AAFP Family Medicine Shelf (USPSTF +
Blueprints ) Questions and Correct Answers
Question 1
Screening for Lung Cancer
Correct Answer
Annual screening for lung cancer with low dose CT in adults 55-80 with a 30 pack
year smoking history + smoking currently
OR
30 pack year smoking history and quit in the past 15 years
Question 2
Screening for Hearing Loss in Newborns
Correct Answer
Screen all newborns
Question 3
Inflammatory Diskitis
Correct Answer
Young age
Caused by S. aureus, with refusal to walk, fever, signs of sepsis, disk space narrowing
and sclerosis on radiograph
Question 4
Skin Cancer Counseling
Correct Answer
Counsel all children, adolescents and adults 10-24 years of age with fair skin about
minimizing exposure to UV radiation
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,Question 5
Exertion Does What to PACs or PVCs?
Correct Answer
Makes them disappear
Question 6
Risk Factors for Developing Iron Deficiency Anemia
Correct Answer
Rapid growth
Inadequate dietary intake
Blood loss
Decreased absorption
Prematurity
Question 7
NSAIDs That Can Be Substituted if Ulcers are Present
Correct Answer
Salsalate
COX-2 Inhibitor
Misoprostol
Question 8
Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
Correct Answer
Chronic pain and stiffness with limited motion
Middle age, often women
Usually after a period of immobilization
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,Question 9
Reiter Syndrome
Correct Answer
Chlamydia trachomatis
Conjunctivitis, Arthritis, and Urethritis
Keratoderma blennorrhagia --> kyperkeratotic lesion on palms and soles
Balanitis Circinate --> shallow, painless ulcer on penis
Question 10
Raltegravir
Correct Answer
Inhibits Integrase, preventing HIV genome integration into host cell chromosomes
SE: Hypercholesterolemia
Question 11
Weight loss and jaundice
Correct Answer
Suspect Carcinoma at the head of the pancreas
Question 12
Diphtheria
Correct Answer
Adherent, gray membrane
Low grade fever
Tonsillitis
Tender cervical LAD
**Tx with Antitoxin and Penicillin/Erythromycin**
Question 13
Screening for HTN
Correct Answer
Adults > 18 years
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, Question 14
Goal BPs for Treatment (JNC8)
Correct Answer
<140/90 for adults <60 years without CKD
<150/90 for adults >60 years without CKD
<140/90 for all ages with DM, but no CKD
<140/90 for all ages with CKD +/- DM
Question 15
Elevated Alk Phos and Gamma Glutyl Transpeptidase out of Proportion to
Transaminases
Correct Answer
Obstructive dysfunction
Question 16
Tx for Pseudomonas
Correct Answer
Zosyn (Pipercillin/Tazobactam)
Cefepime
Imipenem
Meropenem
PLUS Ciprofloxacin or Levofloxacin
Question 17
Mild Jaundice After Fasting or Infection
Correct Answer
Gilbert Syndrome
Family Hx of similar
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Blueprints ) Questions and Correct Answers
Question 1
Screening for Lung Cancer
Correct Answer
Annual screening for lung cancer with low dose CT in adults 55-80 with a 30 pack
year smoking history + smoking currently
OR
30 pack year smoking history and quit in the past 15 years
Question 2
Screening for Hearing Loss in Newborns
Correct Answer
Screen all newborns
Question 3
Inflammatory Diskitis
Correct Answer
Young age
Caused by S. aureus, with refusal to walk, fever, signs of sepsis, disk space narrowing
and sclerosis on radiograph
Question 4
Skin Cancer Counseling
Correct Answer
Counsel all children, adolescents and adults 10-24 years of age with fair skin about
minimizing exposure to UV radiation
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,Question 5
Exertion Does What to PACs or PVCs?
Correct Answer
Makes them disappear
Question 6
Risk Factors for Developing Iron Deficiency Anemia
Correct Answer
Rapid growth
Inadequate dietary intake
Blood loss
Decreased absorption
Prematurity
Question 7
NSAIDs That Can Be Substituted if Ulcers are Present
Correct Answer
Salsalate
COX-2 Inhibitor
Misoprostol
Question 8
Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
Correct Answer
Chronic pain and stiffness with limited motion
Middle age, often women
Usually after a period of immobilization
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,Question 9
Reiter Syndrome
Correct Answer
Chlamydia trachomatis
Conjunctivitis, Arthritis, and Urethritis
Keratoderma blennorrhagia --> kyperkeratotic lesion on palms and soles
Balanitis Circinate --> shallow, painless ulcer on penis
Question 10
Raltegravir
Correct Answer
Inhibits Integrase, preventing HIV genome integration into host cell chromosomes
SE: Hypercholesterolemia
Question 11
Weight loss and jaundice
Correct Answer
Suspect Carcinoma at the head of the pancreas
Question 12
Diphtheria
Correct Answer
Adherent, gray membrane
Low grade fever
Tonsillitis
Tender cervical LAD
**Tx with Antitoxin and Penicillin/Erythromycin**
Question 13
Screening for HTN
Correct Answer
Adults > 18 years
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, Question 14
Goal BPs for Treatment (JNC8)
Correct Answer
<140/90 for adults <60 years without CKD
<150/90 for adults >60 years without CKD
<140/90 for all ages with DM, but no CKD
<140/90 for all ages with CKD +/- DM
Question 15
Elevated Alk Phos and Gamma Glutyl Transpeptidase out of Proportion to
Transaminases
Correct Answer
Obstructive dysfunction
Question 16
Tx for Pseudomonas
Correct Answer
Zosyn (Pipercillin/Tazobactam)
Cefepime
Imipenem
Meropenem
PLUS Ciprofloxacin or Levofloxacin
Question 17
Mild Jaundice After Fasting or Infection
Correct Answer
Gilbert Syndrome
Family Hx of similar
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