Study topics
Built for the US final year and the first months of residency. Pick a track and the plan, quizzes and review queue all follow it.
Your 7-day plan — Step 2 CKA day-by-day sequence with reading, recall and a quiz target for each day.- Leukemia8 min · 3 Qs
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
The most common childhood cancer: marrow failure plus lymphoblasts, cured in the large majority with risk-adapted multiagent chemotherapy over 2–3 years.
Awaiting clinical review - Leukemia6 min · 2 Qs
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Less common than ALL and harder to cure: short intensive cycles, heavy supportive-care burden, and transplant for high-risk cytogenetics.
Awaiting clinical review - Solid tumor7 min · 2 Qs
Neuroblastoma vs Wilms tumor
The classic abdominal-mass discrimination: a sick child with a firm mass crossing midline (neuroblastoma) versus a well child with a smooth flank mass that stops at midline (Wilms).
Awaiting clinical review - CNS tumor6 min · 2 Qs
Pediatric CNS tumors
The most common solid tumors of childhood: morning headache with vomiting, and a posterior fossa that explains most of the exam findings.
Awaiting clinical review - Oncologic emergency8 min · 2 Qs
Pediatric oncologic emergencies
Six situations where the intern's first hour changes the outcome: febrile neutropenia, tumor lysis, hyperleukocytosis, SVC syndrome, spinal cord compression, and raised ICP.
Awaiting clinical review - Supportive care6 min · 2 Qs
Supportive care and communication
The part of the rotation you are actually graded on: nausea, mucositis, transfusion thresholds, prophylaxis, and how to say hard things clearly.
Awaiting clinical review - Survivorship5 min · 2 Qs
Survivorship and late effects
About 1 in 640 young US adults is a childhood cancer survivor — you will meet them in primary care, and the exposure history is the exam.
Awaiting clinical review