ABIM IM BOARDS ITE
Exam Set Questions With Reviewed
Correct Answers
Orlistat - ANSWER Weight loss medication, loose
stool common side effect. Lose about 3.5kg over 1
year
Lorcaserin - ANSWER Weight loss medication,
avoid in pts taking SSRIs sue to elevation in
serotonin
Phentermine-topiramate - ANSWER Weight loss
medication, avoid in glaucoma
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
Supraspinatus tear test - ANSWER Positive drop
arm test
, supraspinatus tendinitis - ANSWER pain on
shoulder abduction or painful arc
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
AAA Screening - ANSWER One time abdominal
US for men 65-75 who have smoked at least 100
cigarrettes
standard outcome measure for cohort study -
ANSWER relative risk
Treatment options for bipolar depression -
ANSWER Seroquel monotherapy, combination
olanzapine-fluoxetine
hormonal estrogen is contraindicated in women with
migraines+aura due to risk of - ANSWER stroke
PAP smear screening - ANSWER women 21-65 ,
every 3 years. In women 30 - 65, every 5 years if
combined with HPV testing
, Indications for high intensity statin - ANSWER Age
40 - 75 with diabetes and an LDL of 70 - 189,and 10
years >7.5% ASCVD risk
men with low or low-normal testosterone level
should have a repeat confirmatory morning
testosterone prior to begining testosterone treatment
- ANSWER
severe vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal
women are best treated with - ANSWER systemic
hormonal therapy;- oral estradiol-progrestin combo
test to be performed in all patients with syncope -
ANSWER EKG
Panic disorder treatment - ANSWER SSRI
(sertraline), SNRI, TCAs, MAOi
Trichomoniasis treatment - ANSWER single dose
of metronidazole 2g, and treat partner
Treatment of vasomotor symptoms in
postmenopausal women without a uterus -
ANSWER Transdermal or oral Estradiol only (no
need for progestin as they have no uterus)
, Statins, ACE-i/ARB are teratogenic - ANSWER
discontinue in pregnant women
Indications for pharmacologic weight loss treatment
- ANSWER BMI greater than 30, or BMI greater
than 27 with obesity associated complications
Indications for BRCA gene testin - ANSWER 1.
Bilateral breast cancer 2. presence of both breast
and ovarian cancer 3. breast cancer before the age
of 50 4. Ashkenazi Jews 5. multiple family members
with breast cancer 6. 1 or more family males with
breast cancer
If high risk found, FIRST offer genetic counselling
BEFORE testing for BRCA
Individualized exercise program helps prevent falls
in - ANSWER COGNITIVELY INTACT, community
dwelling adults. Does not work for cognitively
impaired adults.
influenza vaccine for patient's with egg allergy
(Rash/hives) - ANSWER Inactivated influenza
vaccine
indications for influenza vaccine - ANSWER age 6
months and older
Exam Set Questions With Reviewed
Correct Answers
Orlistat - ANSWER Weight loss medication, loose
stool common side effect. Lose about 3.5kg over 1
year
Lorcaserin - ANSWER Weight loss medication,
avoid in pts taking SSRIs sue to elevation in
serotonin
Phentermine-topiramate - ANSWER Weight loss
medication, avoid in glaucoma
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
Supraspinatus tear test - ANSWER Positive drop
arm test
, supraspinatus tendinitis - ANSWER pain on
shoulder abduction or painful arc
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
AAA Screening - ANSWER One time abdominal
US for men 65-75 who have smoked at least 100
cigarrettes
standard outcome measure for cohort study -
ANSWER relative risk
Treatment options for bipolar depression -
ANSWER Seroquel monotherapy, combination
olanzapine-fluoxetine
hormonal estrogen is contraindicated in women with
migraines+aura due to risk of - ANSWER stroke
PAP smear screening - ANSWER women 21-65 ,
every 3 years. In women 30 - 65, every 5 years if
combined with HPV testing
, Indications for high intensity statin - ANSWER Age
40 - 75 with diabetes and an LDL of 70 - 189,and 10
years >7.5% ASCVD risk
men with low or low-normal testosterone level
should have a repeat confirmatory morning
testosterone prior to begining testosterone treatment
- ANSWER
severe vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal
women are best treated with - ANSWER systemic
hormonal therapy;- oral estradiol-progrestin combo
test to be performed in all patients with syncope -
ANSWER EKG
Panic disorder treatment - ANSWER SSRI
(sertraline), SNRI, TCAs, MAOi
Trichomoniasis treatment - ANSWER single dose
of metronidazole 2g, and treat partner
Treatment of vasomotor symptoms in
postmenopausal women without a uterus -
ANSWER Transdermal or oral Estradiol only (no
need for progestin as they have no uterus)
, Statins, ACE-i/ARB are teratogenic - ANSWER
discontinue in pregnant women
Indications for pharmacologic weight loss treatment
- ANSWER BMI greater than 30, or BMI greater
than 27 with obesity associated complications
Indications for BRCA gene testin - ANSWER 1.
Bilateral breast cancer 2. presence of both breast
and ovarian cancer 3. breast cancer before the age
of 50 4. Ashkenazi Jews 5. multiple family members
with breast cancer 6. 1 or more family males with
breast cancer
If high risk found, FIRST offer genetic counselling
BEFORE testing for BRCA
Individualized exercise program helps prevent falls
in - ANSWER COGNITIVELY INTACT, community
dwelling adults. Does not work for cognitively
impaired adults.
influenza vaccine for patient's with egg allergy
(Rash/hives) - ANSWER Inactivated influenza
vaccine
indications for influenza vaccine - ANSWER age 6
months and older
