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 1 practice questions with answers: the WASP gene in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, the continuous murmur of patent ductus arteriosus, and Graves disease antibodies.
Step 2 CK practice questions with answers: acute pericarditis, Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, and primary biliary cholangitis.
Step 2 CK practice questions with answers: IV beta blockers in aortic dissection, HELLP syndrome, and four-drug therapy for active tuberculosis.
Step 2 CK practice questions with answers: IV thiamine for Wernicke encephalopathy, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and tricuspid endocarditis in IV drug users.
Step 2 CK practice questions with answers: alpha blockade in pheochromocytoma, WBC casts in acute pyelonephritis, and the LAD artery in anterior ST-elevation MI.
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