need help with your account or subscription? click here to email us (or see the contact page)
join telegramNEW! discord
jump to exam page:
search for anything ⋅ score predictor (โ€œpredict me!โ€)

Retired NBME Step 2 CK Form 8 Answers

step2ck_form8/Block 2/Question#28 (reveal difficulty score)
An 18-year-old man is brought to the ...
Rocky Mountain spotted fever ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: infectious_disease inc

 Login (or register) to see more


 +2  upvote downvote
submitted by โˆ—step_prep(148)
get full access to all contentpick a username
  • Young man who has been camping for 3 weeks who presents with encephalopathy, fever/chills, headache and maculopapular rash involving the palms and soles along with petechiae/purpura of the lower extremities, concerning for RMSF
  • Key idea: RMSF (along with many other tick-borne illnesses such as Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, etc.) leads to leukopenia and thrombocytopenia
  • Key idea: Infectious rash over the palms and soles can be remembered with mnemonic CaRS: Coxsackie A, Rickettsia Rickettsii, Syphilis

https://step-prep.org

get full access to all contentpick a username



 +2  upvote downvote
submitted by โˆ—etherbunny(54)
get full access to all contentpick a username

These are some seriously dumbass frat bros.

get full access to all contentpick a username



Must-See Comments from step2ck_form8

seagull on Drain cleaner
seagull on Lymphangitis
jlbae on Resistant of kidneys to ADH (vasopressin)
seagull on Carotid duplex ultrasonography
seagull on Ultrasonography to confirm gestational age
carolebaskin on Pneumothorax
seagull on Psychiatric assessment
cloroxveins on Switch to a different method of contraception
step_prep3 on Drain cleaner
step_prep on Plantar fasciitis
keyseph on Excisional biopsy with narrow margin
step_prep2 on Family history
step_prep on Pulmonary function tests
step_prep on Closure of the ductus arteriosus

search for anything NEW!