ABIM Internal Medicine Boards & ITE Test Bank – Complete Practice Questions with Verified Answers & Explanations – Updated 2025/2026 In-Training Exam Prep

ABIM Internal Medicine Boards & ITE Test
Bank – Complete Practice Questions with
Verified Answers & Explanations – Updated
2025/2026 In-Training Exam Prep



ABIM Internal Medicine Boards & ITE



ABIM Internal Medicine Boards & ITE1 - ANS✔✔-ABIM Internal Medicine Boards & ITE


ABIM Internal Medicine Boards & ITE
life expectancy of at least --- years is expected to benefit from screening
mammography1 - ANS✔✔-10 years
Ibuprofen / naproxen for primary dysmenorrhea, if side effect or not controlled,1 -
ANS✔✔-OCP
Reduce risk of pressure ulcers in at risk-patients1 - ANS✔✔-use advanced static
mattresses of overlays
Women aged 65 and older AND younger women with fracture risk of 9.3% or higher1 -
ANS✔✔-screen for osteoporosis with DEXA
Frequent episodes of binge eating >1/week followed by innapropriate compensatory
behaviors (vomiting, laxatives,enema etc) due to fear of gaining weight1 - ANS✔✔-
Bulimia nervosa
anorexia BMI1 - ANS✔✔-generally underweight, or less than 18.5
otitis media with effusion management1 - ANS✔✔-observe, usually resolves in 12
weeks
otitis externa treatment1 - ANS✔✔-combined antibiotic and glucocorticoid ototopical
medication, ee.g neomycin +polymyxin b +hydrocortisone
topical lidocaine is effective in treatment of herpetic neuralgia1 - ANS✔✔-topical
lidocaine
describe uveitis1 - ANS✔✔-unilateral eye pain, photophobia, ciliary flush
(Circumferential redness along the border of the sclera and cornea), there may be
miosis
Indications for bariatric surgery1 - ANS✔✔-BMI 40 or higher without comorbidities, BMI
35 with comorbities
Orlistat1 - ANS✔✔-Weight loss medication, loose stool common side effect. Lose about
3.5kg over 1 year

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Lorcaserin1 - ANS✔✔-Weight loss medication, avoid in pts taking SSRIs sue to
elevation in serotonin
Phentermine-topiramate1 - ANS✔✔-Weight loss medication, avoid in glaucoma
acromioclavicular join degeneration presentation1 - ANS✔✔-pain on superior aspect of
shoulder, tenderness on palpation of A-C joint, pain with shoulder adduction and
abduction >120 degrees
Supraspinatus tear test1 - ANS✔✔-Positive drop arm test
supraspinatus tendinitis1 - ANS✔✔-pain on shoulder abduction or painful arc
Lung cancer screening1 - ANS✔✔-ANNUAL LOW-DOSE CT for age 55-80 years with
30-pack year smoking history, including those who quit within 15 years
AAA Screening1 - ANS✔✔-One time abdominal US for men 65-75 who have smoked
at least 100 cigarrettes
standard outcome measure for cohort study1 - ANS✔✔-relative risk
Treatment options for bipolar depression1 - ANS✔✔-Seroquel monotherapy,
combination olanzapine-fluoxetine
hormonal estrogen is contraindicated in women with migraines+aura due to risk of1 -
ANS✔✔-stroke
PAP smear screening1 - ANS✔✔-women 21-65 , every 3 years. In women 30 - 65,
every 5 years if combined with HPV testing
Indications for high intensity statin1 - ANS✔✔-Age 40 - 75 with diabetes and an LDL of
70 - 189,and 10 years >7.5% ASCVD risk
men with low or low-normal testosterone level should have a repeat confirmatory
morning testosterone prior to begining testosterone treatment1 - ANS✔✔-
severe vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women are best treated with1 -
ANS✔✔-systemic hormonal therapy;- oral estradiol-progrestin combo
test to be performed in all patients with syncope1 - ANS✔✔-EKG
Panic disorder treatment1 - ANS✔✔-SSRI (sertraline), SNRI, TCAs, MAOi
Trichomoniasis treatment1 - ANS✔✔-single dose of metronidazole 2g, and treat
partner
Treatment of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women without a uterus1 -
ANS✔✔-Transdermal or oral Estradiol only (no need for progestin as they have no
uterus)
Statins, ACE-i/ARB are teratogenic1 - ANS✔✔-discontinue in pregnant women