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ABFM
ABFM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS, ALREADY PASSED!
(COMPLETE & ACCURATE)
How is the purpura from ITP different from vasculitis causes such as
meningococcal infection, disseminated intravascular coagulation, or
Henoch-Schönlein purpura - ANS ✓ITP is macular = smaller and flat vs the
other ones are palpable/raised
ITP vs HUS/TTP - ANS ✓HUS/TTP = anaemia, neurologic changes, fever, and
renal failure
What lab should be tested for patients on carbamazepine and why - ANS
✓CBC - side effect of agranulocytosis
What lab should be tested for patients on imipramine and why - ANS ✓EKG
2/2 cardiac tox
How many days of thrombo ppx is recommended for patients going for
ortho surgery - ANS ✓At least 35 days outpatient
Pt who is recovering from MI presents with abdominal pain out of
proportion with exam, hypotensive, acidodic. Dx? - ANS ✓Acute mesenteric
artery ischemia of the SMA
Levels of cognitive function - ANS ✓Mild
Mod- memory loss
Dementia
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Kidney stone cause in acidic urine - ANS ✓Uric acid, cystine, and calcium
oxalate
Kidney stone cause in basic urine and tx - ANS ✓struvite (magnesium
ammonium phosphate) and calcium phosphate (po4- has more basic component)
Tx: Cranberry juice or betaine can lower urine pH.
What risks are associated with bisphosphonate - ANS ✓atypical femoral shaft
fractures, osteonecrosis of the jaw, esophagitis, and oesophageal ulceration, as
well as hypocalcaemia
Live attenuated vaccines - ANS ✓Mmr, herpes zoster
Exposure in boilermakers, shipyard workers, or railroad workers, as well
as U.S. Navy veterans - ANS ✓asbestos
Exposure in Mining and manufacturing - ANS ✓Berylliosis
Exposure from sandblasters, miners, - ANS ✓Silicosis
FDA-approved oral treatment for acne rosacea - ANS ✓doxycycline at a sub
antimicrobial dosage (40 mg daily)
What can be used in diarrhea predominant IBS - ANS ✓Celexa
What can be use in constipation dominant IBS - ANS ✓Neomycin
Finkelstein's test is sensitive and specific for - ANS ✓De quervain
tenosynovitis
ABFM
ABFM
ABFM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS, ALREADY PASSED!
(COMPLETE & ACCURATE)
How is the purpura from ITP different from vasculitis causes such as
meningococcal infection, disseminated intravascular coagulation, or
Henoch-Schönlein purpura - ANS ✓ITP is macular = smaller and flat vs the
other ones are palpable/raised
ITP vs HUS/TTP - ANS ✓HUS/TTP = anaemia, neurologic changes, fever, and
renal failure
What lab should be tested for patients on carbamazepine and why - ANS
✓CBC - side effect of agranulocytosis
What lab should be tested for patients on imipramine and why - ANS ✓EKG
2/2 cardiac tox
How many days of thrombo ppx is recommended for patients going for
ortho surgery - ANS ✓At least 35 days outpatient
Pt who is recovering from MI presents with abdominal pain out of
proportion with exam, hypotensive, acidodic. Dx? - ANS ✓Acute mesenteric
artery ischemia of the SMA
Levels of cognitive function - ANS ✓Mild
Mod- memory loss
Dementia
ABFM
, 2
ABFM
Kidney stone cause in acidic urine - ANS ✓Uric acid, cystine, and calcium
oxalate
Kidney stone cause in basic urine and tx - ANS ✓struvite (magnesium
ammonium phosphate) and calcium phosphate (po4- has more basic component)
Tx: Cranberry juice or betaine can lower urine pH.
What risks are associated with bisphosphonate - ANS ✓atypical femoral shaft
fractures, osteonecrosis of the jaw, esophagitis, and oesophageal ulceration, as
well as hypocalcaemia
Live attenuated vaccines - ANS ✓Mmr, herpes zoster
Exposure in boilermakers, shipyard workers, or railroad workers, as well
as U.S. Navy veterans - ANS ✓asbestos
Exposure in Mining and manufacturing - ANS ✓Berylliosis
Exposure from sandblasters, miners, - ANS ✓Silicosis
FDA-approved oral treatment for acne rosacea - ANS ✓doxycycline at a sub
antimicrobial dosage (40 mg daily)
What can be used in diarrhea predominant IBS - ANS ✓Celexa
What can be use in constipation dominant IBS - ANS ✓Neomycin
Finkelstein's test is sensitive and specific for - ANS ✓De quervain
tenosynovitis
ABFM
