BCPS COMPREHENSIVE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Histoplasmosis treatment: mod-severe - ✔✔ampho B x1-2weeks, then itra x12
weeks
✔✔Coccidiodomycosis treatment - mild - ✔✔Consider not tx if immunocompetent
Fluc 400 qd or itra 400 qd x 3-6 months
✔✔Coccidiodomycosis treatment - severe - ✔✔Ampho B x1-2weeks, then fluc or itra x 1
year
✔✔Blastomycosis tx: mild - ✔✔Itra 200mg TID x3 days then 200 BID x24 weeks
✔✔Blastomycosis tx: severe - ✔✔Ampho B until improvement, then itra x 6-12 months
✔✔Aspergillosis treatment (and alternatives) - ✔✔Preferred: vori IV 6mg/kg bid x2
doses f/b 4mg/kg IV BID (or 200-300 mg PO BID)
✔✔Aspergillosis treatment alternatives - ✔✔Isavuconazole or ampho B
✔✔Mucormycosis tx - ✔✔Ampho B until improvement, then isavu or posa
✔✔Statin w/ least DDI - ✔✔pravastatin
✔✔ CI in Wolff-Parkinson-White - ✔✔Non-DHP CCB (verap, dilt)
✔✔HTN drug of choice in cocaine OD - ✔✔CCB
✔✔Statin intensity for DM alone - ✔✔mod intensity
✔✔Statin intensity for DM + RF - ✔✔high intensity
✔✔BP goal for most - ✔✔<130/80
✔✔CYP enzyme for clopidogrel, omeprazole - ✔✔CYP 2C19
✔✔Who qualifies for lifelong BB - ✔✔MI, ACS, LV dysfunction
✔✔Antiarrhythmics for CAD - ✔✔amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide, dronedarone
✔✔Antiarrhythmics for HF - ✔✔amiodarone, dofetilide,
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Histoplasmosis treatment: mod-severe - ✔✔ampho B x1-2weeks, then itra x12
weeks
✔✔Coccidiodomycosis treatment - mild - ✔✔Consider not tx if immunocompetent
Fluc 400 qd or itra 400 qd x 3-6 months
✔✔Coccidiodomycosis treatment - severe - ✔✔Ampho B x1-2weeks, then fluc or itra x 1
year
✔✔Blastomycosis tx: mild - ✔✔Itra 200mg TID x3 days then 200 BID x24 weeks
✔✔Blastomycosis tx: severe - ✔✔Ampho B until improvement, then itra x 6-12 months
✔✔Aspergillosis treatment (and alternatives) - ✔✔Preferred: vori IV 6mg/kg bid x2
doses f/b 4mg/kg IV BID (or 200-300 mg PO BID)
✔✔Aspergillosis treatment alternatives - ✔✔Isavuconazole or ampho B
✔✔Mucormycosis tx - ✔✔Ampho B until improvement, then isavu or posa
✔✔Statin w/ least DDI - ✔✔pravastatin
✔✔ CI in Wolff-Parkinson-White - ✔✔Non-DHP CCB (verap, dilt)
✔✔HTN drug of choice in cocaine OD - ✔✔CCB
✔✔Statin intensity for DM alone - ✔✔mod intensity
✔✔Statin intensity for DM + RF - ✔✔high intensity
✔✔BP goal for most - ✔✔<130/80
✔✔CYP enzyme for clopidogrel, omeprazole - ✔✔CYP 2C19
✔✔Who qualifies for lifelong BB - ✔✔MI, ACS, LV dysfunction
✔✔Antiarrhythmics for CAD - ✔✔amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide, dronedarone
✔✔Antiarrhythmics for HF - ✔✔amiodarone, dofetilide,
