ABFM ITE LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔Best nonpharmacologic management of sundowning (aka behavioral and
psychological symptoms of dementia) - ✔✔Sensory stimulation (massage, touch, and
music therapy).
- Cognitive training is NOT useful in treatment of sundowning
✔✔use of prophylactic antibiotics for dental procedures in patients with a history of joint
replacement? - ✔✔American Dental Association and the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons recommend against routine use of prophylactic antibiotics.
✔✔Cardiovascular Medication that is associated with hyperthyroidism. -
✔✔Amiodarone.
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT): a less common cause of hyperthyroidism.
- Type 1: iodine-induced thyrotoxicosis caused by the high iodine content in amiodarone
- Type 2: amiodarone-induced thyroiditis.
✔✔Tetanus prophylaxis for laceration in a pregnant pt who is up to date on her
vaccines? - ✔✔Tdap between 27 and 36 weeks gestation to protect against pertussis
✔✔Tetanus prophylaxis in nonpregnant patients who have previously received Tdap. -
✔✔Td
✔✔Tetanus prophylaxis if patient had not previously completed the primary series or
were showing signs of clinical tetanus. - ✔✔Tetanus immune globulin
✔✔Frequency of EGD in Cirrhosis patient with no varices? - ✔✔EGD every 2-3 years
- All Cirrhosis patients get EGD every 2-3 yrs
- But if Small varices w/o weal sign present them EGD every 1-2 yrs
- if Varices are medium-large or has weal signs —> Propranolol or Variceal ligation
✔✔Based on the current CDC guidelines, which one of the following is recommended
as first-line treatment of urethritis in a 24-year-old male who weighs 152 kg (335 lb),
NAAT for gonorrhea is positive and Chlamydia testing is negative? - ✔✔One dose of
ceftriaxone, 1 g IM if wt > 150kg.
- One dose of ceftriaxone, 500 mg IM if wt < 150kg.
, - Patients presenting with an UNKNOWN cause of urethritis, such as BEFORE urine or
urethral nucleic acid amplification test results are known, should be prescribed a
combination of one dose of ceftriaxone, 500 mg intramuscularly (1 g if >150 kg), and
doxycycline, 100 mg orally for 7 days.
- Azithromycin, 1 g orally as a single dose, may be used as an alternative to doxycycline
for treatment of chlamydial infection, but it is no longer the preferred agent in
nonpregnant adults and adolescents.
✔✔What is the CDC treatment for Gonorrhea In patients who weigh < 150 kg (330lbs)?
- ✔✔Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM x 1
- give only Rocephin if NAAT positive for gonorrhea and negative for Chlamydia
- Add, Doxycycline x 7 days if Chlamydia is unknown or positive
✔✔Which one of the following statements regarding hormone therapy for transgender
patients is true?
A) Hormone therapy to facilitate development of secondary sex characteristics is
generally reversible
B) Patients who receive hormone therapy generally report improved quality of life,
higher self-esteem, and decreased anxiety
C) Masculinizing hormone therapy is associated with reduced muscle mass and fat
redistribution
D) Patients receiving feminizing hormone therapy are at increased risk for
erythrocytosis - ✔✔Ans: B) Patients who receive hormone therapy generally report
improved quality of life, higher self-esteem, and decreased anxiety
- Patients who receive masculinizing therapy are at increased risk for erythrocytosis
- Patients who receive FEMINIZATION hormone therapy often experience REDUCED
MUSCLE MASS and fat redistribution.
✔✔When does the CDC recommend Urethritis treatment with One dose of ceftriaxone,
500 mg intramuscularly, plus doxycycline BID for 7 days ? - ✔✔When NAAT testing not
yet available
✔✔42-yo female presents with a 2-day history of a rash on her neck along her hairline
(photo). Dx? - ✔✔Contact dermatitis due to Nickel allergy.
✔✔MCC of prerenal AKI in the ICU ? - ✔✔Sepsis.
- In ICU setting, sepsis is the most common cause of prerenal AKI.
- ARBS, ACE inhibitors, and NSAIDs lower renal perfusion
RATED A+
✔✔Best nonpharmacologic management of sundowning (aka behavioral and
psychological symptoms of dementia) - ✔✔Sensory stimulation (massage, touch, and
music therapy).
- Cognitive training is NOT useful in treatment of sundowning
✔✔use of prophylactic antibiotics for dental procedures in patients with a history of joint
replacement? - ✔✔American Dental Association and the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons recommend against routine use of prophylactic antibiotics.
✔✔Cardiovascular Medication that is associated with hyperthyroidism. -
✔✔Amiodarone.
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT): a less common cause of hyperthyroidism.
- Type 1: iodine-induced thyrotoxicosis caused by the high iodine content in amiodarone
- Type 2: amiodarone-induced thyroiditis.
✔✔Tetanus prophylaxis for laceration in a pregnant pt who is up to date on her
vaccines? - ✔✔Tdap between 27 and 36 weeks gestation to protect against pertussis
✔✔Tetanus prophylaxis in nonpregnant patients who have previously received Tdap. -
✔✔Td
✔✔Tetanus prophylaxis if patient had not previously completed the primary series or
were showing signs of clinical tetanus. - ✔✔Tetanus immune globulin
✔✔Frequency of EGD in Cirrhosis patient with no varices? - ✔✔EGD every 2-3 years
- All Cirrhosis patients get EGD every 2-3 yrs
- But if Small varices w/o weal sign present them EGD every 1-2 yrs
- if Varices are medium-large or has weal signs —> Propranolol or Variceal ligation
✔✔Based on the current CDC guidelines, which one of the following is recommended
as first-line treatment of urethritis in a 24-year-old male who weighs 152 kg (335 lb),
NAAT for gonorrhea is positive and Chlamydia testing is negative? - ✔✔One dose of
ceftriaxone, 1 g IM if wt > 150kg.
- One dose of ceftriaxone, 500 mg IM if wt < 150kg.
, - Patients presenting with an UNKNOWN cause of urethritis, such as BEFORE urine or
urethral nucleic acid amplification test results are known, should be prescribed a
combination of one dose of ceftriaxone, 500 mg intramuscularly (1 g if >150 kg), and
doxycycline, 100 mg orally for 7 days.
- Azithromycin, 1 g orally as a single dose, may be used as an alternative to doxycycline
for treatment of chlamydial infection, but it is no longer the preferred agent in
nonpregnant adults and adolescents.
✔✔What is the CDC treatment for Gonorrhea In patients who weigh < 150 kg (330lbs)?
- ✔✔Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM x 1
- give only Rocephin if NAAT positive for gonorrhea and negative for Chlamydia
- Add, Doxycycline x 7 days if Chlamydia is unknown or positive
✔✔Which one of the following statements regarding hormone therapy for transgender
patients is true?
A) Hormone therapy to facilitate development of secondary sex characteristics is
generally reversible
B) Patients who receive hormone therapy generally report improved quality of life,
higher self-esteem, and decreased anxiety
C) Masculinizing hormone therapy is associated with reduced muscle mass and fat
redistribution
D) Patients receiving feminizing hormone therapy are at increased risk for
erythrocytosis - ✔✔Ans: B) Patients who receive hormone therapy generally report
improved quality of life, higher self-esteem, and decreased anxiety
- Patients who receive masculinizing therapy are at increased risk for erythrocytosis
- Patients who receive FEMINIZATION hormone therapy often experience REDUCED
MUSCLE MASS and fat redistribution.
✔✔When does the CDC recommend Urethritis treatment with One dose of ceftriaxone,
500 mg intramuscularly, plus doxycycline BID for 7 days ? - ✔✔When NAAT testing not
yet available
✔✔42-yo female presents with a 2-day history of a rash on her neck along her hairline
(photo). Dx? - ✔✔Contact dermatitis due to Nickel allergy.
✔✔MCC of prerenal AKI in the ICU ? - ✔✔Sepsis.
- In ICU setting, sepsis is the most common cause of prerenal AKI.
- ARBS, ACE inhibitors, and NSAIDs lower renal perfusion
