USMLE Step 3 Pediatrics practice questions

The USMLE Step 3 tests your ability to apply medical knowledge and your understanding of biomedical and clinical science. It focuses on patient management in ambulatory settings.

Directions:

Try the USMLE Step 3 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:

During the course of a physical examination for a 10 year-old girl you discover a firm, nontender nodule of the left lobe of the thyroid. There is no significant lymphadenopathy, and the rest of her examination is unremarkable. You know that a olitary thyroid nodule in a child warrants prompt evaluation. Current management recommendations suggest that the next best step for this girl is

A. A fine needle aspiration biopsy

B. A radionucleotide 123I scan

C. Serum T4 and TSH

D. Surgery

E. An ultrasound only