The USMLE Step 2 CK tests clinical knowledge along the two dimensions physician task and disease category.
Remember USMLE Step 2 CK scores are required to gain ECFMG certification and USMLE Step 2 CK scores are used to sift through applications. A high score means a better chance of gaining a competitive Residency.
Directions:
Try the USMLE Step 2 CK questions below, pick one best answer from the choices below, then check your answer by clicking on the “get answer” button to see how you did.
Question:
A paediatrician is called to the delivery room because a full-term infant has developed cyanosis and respiratory distress immediately after birth. A brief examination of the infant reveals cyanosis on room air not completely relieved by oxygen administered by mask, subcostal and intercostal retractions, absent air entry on the left with audible bowel sounds in the left chest, and poor air entry on the right chest. The heart is best heard in the right hemithorax; the abdomen is flat without organomegaly. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
B. Hyaline membrane disease
C. Meconium aspiration
D. Pneumonia
E. Tracheoesophageal fistula
