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ABIM IM BOARDS ITE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED
VERSION JUST RELEASED
Question: acromioclavicular join degeneration presentation - ANSWER✔✔pain on superior
aspect of shoulder, tenderness on palpation of A-C joint, pain with shoulder adduction and
abduction >120 degrees
Question: Supraspinatus tear test - ANSWER✔✔Positive drop arm test
Question: supraspinatus tendinitis - ANSWER✔✔pain on shoulder abduction or painful arc
Question: Lung cancer screening - ANSWER✔✔ANNUAL LOW-DOSE CT for age 55-80 years
with 30-pack year smoking history, including those who quit within 15 years
Q:Women aged 65 and older AND younger women with fracture risk of 9.3% or higher -
ANSWER✔✔screen for osteoporosis with DEXA
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Question: Ibuprofen / naproxen for primary dysmenorrhea, if side effect or not controlled, -
ANSWER✔✔OCP
Question: Reduce risk of pressure ulcers in at risk-patients - ANSWER✔✔use advanced static
mattresses of overlays
Question: life expectancy of at least --- years is expected to benefit from screening
mammography - ANSWER✔✔10 years
Question: Frequent episodes of binge eating >1/week followed by innapropriate compensatory
behaviors (vomiting, laxatives,enema etc) due to fear of gaining weight - ANSWER✔✔Bulimia
nervosa
Question: anorexia BMI - ANSWER✔✔generally underweight, or less than 18.5
Question: otitis media with effusion management - ANSWER✔✔observe, usually resolves in 12
weeks
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Question: otitis externa treatment - ANSWER✔✔combined antibiotic and glucocorticoid
ototopical medication, ee.g neomycin +polymyxin b +hydrocortisone
Question: topical lidocaine is effective in treatment of herpetic neuralgia - ANSWER✔✔topical
lidocaine
Question: describe uveitis - ANSWER✔✔unilateral eye pain, photophobia, ciliary flush
(Circumferential redness along the border of the sclera and cornea), there may be miosis
Question: Indications for bariatric surgery - ANSWER✔✔BMI 40 or higher without
comorbidities, BMI 35 with comorbities
Question: Orlistat - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, loose stool common side effect. Lose
about 3.5kg over 1 year
Question: Lorcaserin - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, avoid in pts taking SSRIs sue to
elevation in serotonin
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Question: Phentermine-topiramate - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, avoid in glaucoma
Question: AAA Screening - ANSWER✔✔One time abdominal US for men 65-75 who have
smoked at least 100 cigarrettes
Question: standard outcome measure for cohort study - ANSWER✔✔relative risk
Question: Treatment options for bipolar depression - ANSWER✔✔Seroquel monotherapy,
combination olanzapine-fluoxetine
Question: hormonal estrogen is contraindicated in women with migraines+aura due to risk of -
ANSWER✔✔stroke
Question: PAP smear screening - ANSWER✔✔women 21-65 , every 3 years. In women 30 - 65,
every 5 years if combined with HPV testing
ABIM IM BOARDS ITE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED
VERSION JUST RELEASED
Question: acromioclavicular join degeneration presentation - ANSWER✔✔pain on superior
aspect of shoulder, tenderness on palpation of A-C joint, pain with shoulder adduction and
abduction >120 degrees
Question: Supraspinatus tear test - ANSWER✔✔Positive drop arm test
Question: supraspinatus tendinitis - ANSWER✔✔pain on shoulder abduction or painful arc
Question: Lung cancer screening - ANSWER✔✔ANNUAL LOW-DOSE CT for age 55-80 years
with 30-pack year smoking history, including those who quit within 15 years
Q:Women aged 65 and older AND younger women with fracture risk of 9.3% or higher -
ANSWER✔✔screen for osteoporosis with DEXA
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Question: Ibuprofen / naproxen for primary dysmenorrhea, if side effect or not controlled, -
ANSWER✔✔OCP
Question: Reduce risk of pressure ulcers in at risk-patients - ANSWER✔✔use advanced static
mattresses of overlays
Question: life expectancy of at least --- years is expected to benefit from screening
mammography - ANSWER✔✔10 years
Question: Frequent episodes of binge eating >1/week followed by innapropriate compensatory
behaviors (vomiting, laxatives,enema etc) due to fear of gaining weight - ANSWER✔✔Bulimia
nervosa
Question: anorexia BMI - ANSWER✔✔generally underweight, or less than 18.5
Question: otitis media with effusion management - ANSWER✔✔observe, usually resolves in 12
weeks
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Question: otitis externa treatment - ANSWER✔✔combined antibiotic and glucocorticoid
ototopical medication, ee.g neomycin +polymyxin b +hydrocortisone
Question: topical lidocaine is effective in treatment of herpetic neuralgia - ANSWER✔✔topical
lidocaine
Question: describe uveitis - ANSWER✔✔unilateral eye pain, photophobia, ciliary flush
(Circumferential redness along the border of the sclera and cornea), there may be miosis
Question: Indications for bariatric surgery - ANSWER✔✔BMI 40 or higher without
comorbidities, BMI 35 with comorbities
Question: Orlistat - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, loose stool common side effect. Lose
about 3.5kg over 1 year
Question: Lorcaserin - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, avoid in pts taking SSRIs sue to
elevation in serotonin
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Question: Phentermine-topiramate - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, avoid in glaucoma
Question: AAA Screening - ANSWER✔✔One time abdominal US for men 65-75 who have
smoked at least 100 cigarrettes
Question: standard outcome measure for cohort study - ANSWER✔✔relative risk
Question: Treatment options for bipolar depression - ANSWER✔✔Seroquel monotherapy,
combination olanzapine-fluoxetine
Question: hormonal estrogen is contraindicated in women with migraines+aura due to risk of -
ANSWER✔✔stroke
Question: PAP smear screening - ANSWER✔✔women 21-65 , every 3 years. In women 30 - 65,
every 5 years if combined with HPV testing
