardiovascular

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When to increase warfarin dose?






2. What drugs precipitate digoxin toxicity?






3. common complications of ca antagonists?






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






5. the dose levothyroxine in thyroid cancer remission






6. patient with new onset CHF - What is next best step?






7. when 24 hour holter monitoring and admission recommended?






8. How to dx SVT? tx?






9. when we say QT prolonged?






10. complication of HRT






11. drugs increases the effect of warfarin






12. When to use digoxin in AF






13. How to treat a a patient with tCA overdose






14. when should you stop aspirin before procedure that has bleeding risk?






15. baloon valvulotomy for AS






16. location of VSD/MR mumur






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






18. primordial prevention vs primary/secondary/tertiary prevention






19. ehlers danlos






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






21. torsade and unresponsive






22. sinus bradycardia after inf wall MI






23. what medication cause pulmonary edema?






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






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






26. What is mech of TCA overdose






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






28. INR for mechanical prosthetic valve






29. paroxysmal AF with structural HD






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






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






32. sudden onset of HTN. How do you manage






33. s/s carotid dissection






34. bradycardia with type 2 heart block






35. When to replace aortic valve






36. Most important predictor for future cardiovascular events






37. when NSTEMI without comorbidiites should get PCI?






38. paroxysmal AF without structural HD






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






40. new onset LBBB - What is the next step






41. What is the most effective way to treat multivessel coronary artery blockade?






42. When to use anticoag or aspiring in AF






43. should we give thrombolytic in ST depression?






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






45. who should get coronary intervention after MI






46. Indication of gemfibrozil?






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






48. When to treat sinus brady after acute MI






49. patient with secondary htn - What is next step






50. problem of WPW?