USMLE® Step 2 CK · chapter PERIOP

Perioperative Medicine: USMLE® Step 2 CK topics

9 topics. Each one opens a review page with its guideline basis and key clinical sections, then links the QuestionBank questions, ChartWalk flowchart, FlashCards and ImageBank plates that share its code.

1. Malignant hyperthermia — recognition & treatment

   PERIOP-MH-01Questions linked · Review Book p. 124 · Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS)

2. Other perioperative & anesthesia topics — rare entities

   PERIOP-OTHER-01Questions linked · Review Book p. 130 · Joint Commission Universal Protocol; 2009 NICE-SUGAR Trial

3. Perioperative anticoagulation bridging & neuraxial timing

   PERIOP-COAG-018 questions · Review Book p. 121 · 2025 ASRA Pain Medicine Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy Guidelines (5th edition)

4. Perioperative medication management — hold vs continue

   PERIOP-MED-013 questions · Review Book p. 119 · 2024 AHA/ACC/ACS/ASNC/HRS/SCA/SCCT/SCMR/SVM Perioperative CV Management; 2016 ACC/AHA DAPT Focused Update; ADA Standards of Care 2025

5. Perioperative nerve injuries from patient positioning

   PERIOP-NERVE-01Questions linked · Review Book p. 129 · 2018 ASA Practice Advisory on Perioperative Peripheral Neuropathies

6. Postoperative fever — timeline-based diagnosis

   PERIOP-FEVER-011 questions · Review Book p. 125 · CDC/NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual — SSI Event; 2021 IDSA/SHEA C. difficile guideline

7. Postoperative surgical & systemic complications

   PERIOP-COMPL-019 questions · Review Book p. 126 · CDC/NHSN SSI Surveillance Definitions; 2013 WSACS Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Guideline

8. Preoperative cardiac risk assessment & routine testing

   PERIOP-RISK-013 questions · Review Book p. 117 · 2024 AHA/ACC/ACS/ASNC/HRS/SCA/SCCT/SCMR/SVM Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Management for Noncardiac Surgery

9. VTE risk stratification & prophylaxis selection

   PERIOP-VTE-013 questions · Review Book p. 122 · 2012 ACCP Antithrombotic Therapy Guideline (Caprini risk model); 2019 ASH Surgical VTE Prophylaxis Guideline

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