Free Questions and Answers for All Medical Students all over the World
Cardiology is tested heavily on USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK. This page collects every cardiology practice question on the site, including questions from mixed review sets.
High-yield cardiology topics
• Heart failure and its drugs (digoxin, sacubitril, ACE inhibitors)
• Antiarrhythmics (amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide)
• Acute coronary syndromes and STEMI management
• Murmurs: aortic stenosis and patent ductus arteriosus
• Pericarditis and infective endocarditis
Try each question before opening the answer, then read the explanation even when you get it right. Each post has 3–8 exam-style questions with answers and short explanations written by Dr. Ray Makar.
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Step 2 CK practice questions with answers: when to give fibrinolytics in STEMI, treating spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and first-line therapy for acute migraine.
Step 2 CK practice questions with answers: oral vancomycin for C. difficile, CT angiography in mesenteric ischemia, and IV fluids for right ventricular infarction.
Five Step 2 CK questions with answers: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, dermatomyositis and malignancy, azithromycin QT prolongation, Courvoisier sign, and antiphospholipid syndrome.
Five Step 1 pharmacology questions with answers: amphotericin B toxicity, digoxin toxicity, drug-induced lupus, misoprostol, and abrupt steroid withdrawal.
Five Step 2 CK questions with answers: aortic stenosis murmur, treating pelvic inflammatory disease, malignant hyperthermia, Ménière disease, and hemolytic anemia.
Step 2 CK practice questions with answers: octreotide for esophageal variceal bleeding, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and Cushing syndrome.