Cardiovascular Drugs USMLE Step 1 Practice Questions
56 board-style USMLE Step 1 questions in Pharmacology. Each question shows the correct answer; create a free account for the full explanation and adaptive practice.
- USMLE Step 1 · easy49. A 48-year-old man with resistant hypertension (BP 168/104 mmHg) and hypokalemia (K+ 3.2 mEq/L) is diagnosed with primary hyperaldosteronism from an adrenal adenoma on CT imaging…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium50. A 66-year-old woman hospitalized for acute pulmonary edema presents with dyspnea, orthopnea, and bibasilar crackles. Vital signs: BP 168/94 mmHg, HR 118 bpm, RR 28/min, SpO2 88%…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium51. A 70-year-old man with acute decompensated heart failure presents with dyspnea, orthopnea, and bilateral ankle edema. Vital signs show BP 165/95 mmHg, HR 102 bpm, RR 22/min, tem…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium52. A 54-year-old woman with recurrent calcium kidney stones and hypertension presents with BP 158/94 mmHg, HR 82 bpm, and serum creatinine 0.9 mg/dL. She is started on a diuretic.…
- USMLE Step 1 · hard53. A 56-year-old man with hypertension presents with BP 168/102 mmHg, HR 88, RR 16, and normal SpO2. He is started on a medication that decreases angiotensin I formation by directl…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium54. A 63-year-old woman with hypertension (BP 152/94 mmHg, HR 78/min) develops angioedema of the lips and tongue 2 weeks after starting lisinopril. Laboratory studies show normal C1…
- USMLE Step 1 · medium55. A 27-year-old woman with chronic hypertension (BP 152/98 mmHg) taking an antihypertensive medication becomes pregnant. At her first prenatal visit, the drug is discontinued due…
- USMLE Step 1 · easy56. A 59-year-old man with hypertension and diabetic kidney disease is started on lisinopril 10 mg daily. One month later, his blood pressure is 128/82 mmHg (improved from 158/96),…