ABIM IM BOARDS ITE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
●● Study designs - retrospective (case control).
Answer: Subjects divided by outcome, then retrospectively assessing
frequency of risk factors
●● Study designs - prospective (cohort).
Answer: Subjects divided by risk factor, then prospectively followed for
outcome
●● Study designs - randomized controlled trial.
Answer: Subjective randomly divided and one group receives
intervention
●● Positive likelihood ratio (LR+).
Answer: Sensitivity/(1-Specificity)
●● Negative likelihood ratio (LR-).
Answer: (1-Sensitivity)/Specificity
, ●● Vaccines - needed every pregnancy.
Answer: Tdap and influenza
●● Vaccines - MMR not indicated for adults born before ___.
Answer: 1957
●● Vaccines - pneumococcal vaccines (PCV13 and PPSV23) indicated
in these groups.
Answer: Immunocompetent age >65
Functional or anatomic asplenia
Immunocompromised
CSF leaks or cochlear implants
●● Vaccines - pneumococcal vaccine (PPSV23 with revaccination with
PPSV23 5 years later) indicated in these groups.
Answer: Immunocompetent with following conditions:
Chronic heart, lung or liver disease
Diabetes
Alcoholism
Cigarette smoking
●● Screening - abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Answer: One-time in all men 65-76 who have ever smoked
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
●● Study designs - retrospective (case control).
Answer: Subjects divided by outcome, then retrospectively assessing
frequency of risk factors
●● Study designs - prospective (cohort).
Answer: Subjects divided by risk factor, then prospectively followed for
outcome
●● Study designs - randomized controlled trial.
Answer: Subjective randomly divided and one group receives
intervention
●● Positive likelihood ratio (LR+).
Answer: Sensitivity/(1-Specificity)
●● Negative likelihood ratio (LR-).
Answer: (1-Sensitivity)/Specificity
, ●● Vaccines - needed every pregnancy.
Answer: Tdap and influenza
●● Vaccines - MMR not indicated for adults born before ___.
Answer: 1957
●● Vaccines - pneumococcal vaccines (PCV13 and PPSV23) indicated
in these groups.
Answer: Immunocompetent age >65
Functional or anatomic asplenia
Immunocompromised
CSF leaks or cochlear implants
●● Vaccines - pneumococcal vaccine (PPSV23 with revaccination with
PPSV23 5 years later) indicated in these groups.
Answer: Immunocompetent with following conditions:
Chronic heart, lung or liver disease
Diabetes
Alcoholism
Cigarette smoking
●● Screening - abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Answer: One-time in all men 65-76 who have ever smoked
