This cardiology workbook for the USMLE, built around 140 original application questions with the answer, the explanation and an exam pearl printed directly under each one.
Cardiovascular disease is one of the largest blocks on the exam, and most of it is decided by pattern recognition rather than recall. This workbook is built so that every topic ends in a clue you can act on under time pressure.
What is inside
A blueprint coverage map that turns the official USMLE cardiovascular outline into eleven domains, so you can see what is covered before you start.
A visual atlas: sectional heart anatomy, valve orientation, the conduction system, coronary circulation, auscultation areas and labeled rhythm strips.
Core formulas and hemodynamics, plus normal physiology from fetal circulation through the cardiac cycle to heart sounds.
Heart failure: HFrEF and HFpEF, right versus left, high output states, pulmonary edema, shock patterns and cor pulmonale.
Ischemic heart disease: stable and unstable angina, ACS, MI territories, troponins, the post MI timeline and its complications.
Arrhythmias and ECG: atrial fibrillation, SVT, VT, torsades, AV blocks, WPW, pacemaker malfunction, intervals and acute patterns.
Murmurs and maneuvers, including which lesions get louder with handgrip and which get quieter with squatting.
Valvular, congenital and pericardial disease: ASD, VSD, PDA, tetralogy of Fallot, transposition, coarctation, tamponade and constriction.
Cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, endocarditis patterns, rheumatic heart disease and atrial myxoma.
Vascular disease, hypertension and lipids: hypertensive emergency, aneurysm, dissection, peripheral arterial disease and venous thromboembolism.
Cardiovascular pharmacology and the adverse drug effects the exam keeps returning to.
Memory hooks, rapid differentiation tables for the diagnoses that look alike, and a practice set of 140 questions with answers and exam pearls underneath.
Every question is original and written for this workbook. The diagrams are open license, with attribution and source links listed at the back. This is a study aid. It is not an official USMLE product, it is not affiliated with USMLE, NBME or FSMB, and it is not a guarantee of any exam outcome. Delivered as a PDF.
This cardiology workbook for the USMLE, built around 140 original application questions with the answer, the explanation and an exam pearl printed directly under each one.
Cardiovascular disease is one of the largest blocks on the exam, and most of it is decided by pattern recognition rather than recall. This workbook is built so that every topic ends in a clue you can act on under time pressure.
What is inside
A blueprint coverage map that turns the official USMLE cardiovascular outline into eleven domains, so you can see what is covered before you start.
A visual atlas: sectional heart anatomy, valve orientation, the conduction system, coronary circulation, auscultation areas and labeled rhythm strips.
Core formulas and hemodynamics, plus normal physiology from fetal circulation through the cardiac cycle to heart sounds.
Heart failure: HFrEF and HFpEF, right versus left, high output states, pulmonary edema, shock patterns and cor pulmonale.
Ischemic heart disease: stable and unstable angina, ACS, MI territories, troponins, the post MI timeline and its complications.
Arrhythmias and ECG: atrial fibrillation, SVT, VT, torsades, AV blocks, WPW, pacemaker malfunction, intervals and acute patterns.
Murmurs and maneuvers, including which lesions get louder with handgrip and which get quieter with squatting.
Valvular, congenital and pericardial disease: ASD, VSD, PDA, tetralogy of Fallot, transposition, coarctation, tamponade and constriction.
Cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, endocarditis patterns, rheumatic heart disease and atrial myxoma.
Vascular disease, hypertension and lipids: hypertensive emergency, aneurysm, dissection, peripheral arterial disease and venous thromboembolism.
Cardiovascular pharmacology and the adverse drug effects the exam keeps returning to.
Memory hooks, rapid differentiation tables for the diagnoses that look alike, and a practice set of 140 questions with answers and exam pearls underneath.
Every question is original and written for this workbook. The diagrams are open license, with attribution and source links listed at the back. This is a study aid. It is not an official USMLE product, it is not affiliated with USMLE, NBME or FSMB, and it is not a guarantee of any exam outcome. Delivered as a PDF.
