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:
While playing football, a college student injures his shoulder. He comes in with his arm held close o his body, complaining of pain over the clavicle, rather than the shoulder joint. Physical examination shows a normal shoulder, but there is point tenderness at the junction of the middle and distal thirds of the clavicle. Gentle pressure elicits a gritty feeling of bone crunching on bone. He has normal pulses on that arm. After appropriate x-ray studies are performed, which of the following is the most appropriate initial step in management?
A. Analgesics only
B. Immobilization by a figure-eight device
C. Immobilization by hanging cast
D. Arteriogram of the subclavian vessels
E. Open reduction and internal fixation
