ABIM IM BOARDS ITE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS.2025/2026
Women aged 65 and older AND younger women with fracture risk of 9.3% or higher - ----Answers---=-screen for osteoporosis with DEXA
Ibuprofen / naproxen for primary dysmenorrhea, if side effect or not controlled, - ----Answers---=-OCP
Reduce risk of pressure ulcers in at risk-patients - ----Answers---=-use advanced static mattresses of overlays
life expectancy of at least --- years is expected to benefit from screening mammography - ----Answers---=-10 years
Frequent episodes of binge eating >1/week followed by innapropriate compensatory behaviors (vomiting, laxatives,enema etc) due to fear of gaining weight - ----Answers---=-Bulimia nervosa
anorexia BMI - ----Answers---=-generally underweight, or less than 18.5
otitis media with effusion management - ----Answers---=-observe, usually resolves in 12 weeks
otitis externa treatment - ----Answers---=-combined antibiotic and glucocorticoid ototopical medication, ee.g neomycin +polymyxin b +hydrocortisone 1 / 3
topical lidocaine is effective in treatment of herpetic neuralgia - ---- Answers---=-topical lidocaine
describe uveitis - ----Answers---=-unilateral eye pain, photophobia, ciliary flush (Circumferential redness along the border of the sclera and cornea), there may be miosis
Indications for bariatric surgery - ----Answers---=-BMI 40 or higher without comorbidities, BMI 35 with comorbities
Orlistat - ----Answers---=-Weight loss medication, loose stool common side effect. Lose about 3.5kg over 1 year
Lorcaserin - ----Answers---=-Weight loss medication, avoid in pts taking SSRIs sue to elevation in serotonin
Phentermine-topiramate - ----Answers---=-Weight loss medication, avoid in glaucoma
acromioclavicular join degeneration presentation - ----Answers---=- pain on superior aspect of shoulder, tenderness on palpation of A-C joint, pain with shoulder adduction and abduction >120 degrees
Supraspinatus tear test - ----Answers---=-Positive drop arm test
supraspinatus tendinitis - ----Answers---=-pain on shoulder abduction or painful arc 2 / 3
Lung cancer screening - ----Answers---=-ANNUAL LOW-DOSE CT for age 55-80 years with 30-pack year smoking history, including those who quit within 15 years
AAA Screening - ----Answers---=-One time abdominal US for men 65-75 who have smoked at least 100 cigarrettes
standard outcome measure for cohort study - ----Answers---=-relative risk
Treatment options for bipolar depression - ----Answers---=-Seroquel monotherapy, combination olanzapine-fluoxetine
hormonal estrogen is contraindicated in women with migraines+aura due to risk of - ----Answers---=-stroke
PAP smear screening - ----Answers---=-women 21-65 , every 3 years.In women 30 - 65, every 5 years if combined with HPV testing
Indications for high intensity statin - ----Answers---=-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 - ----Answers---=-
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