BCPS UPDATED TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔calories in TPN from dextrose - ✔✔3.4 kcal/g
✔✔calories in TPN from fat - ✔✔10 kcal/g
✔✔standard protein requirements for PN - ✔✔1.5 mg/kg
✔✔mag sulfate 1 g = ? mEq magnesium - ✔✔Magnesium sulfate 1 g is equivalent to 8
mEq of magnesium.
✔✔bactrim can be use for ppx of what opportunistic HIV diseases - ✔✔PCP,
toxoplasmosis
✔✔antiretroviral of choice in pregnancy - ✔✔zidovudine plus others
✔✔starting dose of vardenafil - ✔✔vardenafil 5 mg 60 min prior to sexual activity, take
on empty stomach
✔✔bisphosphonate not indicated for use in men - ✔✔ibandronate
✔✔osteopenia T-scores for men, women - ✔✔-2.5 - -1
✔✔osteoporosis T scores for men, women - ✔✔-2.5 or worse
✔✔meds to use for treatment of steroid induced osteoporosis - ✔✔teriparatide and
alendronate
✔✔oxycodone 20 mg = morphine?? - ✔✔oxy 20 = morphine 30
✔✔memantine dosing - regular, reduced CrCl - ✔✔10 mg BID
, 5 mg BID if CrCl of 5-29 mL/min
✔✔calculation for relative risk reduction - ✔✔1-RR
RR= A(A+B)/C(C+D) or % intervention/%standard
✔✔+/- 1 SD = ? % data
+/- 2 SD = ?
+/_ 3 SD = ? - ✔✔1 = 68%
2 = 95%
3 = 99%
✔✔power = - ✔✔beta, which is the probably of making a type II error
want >/= 0.8
✔✔calculation for absolute risk reduction - ✔✔% not exposed with no disease - %
exposed with disease
= C/(C+D) - A/(A+B) x 100
✔✔NNT calculation - ✔✔1/ARR
✔✔when to use mean - ✔✔normally distributed data, can be used for interval or ratio
data (continuous)
✔✔when to use median - ✔✔ordinal data
✔✔when to use mode - ✔✔nominal data
✔✔interquartile range = ? - ✔✔range of values between 25th and 75th percent values
✔✔interval vs. ratio data scales - ✔✔interval has no absolute zero
ratio has an absolute zero (like HR, BP)
✔✔parametric data = ? - ✔✔normally distributed data
✔✔Vd - ✔✔Dose/ change in concentration
✔✔Phenytoin has what type of clearance - ✔✔Non linear
✔✔Crcl equation - ✔✔140-age * tbw/scr×72
✔✔Ibw equation - ✔✔45.5 + 2.3 (each inch over 5 feet)
✔✔Clockwise hysteresis - ✔✔Tolerance, less effect with bigger doses
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔calories in TPN from dextrose - ✔✔3.4 kcal/g
✔✔calories in TPN from fat - ✔✔10 kcal/g
✔✔standard protein requirements for PN - ✔✔1.5 mg/kg
✔✔mag sulfate 1 g = ? mEq magnesium - ✔✔Magnesium sulfate 1 g is equivalent to 8
mEq of magnesium.
✔✔bactrim can be use for ppx of what opportunistic HIV diseases - ✔✔PCP,
toxoplasmosis
✔✔antiretroviral of choice in pregnancy - ✔✔zidovudine plus others
✔✔starting dose of vardenafil - ✔✔vardenafil 5 mg 60 min prior to sexual activity, take
on empty stomach
✔✔bisphosphonate not indicated for use in men - ✔✔ibandronate
✔✔osteopenia T-scores for men, women - ✔✔-2.5 - -1
✔✔osteoporosis T scores for men, women - ✔✔-2.5 or worse
✔✔meds to use for treatment of steroid induced osteoporosis - ✔✔teriparatide and
alendronate
✔✔oxycodone 20 mg = morphine?? - ✔✔oxy 20 = morphine 30
✔✔memantine dosing - regular, reduced CrCl - ✔✔10 mg BID
, 5 mg BID if CrCl of 5-29 mL/min
✔✔calculation for relative risk reduction - ✔✔1-RR
RR= A(A+B)/C(C+D) or % intervention/%standard
✔✔+/- 1 SD = ? % data
+/- 2 SD = ?
+/_ 3 SD = ? - ✔✔1 = 68%
2 = 95%
3 = 99%
✔✔power = - ✔✔beta, which is the probably of making a type II error
want >/= 0.8
✔✔calculation for absolute risk reduction - ✔✔% not exposed with no disease - %
exposed with disease
= C/(C+D) - A/(A+B) x 100
✔✔NNT calculation - ✔✔1/ARR
✔✔when to use mean - ✔✔normally distributed data, can be used for interval or ratio
data (continuous)
✔✔when to use median - ✔✔ordinal data
✔✔when to use mode - ✔✔nominal data
✔✔interquartile range = ? - ✔✔range of values between 25th and 75th percent values
✔✔interval vs. ratio data scales - ✔✔interval has no absolute zero
ratio has an absolute zero (like HR, BP)
✔✔parametric data = ? - ✔✔normally distributed data
✔✔Vd - ✔✔Dose/ change in concentration
✔✔Phenytoin has what type of clearance - ✔✔Non linear
✔✔Crcl equation - ✔✔140-age * tbw/scr×72
✔✔Ibw equation - ✔✔45.5 + 2.3 (each inch over 5 feet)
✔✔Clockwise hysteresis - ✔✔Tolerance, less effect with bigger doses
