ABFM MEDICINE EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
complexion for someone with carbon monoxide poisoning ( Correct answers
) flushed
symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning ( Correct answers ) SOB,
tachycarida, nausea, HA, pulse sats
tachypnea,
100%
pathophysiology of cabon monoxide poisoning ( Correct answers ) all
O2 carrying
sites on hemoglobin are occupied by CO, which such a high affinity for
hemoglobin
O2 cannot that
displace it
prophylaxis for acute mountain sickness (2) ( Correct answers )
acetazolamide orstarted day before
dexamethasone
travel
hepatitis C screening ( Correct answers ) 1 time screen for patients born
between
and 19651945
(B)
5 systemic diseases associated with uveitis ( Correct answers )
seronegative
spondyloarthropathies, sarcoidosis, syphilis, rhemuatoid arthritis,
reactive arthritis
why are they called seronegative spondylarthropathies? ( Correct
answers ) RF
negativ
e
low carb diet effect on insulin resistance ( Correct answers )
decreases (!)
hyperbaric oxygen treatment can be used for 2 things ( Correct
answers )
decompression sickness, wounds caused by crush
injuries
diabetic foot injuries and hyperbaric oxygen ( Correct answers ) short
term term
long but not
improvement
CKD definition ( Correct answers ) GFR < 60 or evidence of kidney
damage for 3
month
s
when to stop metformin in CKD patients ( Correct answers )
GFR < 30
treatment of symptomatic hyponatremia ( Correct answers ) hypertonic
saline(inc
rates at slow
by only 1-2 mEq/dL per
hour)
, pre-op testing for cataract surgery ( Correct answers ) nothing if patient is
in normal state of health
hyponatremia overcorrection ( Correct answers ) from low to high the
pons willpontine
(central die
demyelinosis)
hypernatremic overcorrection ( Correct answers ) from high to low your
brain will blow (cerebral edema)
weight loss needed for significant improvement of lipids, blood gluocse
homeostasis, and CAD risk reduction ( Correct answers ) 10% for > 1
year
intervention that results in most effective long term weight
reduction ( Correct answers ) bariatric surgery
diagnosis of septic shock requires this ( Correct answers ) high lactate or
hypotension refractory to IV fluids
diagnosis of severe sepsis (3) ( Correct answers ) (sepsis + organ failure),
increase in creatinine >0.5, thrombocytopenia, hyperbilirubinemia
diagnosis of sepsis ( Correct answers ) 2 SIRS + suspected source
of infection
SIRS criteria ( Correct answers ) temp >38 or <36, HR >90, RR >20 or
PaCO2 <32,
>12000 WBC or
or <4000
bands >10%
seronegative spondyloarthropathies (4) ( Correct answers ) "PAIR P:
arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies (4) "PAIR P: psoriatic
psoriatic
A: ankylosing
arthritis
I: inflammatoy bowel
spondylitis
R: reactive
disease
arthritis"
symptoms of hypophosphatemia (9) ( Correct answers ) dysrythmias,
failure, heart failure, hypotension, ileus, metabolic acidosis, seizures,
respiratory
coma, suddent
deat
h
cause of hypophosphatemia in refeeding syndrome ( Correct answers )
carbs increase
insulin release which stimulates cells to take up phosphate and leads
to severe
hypophosphotemia, cells are then unable to produce enough ATP to
meet metabolic
demand
s
heatstroke vs heat exhaustion ( Correct answers ) heat stroke has CNS
involvement
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
complexion for someone with carbon monoxide poisoning ( Correct answers
) flushed
symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning ( Correct answers ) SOB,
tachycarida, nausea, HA, pulse sats
tachypnea,
100%
pathophysiology of cabon monoxide poisoning ( Correct answers ) all
O2 carrying
sites on hemoglobin are occupied by CO, which such a high affinity for
hemoglobin
O2 cannot that
displace it
prophylaxis for acute mountain sickness (2) ( Correct answers )
acetazolamide orstarted day before
dexamethasone
travel
hepatitis C screening ( Correct answers ) 1 time screen for patients born
between
and 19651945
(B)
5 systemic diseases associated with uveitis ( Correct answers )
seronegative
spondyloarthropathies, sarcoidosis, syphilis, rhemuatoid arthritis,
reactive arthritis
why are they called seronegative spondylarthropathies? ( Correct
answers ) RF
negativ
e
low carb diet effect on insulin resistance ( Correct answers )
decreases (!)
hyperbaric oxygen treatment can be used for 2 things ( Correct
answers )
decompression sickness, wounds caused by crush
injuries
diabetic foot injuries and hyperbaric oxygen ( Correct answers ) short
term term
long but not
improvement
CKD definition ( Correct answers ) GFR < 60 or evidence of kidney
damage for 3
month
s
when to stop metformin in CKD patients ( Correct answers )
GFR < 30
treatment of symptomatic hyponatremia ( Correct answers ) hypertonic
saline(inc
rates at slow
by only 1-2 mEq/dL per
hour)
, pre-op testing for cataract surgery ( Correct answers ) nothing if patient is
in normal state of health
hyponatremia overcorrection ( Correct answers ) from low to high the
pons willpontine
(central die
demyelinosis)
hypernatremic overcorrection ( Correct answers ) from high to low your
brain will blow (cerebral edema)
weight loss needed for significant improvement of lipids, blood gluocse
homeostasis, and CAD risk reduction ( Correct answers ) 10% for > 1
year
intervention that results in most effective long term weight
reduction ( Correct answers ) bariatric surgery
diagnosis of septic shock requires this ( Correct answers ) high lactate or
hypotension refractory to IV fluids
diagnosis of severe sepsis (3) ( Correct answers ) (sepsis + organ failure),
increase in creatinine >0.5, thrombocytopenia, hyperbilirubinemia
diagnosis of sepsis ( Correct answers ) 2 SIRS + suspected source
of infection
SIRS criteria ( Correct answers ) temp >38 or <36, HR >90, RR >20 or
PaCO2 <32,
>12000 WBC or
or <4000
bands >10%
seronegative spondyloarthropathies (4) ( Correct answers ) "PAIR P:
arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies (4) "PAIR P: psoriatic
psoriatic
A: ankylosing
arthritis
I: inflammatoy bowel
spondylitis
R: reactive
disease
arthritis"
symptoms of hypophosphatemia (9) ( Correct answers ) dysrythmias,
failure, heart failure, hypotension, ileus, metabolic acidosis, seizures,
respiratory
coma, suddent
deat
h
cause of hypophosphatemia in refeeding syndrome ( Correct answers )
carbs increase
insulin release which stimulates cells to take up phosphate and leads
to severe
hypophosphotemia, cells are then unable to produce enough ATP to
meet metabolic
demand
s
heatstroke vs heat exhaustion ( Correct answers ) heat stroke has CNS
involvement
