Medicine EOR
Family Med EOR PEARLS Exam Study Guide 2025
Gold standard diagnostic test for GERD
24-hour pH monitoring
the tuberculosis vax can cause positive PPD, what is the preferred screening tool in
patients who have had the vax?
interferon gamma-release assay
leg pain relieved by hanging the foot off the side of the bed
PAD
which treatments are for external vs. internal hemorrhoids?
external = conservative tx then hemorrhoidectomy
internal = conservative tx then rubber band ligation, sclerotherapy
pathergy test
Behcet's syndrome
vertigo, hearing loss, nausea/vomiting following UTI
labyrinthitis --> tx w/ steroids
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,Medicine EOR
risk factors for testicular cancer
cryptorchid testis,
age 15-35
FEV1/FVC < 0.70
obstructive airway disease
First-line treatment for H. pylori-positive PUD
Triple therapy: PPI + clarithromycin + amoxicillin
MC symptoms of menopause
hot flashes
gold standard for dx of GERD
esophageal pH testing
Rome IV criteria
Diagnosing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Preferred rate control agent in stable Afib
Beta-blocker or non-DHP CCB
Arrhythmia with 'sawtooth' flutter waves on EKG
Atrial flutter
Treatment for unstable bradycardia
IV atropine 0.5 mg every 3-5 min up to 3 mg (max 3 mg) → transcutaneous pacing
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, Medicine EOR
BP in upper extremities > BP in lower extremities
Coarctation of the aorta
Parkinson's disease treatment (mild vs severe)
Mild: dopamine agonist (pramipexole); Severe: Levodopa/carbidopa
First-line treatment for outpatient CAP in healthy patient
Amoxicillin or doxycycline
Pneumonia antibiotic that covers atypicals
Doxycycline or azithromycin
First-line treatment for BPH
Alpha-blockers (e.g. tamsulosin)
Gold standard imaging for nephrolithiasis
Non-contrast helical CT scan
Clotting disorder with ↑PT, ↑aPTT, ↓fibrinogen, and ↓platelets
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Treatment for iron deficiency anemia
Oral ferrous sulfate with vitamin C to enhance absorption
Criteria for COPD GOLD staging
Based on FEV1 % predicted after bronchodilator
Classic triad of reactive arthritis
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Family Med EOR PEARLS Exam Study Guide 2025
Gold standard diagnostic test for GERD
24-hour pH monitoring
the tuberculosis vax can cause positive PPD, what is the preferred screening tool in
patients who have had the vax?
interferon gamma-release assay
leg pain relieved by hanging the foot off the side of the bed
PAD
which treatments are for external vs. internal hemorrhoids?
external = conservative tx then hemorrhoidectomy
internal = conservative tx then rubber band ligation, sclerotherapy
pathergy test
Behcet's syndrome
vertigo, hearing loss, nausea/vomiting following UTI
labyrinthitis --> tx w/ steroids
1|Page
,Medicine EOR
risk factors for testicular cancer
cryptorchid testis,
age 15-35
FEV1/FVC < 0.70
obstructive airway disease
First-line treatment for H. pylori-positive PUD
Triple therapy: PPI + clarithromycin + amoxicillin
MC symptoms of menopause
hot flashes
gold standard for dx of GERD
esophageal pH testing
Rome IV criteria
Diagnosing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Preferred rate control agent in stable Afib
Beta-blocker or non-DHP CCB
Arrhythmia with 'sawtooth' flutter waves on EKG
Atrial flutter
Treatment for unstable bradycardia
IV atropine 0.5 mg every 3-5 min up to 3 mg (max 3 mg) → transcutaneous pacing
2|Page
, Medicine EOR
BP in upper extremities > BP in lower extremities
Coarctation of the aorta
Parkinson's disease treatment (mild vs severe)
Mild: dopamine agonist (pramipexole); Severe: Levodopa/carbidopa
First-line treatment for outpatient CAP in healthy patient
Amoxicillin or doxycycline
Pneumonia antibiotic that covers atypicals
Doxycycline or azithromycin
First-line treatment for BPH
Alpha-blockers (e.g. tamsulosin)
Gold standard imaging for nephrolithiasis
Non-contrast helical CT scan
Clotting disorder with ↑PT, ↑aPTT, ↓fibrinogen, and ↓platelets
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Treatment for iron deficiency anemia
Oral ferrous sulfate with vitamin C to enhance absorption
Criteria for COPD GOLD staging
Based on FEV1 % predicted after bronchodilator
Classic triad of reactive arthritis
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