ABFM BOARD REVIEW: GENERAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
What do you do with a thyroid nodule > 1 cm - ANSWER-TSH, followed by a
radionuclide scan if the results are abnormal
Diagnostic US is recommended for all pts witha suspected thyroid nodule, nodular
goiter, or nodule found incidentally on anothWhater imaging study
What anti-epileptic/bipolar med should be started at a low dosage to minmiize the risk of
SJS - ANSWER-Lamictal... higher risk of DJD when pt already on divalproex
The occurrence of 2 or more lab confirmed cases of influenza A is considered an
outbreak in a LTCF. - ANSWER-CDC recommends chemoprophylaxis for ALL residents
who are asymptomatic and treatment for all residents who are symptomatic
What provider the best evidence for treatment, screening, or prevention strategies -
ANSWER-meta analysis
This value refers to the percentage of patients with a positive test for a disease who
actually have the disease. - ANSWER-PPV
Thisvalue of a test is the proportion of patients with negative test results who do not
have the disorder - ANSWER-NPV
The percentage of patients with a disorder who have a positive test for that disorder is a
test's... - ANSWER-SENSITIVITY
treatment hypercalcemia of malignancy - ANSWER-step 1: NS (volume repletion)
step 2: then consider pamidronate
recommended as the initial approach to treatment of neuropathic pain in diabetes (list 2)
- ANSWER-pregabalin or duloxetine
treatment for acute gout in a pt with kidney disease - ANSWER-steroids
(avoid NSAIDs, colchicine)
first line medication for PTSD (name 2 SSRIs) - ANSWER-paroxetine, sertraline
Crohn's disease typically spares what part of the body - ANSWER-the rectum
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
What do you do with a thyroid nodule > 1 cm - ANSWER-TSH, followed by a
radionuclide scan if the results are abnormal
Diagnostic US is recommended for all pts witha suspected thyroid nodule, nodular
goiter, or nodule found incidentally on anothWhater imaging study
What anti-epileptic/bipolar med should be started at a low dosage to minmiize the risk of
SJS - ANSWER-Lamictal... higher risk of DJD when pt already on divalproex
The occurrence of 2 or more lab confirmed cases of influenza A is considered an
outbreak in a LTCF. - ANSWER-CDC recommends chemoprophylaxis for ALL residents
who are asymptomatic and treatment for all residents who are symptomatic
What provider the best evidence for treatment, screening, or prevention strategies -
ANSWER-meta analysis
This value refers to the percentage of patients with a positive test for a disease who
actually have the disease. - ANSWER-PPV
Thisvalue of a test is the proportion of patients with negative test results who do not
have the disorder - ANSWER-NPV
The percentage of patients with a disorder who have a positive test for that disorder is a
test's... - ANSWER-SENSITIVITY
treatment hypercalcemia of malignancy - ANSWER-step 1: NS (volume repletion)
step 2: then consider pamidronate
recommended as the initial approach to treatment of neuropathic pain in diabetes (list 2)
- ANSWER-pregabalin or duloxetine
treatment for acute gout in a pt with kidney disease - ANSWER-steroids
(avoid NSAIDs, colchicine)
first line medication for PTSD (name 2 SSRIs) - ANSWER-paroxetine, sertraline
Crohn's disease typically spares what part of the body - ANSWER-the rectum
