Internal Medicine Board ABIM TEST
With Questions And Answers 2024
The BP target for patients with stable ischemic heart disease and hypertension -
Answer - 130/80
Adults with stage 2 hypertension and an average BP of 20/10 mm Hg above their BP
target - Answer - treat with two first-line drugs of different classes.
The target BP for patients with hypertension and chronic kidney disease - Answer -
130/80
Parenteral anticoagulant administration must overlap with warfarin for at least ___ and
until the INR is greater than 2 for ___ - Answer - 5d and 24h
Gastrointestinal infections caused by Vibrio species are associated with ingestion of
___ and can be severe in patients with ___ dysfunction. - Answer - contaminated
seafood, particularly shellfish; liver
HSV-1 Encephalitis radiologic finding - Answer - T2 temporal hyperdensities
Fetal risks associated with SLE mother with anti-Ro/SSA or anti-La/SSB - Answer -
Neonatal congenital heart block & neonatal lupus erythematosus
Mycobacterium marinum skin infections - Answer - Papular then ulcerative lesions on
upper extremity
Side effects of metoclopramide-stop or reduce? - Answer - Hyperporlactinemia,
galactorrhea, tardive dyskenesia; stop
Hormonal therapy for post menopausal women age ___ and if ___ since menopause -
Answer - <60; <10 years
RTA type II
Defect:
Location:
Serum K:
Urine pH: - Answer - HCO3 Reabsorption
Proximal
Low
High or low
RTA Type I
Defect:
Location:
Serum K:
Urine pH: - Answer - H+ excretion
, Internal Medicine Board ABIM TEST
With Questions And Answers 2024
Collecting Duct
Low
High
RTA Type IV
Defect:
Location:
Serum K:
Urine pH: - Answer - H+& K excretion
Distal Convoluted Tubule
High
Low
AED to avoid in PTSD - Answer - Levetiracetam
Screening for history of colorectal cancer colonoscopy at ___ year and ___ years after
curative surgical resection; if results of these colonoscopies are normal, then ___ years.
- Answer - 1; 3; 5
PSGN vs. IgA nephropathy - Answer - IgA - 5 days after infx, nl C3
PSGN - 10+ days after infx, low C3
Constrictive pericarditis treatment
1.
if fails after ___ (time)
then 2. - Answer - 1. Ibuprofen for 2-3 months
2. Pericardiectomy
First-line therapy for localized impetigo. - Answer - topical antibacterial
Treatment of fatigue in multiple sclerosis. - Answer - Modafinil
Asymptomatic gallstones who should get surgery - Answer - High risk for carcinoma:
porcelain GB, Stones >3 cm
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy treatment - Answer -
Glucocorticoids $ immunomodulation
Presbycusis
What kind of hearing loss?
Symmetric/Asymmetric?
Frequency lost? - Answer - Sensorineural
Symmetric
High frequency
With Questions And Answers 2024
The BP target for patients with stable ischemic heart disease and hypertension -
Answer - 130/80
Adults with stage 2 hypertension and an average BP of 20/10 mm Hg above their BP
target - Answer - treat with two first-line drugs of different classes.
The target BP for patients with hypertension and chronic kidney disease - Answer -
130/80
Parenteral anticoagulant administration must overlap with warfarin for at least ___ and
until the INR is greater than 2 for ___ - Answer - 5d and 24h
Gastrointestinal infections caused by Vibrio species are associated with ingestion of
___ and can be severe in patients with ___ dysfunction. - Answer - contaminated
seafood, particularly shellfish; liver
HSV-1 Encephalitis radiologic finding - Answer - T2 temporal hyperdensities
Fetal risks associated with SLE mother with anti-Ro/SSA or anti-La/SSB - Answer -
Neonatal congenital heart block & neonatal lupus erythematosus
Mycobacterium marinum skin infections - Answer - Papular then ulcerative lesions on
upper extremity
Side effects of metoclopramide-stop or reduce? - Answer - Hyperporlactinemia,
galactorrhea, tardive dyskenesia; stop
Hormonal therapy for post menopausal women age ___ and if ___ since menopause -
Answer - <60; <10 years
RTA type II
Defect:
Location:
Serum K:
Urine pH: - Answer - HCO3 Reabsorption
Proximal
Low
High or low
RTA Type I
Defect:
Location:
Serum K:
Urine pH: - Answer - H+ excretion
, Internal Medicine Board ABIM TEST
With Questions And Answers 2024
Collecting Duct
Low
High
RTA Type IV
Defect:
Location:
Serum K:
Urine pH: - Answer - H+& K excretion
Distal Convoluted Tubule
High
Low
AED to avoid in PTSD - Answer - Levetiracetam
Screening for history of colorectal cancer colonoscopy at ___ year and ___ years after
curative surgical resection; if results of these colonoscopies are normal, then ___ years.
- Answer - 1; 3; 5
PSGN vs. IgA nephropathy - Answer - IgA - 5 days after infx, nl C3
PSGN - 10+ days after infx, low C3
Constrictive pericarditis treatment
1.
if fails after ___ (time)
then 2. - Answer - 1. Ibuprofen for 2-3 months
2. Pericardiectomy
First-line therapy for localized impetigo. - Answer - topical antibacterial
Treatment of fatigue in multiple sclerosis. - Answer - Modafinil
Asymptomatic gallstones who should get surgery - Answer - High risk for carcinoma:
porcelain GB, Stones >3 cm
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy treatment - Answer -
Glucocorticoids $ immunomodulation
Presbycusis
What kind of hearing loss?
Symmetric/Asymmetric?
Frequency lost? - Answer - Sensorineural
Symmetric
High frequency
