MKSAP Board Basics - Internal Medicine
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
When do you normally give the pneumococcal vaccine? - CORRECT ANSWER - greater
than 65 -> PCV13, then PPSV23 1 year later
When do you do screen for abdominal aneurysm? - CORRECT ANSWER - men 65-75
When do you screen for osteoporosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - women greater than 65
When do you screen for HCV? - CORRECT ANSWER - adults born between 1945-1965
What age do you stop pap smears? - CORRECT ANSWER - 65
When do you do lung cancer screening? - CORRECT ANSWER - adults 55-80 with a 30
pack year history, including former smokers who have quit in the last 15 yrs
How does olecranon bursitis present? - CORRECT ANSWER - fluid filled mass on elbow,
no restriction or pain (joint pathology causes pain)
What test is specific for spinal stenosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - wide-based gait or
abnormal Romberg
When do you do surgery for meniscal tears? - CORRECT ANSWER - mechanical
symptoms that persist beyond 4 weeks
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
When do you normally give the pneumococcal vaccine? - CORRECT ANSWER - greater
than 65 -> PCV13, then PPSV23 1 year later
When do you do screen for abdominal aneurysm? - CORRECT ANSWER - men 65-75
When do you screen for osteoporosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - women greater than 65
When do you screen for HCV? - CORRECT ANSWER - adults born between 1945-1965
What age do you stop pap smears? - CORRECT ANSWER - 65
When do you do lung cancer screening? - CORRECT ANSWER - adults 55-80 with a 30
pack year history, including former smokers who have quit in the last 15 yrs
How does olecranon bursitis present? - CORRECT ANSWER - fluid filled mass on elbow,
no restriction or pain (joint pathology causes pain)
What test is specific for spinal stenosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - wide-based gait or
abnormal Romberg
When do you do surgery for meniscal tears? - CORRECT ANSWER - mechanical
symptoms that persist beyond 4 weeks
