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ABIM IM BOARDS ITE EXAM ALL COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANS WERS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: severe vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women are best treated with -
ANSWER✔✔systemic hormonal therapy;- oral estradiol-progrestin combo
Question: test to be performed in all patients with syncope - ANSWER✔✔EKG
Q:Women aged 65 and older AND younger women with fracture risk of 9.3% or higher -
ANSWER✔✔screen for osteoporosis with DEXA
Question: Ibuprofen / naproxen for primary dysmenorrhea, if side effect or not controlled, -
ANSWER✔✔OCP
Question: Reduce risk of pressure ulcers in at risk-patients - ANSWER✔✔use advanced static
mattresses of overlays
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Question: life expectancy of at least --- years is expected to benefit from screening
mammography - ANSWER✔✔10 years
Question: Frequent episodes of binge eating >1/week followed by innapropriate compensatory
behaviors (vomiting, laxatives,enema etc) due to fear of gaining weight - ANSWER✔✔Bulimia
nervosa
Question: anorexia BMI - ANSWER✔✔generally underweight, or less than 18.5
Question: otitis media with effusion management - ANSWER✔✔observe, usually resolves in 12
weeks
Question: otitis externa treatment - ANSWER✔✔combined antibiotic and glucocorticoid
ototopical medication, ee.g neomycin +polymyxin b +hydrocortisone
Question: topical lidocaine is effective in treatment of herpetic neuralgia - ANSWER✔✔topical
lidocaine
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Question: describe uveitis - ANSWER✔✔unilateral eye pain, photophobia, ciliary flush
(Circumferential redness along the border of the sclera and cornea), there may be miosis
Question: Indications for bariatric surgery - ANSWER✔✔BMI 40 or higher without
comorbidities, BMI 35 with comorbities
Question: Orlistat - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, loose stool common side effect. Lose
about 3.5kg over 1 year
Question: Lorcaserin - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, avoid in pts taking SSRIs sue to
elevation in serotonin
Question: Phentermine-topiramate - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, avoid in glaucoma
Question: acromioclavicular join degeneration presentation - ANSWER✔✔pain on superior
aspect of shoulder, tenderness on palpation of A-C joint, pain with shoulder adduction and
abduction >120 degrees
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Question: Supraspinatus tear test - ANSWER✔✔Positive drop arm test
Question: supraspinatus tendinitis - ANSWER✔✔pain on shoulder abduction or painful arc
Question: Lung cancer screening - ANSWER✔✔ANNUAL LOW-DOSE CT for age 55-80 years with
30-pack year smoking history, including those who quit within 15 years
Question: AAA Screening - ANSWER✔✔One time abdominal US for men 65-75 who have
smoked at least 100 cigarrettes
Question: standard outcome measure for cohort study - ANSWER✔✔relative risk
Question: Treatment options for bipolar depression - ANSWER✔✔Seroquel monotherapy,
combination olanzapine-fluoxetine
Question: hormonal estrogen is contraindicated in women with migraines+aura due to risk of -
ANSWER✔✔stroke
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ABIM IM BOARDS ITE EXAM ALL COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANS WERS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: severe vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women are best treated with -
ANSWER✔✔systemic hormonal therapy;- oral estradiol-progrestin combo
Question: test to be performed in all patients with syncope - ANSWER✔✔EKG
Q:Women aged 65 and older AND younger women with fracture risk of 9.3% or higher -
ANSWER✔✔screen for osteoporosis with DEXA
Question: Ibuprofen / naproxen for primary dysmenorrhea, if side effect or not controlled, -
ANSWER✔✔OCP
Question: Reduce risk of pressure ulcers in at risk-patients - ANSWER✔✔use advanced static
mattresses of overlays
1
SUCCESS!
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Question: life expectancy of at least --- years is expected to benefit from screening
mammography - ANSWER✔✔10 years
Question: Frequent episodes of binge eating >1/week followed by innapropriate compensatory
behaviors (vomiting, laxatives,enema etc) due to fear of gaining weight - ANSWER✔✔Bulimia
nervosa
Question: anorexia BMI - ANSWER✔✔generally underweight, or less than 18.5
Question: otitis media with effusion management - ANSWER✔✔observe, usually resolves in 12
weeks
Question: otitis externa treatment - ANSWER✔✔combined antibiotic and glucocorticoid
ototopical medication, ee.g neomycin +polymyxin b +hydrocortisone
Question: topical lidocaine is effective in treatment of herpetic neuralgia - ANSWER✔✔topical
lidocaine
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SUCCESS!
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Question: describe uveitis - ANSWER✔✔unilateral eye pain, photophobia, ciliary flush
(Circumferential redness along the border of the sclera and cornea), there may be miosis
Question: Indications for bariatric surgery - ANSWER✔✔BMI 40 or higher without
comorbidities, BMI 35 with comorbities
Question: Orlistat - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, loose stool common side effect. Lose
about 3.5kg over 1 year
Question: Lorcaserin - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, avoid in pts taking SSRIs sue to
elevation in serotonin
Question: Phentermine-topiramate - ANSWER✔✔Weight loss medication, avoid in glaucoma
Question: acromioclavicular join degeneration presentation - ANSWER✔✔pain on superior
aspect of shoulder, tenderness on palpation of A-C joint, pain with shoulder adduction and
abduction >120 degrees
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Question: Supraspinatus tear test - ANSWER✔✔Positive drop arm test
Question: supraspinatus tendinitis - ANSWER✔✔pain on shoulder abduction or painful arc
Question: Lung cancer screening - ANSWER✔✔ANNUAL LOW-DOSE CT for age 55-80 years with
30-pack year smoking history, including those who quit within 15 years
Question: AAA Screening - ANSWER✔✔One time abdominal US for men 65-75 who have
smoked at least 100 cigarrettes
Question: standard outcome measure for cohort study - ANSWER✔✔relative risk
Question: Treatment options for bipolar depression - ANSWER✔✔Seroquel monotherapy,
combination olanzapine-fluoxetine
Question: hormonal estrogen is contraindicated in women with migraines+aura due to risk of -
ANSWER✔✔stroke
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