Family Medicine Board review Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Most likely cause of the following symptoms
1. Frequent abdominal pain
2. Nonbloody diarrhea
3. 20 lb weight loss
4. Chronic intensely pruritic vesicular rash - correct answer celiac sprue (autoimmune
d/o)
Inflammation of small bowel wall, blunting of villi (villous atrophy), resultant malabsorption
Serum iga tissue transglutaminase antibodies (ttg)
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Signs of primary hyperaldosteronism, and diagnosis? - correct answer 1.
Uncontrollable blood pressure (more common in women)
2. Weakness (or asymptomatic)
3. Hypokalemia
Morning plasma aldosterone/renin ratio (ratio 20 or more, and aldosterone level is 15 ng/dl)
What is thyroiditis? - correct answer inflammatory or destructive (can be subacute,
acute, or chronic)
Ie thyroid can recover
1. Period of hyperthyroidism (transient)
,2. Acute; period of hypothyroidism; chronic - leads to persistent hypothyroidism
In thyroidits, the thyroid is not making any thyroid, just releasing premade thyroid, ie
transient hyperthyroidism
What does a thyroid panel show of someone with euthyroid sick syndrome? - correct
answer abnormal tsh, normal t4
Patient has no symptoms of thyroid dz but are acutely ill w/ some critical illness
Most sensitive test for acl tear? - correct answer lachman test
Signs of multiple myeloma end organ damage? - correct answer 1. Hypercalcemia
2. Renal failure
3. Anemia
4. Skeletal lesions
Mm signs - presence of m protein, monoclonal plasma cells, both
What is femoral neuropathy? - correct answer mononeuropathy assd w/ dm, as well as
secondary to a number of conditions that are common in diabetics and not to the diabetes
itself
Signs of polymyalgia rheumatic? - correct answer 1. White women of european
ancestry
2. > age 50
3. Nml - elevated esr
4. Fever, night sweats, depression, fatigue, malaise, anorexia, weight loss
5. Corticosteroid treatment (48-72 hour dramatic response)
, What is the most common abnormality with refeeding syndrome? - correct
answer hypophosphatemia
Initial management of hypercalcemia of malignancy? - correct answer fluid
replacement with normal saline
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis? - correct answer most common hip disorder between
the ages of 8 and 15 and is more common in boys and overweight or obese children. It
presents with limping and pain, and limited internal rotation of the hip is noted on physical
examination.
What is the treatment for wpw? - correct answer 1. Procainamide
2. Amiodarone
Treatment for nursing hoome-acquired pneumonia? - correct answer 1.
Antipseudomonal cephalosporin - such as cefepime or ceftazidime
And 1 of:
2. Carbapenem such as imipenem or meropenm
3. Extended spectrum b-lactam/b-lactamase inhibitor - (pip/tazo)
4. Fluoroquinolone - such as levofloxacin or ciprofloxacin
5. Aminoglycoside - gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin
Plus
Anti-mrsa ie vancomycin or linezolid
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Most likely cause of the following symptoms
1. Frequent abdominal pain
2. Nonbloody diarrhea
3. 20 lb weight loss
4. Chronic intensely pruritic vesicular rash - correct answer celiac sprue (autoimmune
d/o)
Inflammation of small bowel wall, blunting of villi (villous atrophy), resultant malabsorption
Serum iga tissue transglutaminase antibodies (ttg)
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Signs of primary hyperaldosteronism, and diagnosis? - correct answer 1.
Uncontrollable blood pressure (more common in women)
2. Weakness (or asymptomatic)
3. Hypokalemia
Morning plasma aldosterone/renin ratio (ratio 20 or more, and aldosterone level is 15 ng/dl)
What is thyroiditis? - correct answer inflammatory or destructive (can be subacute,
acute, or chronic)
Ie thyroid can recover
1. Period of hyperthyroidism (transient)
,2. Acute; period of hypothyroidism; chronic - leads to persistent hypothyroidism
In thyroidits, the thyroid is not making any thyroid, just releasing premade thyroid, ie
transient hyperthyroidism
What does a thyroid panel show of someone with euthyroid sick syndrome? - correct
answer abnormal tsh, normal t4
Patient has no symptoms of thyroid dz but are acutely ill w/ some critical illness
Most sensitive test for acl tear? - correct answer lachman test
Signs of multiple myeloma end organ damage? - correct answer 1. Hypercalcemia
2. Renal failure
3. Anemia
4. Skeletal lesions
Mm signs - presence of m protein, monoclonal plasma cells, both
What is femoral neuropathy? - correct answer mononeuropathy assd w/ dm, as well as
secondary to a number of conditions that are common in diabetics and not to the diabetes
itself
Signs of polymyalgia rheumatic? - correct answer 1. White women of european
ancestry
2. > age 50
3. Nml - elevated esr
4. Fever, night sweats, depression, fatigue, malaise, anorexia, weight loss
5. Corticosteroid treatment (48-72 hour dramatic response)
, What is the most common abnormality with refeeding syndrome? - correct
answer hypophosphatemia
Initial management of hypercalcemia of malignancy? - correct answer fluid
replacement with normal saline
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis? - correct answer most common hip disorder between
the ages of 8 and 15 and is more common in boys and overweight or obese children. It
presents with limping and pain, and limited internal rotation of the hip is noted on physical
examination.
What is the treatment for wpw? - correct answer 1. Procainamide
2. Amiodarone
Treatment for nursing hoome-acquired pneumonia? - correct answer 1.
Antipseudomonal cephalosporin - such as cefepime or ceftazidime
And 1 of:
2. Carbapenem such as imipenem or meropenm
3. Extended spectrum b-lactam/b-lactamase inhibitor - (pip/tazo)
4. Fluoroquinolone - such as levofloxacin or ciprofloxacin
5. Aminoglycoside - gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin
Plus
Anti-mrsa ie vancomycin or linezolid
