AMCB Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Hyperlipidemia - Answer LDL >/= 190 mg/dL Anemia - Answer Hgb<11 (1st tri), 10.5 (2nd tri), 11 (3rd tri), or <12 (non-pregnant) Iron deficiency anemia - Answer Hgb<12 and serum ferritin<100-150mg/dL Iron RDA - Answer 15mg (teen), 18mg (adult), 8mg (postmenopausal), 27mg (pregnant), 9mg (lactation) Rhinosinusitis treatment - Answer Augmentin or Doxycycline, if bacterial origin Pharyngitis treatment - Answer Penicillin and amoxicillin, if bacterial origin (first-ten cephalosporins if PCN allergic) Pertussis treatment - Answer Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, or Bactrim; including close contacts and exposed individuals at risk for severe disease (3rd tri) Intermittent Asthma - Answer Symptoms <2d/wk, nighttime symptoms <2x/mo, no ADL interference, and </= 1 exacerbation/yr Tx with SABA (Albuterol) PRN Intermittent Asthma Treatment - Answer SABA PRN (Albuterol) Symptoms <2x/wk and nighttime <2x/mo Persistent Mild Asthma - Answer Symptoms >2x/wk and >2nights/mo, and minor ADL interference Tx with low dose ICS (Fluticasone, Budesonide) and SABA (Albuterol) PRN Persistent Mild Asthma Treatment - Answer Low-dose ICS (Fluticasone, Budesonide), and SABA (Albuterol) PRN Persistent Moderate Asthma - Answer Daily symptoms, and >1x/wk but not nightly, some ADL interference Tx with Low-dose ICS (Fluticasone, Budesonide) and LABA (Formoterol, Salmeterol)--Combos: Symbicort, Advair (and PRN SABA-Albuterol)