ABFM ITE New 2023-2024 /627 Questions And
Answers Graded (A+)
Quiz :CAP antibiotic that causes VF - Answer :Azithromycin
- The arrhythmia results from prolongation of the QT interval and is also more
common in patients with a prior cardiac history.
Quiz :Anti-DM medications for weight loss - Answer :GLP1 receptor agonists
e.g. Exenatide
SGLT-2 inhibitor e.g. Canagliflozin
Quiz :Screening test with greatest potential for over diagnosis - Answer :PSA
Quiz :Clinical manifestation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -
Answer :Asymmetric leg weakness
Quiz :Opioid to avoid in palliative patient with severe hepatic dysfunction -
Answer :Methadone
- It is metabolized and cleared by the liver, and should therefore not be used in
patients with severe hepatic impairment. It is, however, a reasonable option
for patients with severe renal impairment.
Quiz :Lung cancer screening with low dose CT Chest annually - Answer :Adults
55-80yo with 30 pack year history and currently smoking or quit within last 15
years
Quiz :NOAC with reversal agent - Answer :Dabigatran
Quiz :Reduces alcoholism but creating an acute ethanol sensitivity -
Answer :Disulfiram
Quiz :Antidepressant to be avoided in the elderly - Answer :Paroxetine
(associated with more anticholinergic effects)
SSRIs > SNRIs, atypical antipsychotics may be added for resistant depression
Quiz :Age group between which American Academy of Pediatrics recommends
administration of an autism-specific screening tool - Answer :18-24 months old
,Quiz :Most common neurological complication of Paget's disease of the bone -
Answer :
Quiz :Most common cardiac complication of Lyme disease - Answer :Heart
blocks
Quiz :Examination finding of those with bacterial vaginosis - Answer :Vaginal
pH >4.5 (normal vaginal pH should be acidic)
Quiz :Most common cause of medication-related adverse events across health
care settings in the United States - Answer :Antibiotics
Quiz :Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis - Answer :Not
recommended
Quiz :In anaphylaxis, which drug is most likely helpful in preventing the need
for intubation? - Answer :
Quiz :Barrett's oesophagus with no dysplasia - Answer :
Quiz :Positive family history of colorectal cancer - Answer :Individuals who
have a first-degree relative with colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma
diagnosed before 60 years of age or two first-degree relatives diagnosed at any
age should be advised to start screening colonoscopy at 40 years of age or 10
years younger than the earliest diagnosis in their family, whichever comes first.
Quiz :Most common cause of hearing loss in newborns - Answer :Genetic
inheritance
Quiz :Lab findings in Von Willebrand disease - Answer :
Quiz :U.S. federal labor law requires companies with >50 employees to
provide which benefits for employees who are nursing mothers - Answer :
Quiz :Influenza vaccination in those with potential egg allergy - Answer :All
currently available influenza vaccines, with the exceptions of recombinant and
cell-culture-based inactivated influenza vaccines, are prepared using
embryonated egg culture and can potentially provoke allergic and anaphylactic
reactions.
,For those who report that they can eat lightly cooked scrambled eggs,
vaccination can proceed without precaution or observation. Those who have
experienced only hives can also receive any influenza vaccine appropriate for
their age and health status.
People who have experienced symptoms such as hypotension, wheezing,
nausea, or vomiting, or reactions requiring emergency attention or
epinephrine after eating eggs or egg-containing foods can also receive any
influenza vaccine appropriate for their age and health status and also do not
need to be observed. However, the vaccine should be administered by a
provider who can recognize and manage severe allergic reactions.
Quiz :How is the Timed Up and Go test useful in GRM patients? -
Answer :Helps to assess the risk of falling
Quiz :Antidepressant that can prolong QT interval to be avoided in those on
concomitant atypical antipsychotics - Answer :Citalopram, Escitalopram
Other SSRIs, as well as bupropion, venlafaxine, and mirtazapine, do not have
this effect. Both tricyclic antidepressants and antipsychotics, commonly used in
patients also taking SSRIs, can cause QT prolongation, making their combined
use problematic.
Quiz :Antibiotic for traveller's diarrhoea - Answer :Azithromycin
Prevented by washing hands frequently
Quiz :Most effective medication for treating fibromyalgia - Answer :TCAs >
SSRIs (helps with some pain reduction)
Quiz :In a healthy full-term infant who is exclusively breastfed, iron
supplementation should begin at what age in order to prevent iron deficiency
anaemia? - Answer :4 months
- In preterm babies (before 37w), elemental iron supplementation (2mg/kg per
day) should begin at 1 month of age and should continue until 12 months of
age, unless the infant had multiple blood transfusions.
, Quiz :In primary nephrotic syndrome, other than proteinuria and low albumin,
what else is commonly observed? - Answer :Coagulopathy
Quiz :Chronic medication that can cause B12 deficiency - Answer :Metformin
Quiz :Strongest risk factor for primary hypertension in children and
adolescents - Answer :Elevated BMI
Quiz :While Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus species are the most
common causes of skin and soft-tissue infection, which organism should also
be considered? - Answer :Pseudomonas
Quiz :Treatment of erythrasma (Wood's lamp coral pink/red fluorescence,
fine-scaled with a cigarette-paper appearance) caused by Corynebacterium
minutissimum infection - Answer :Erythromycin
Quiz :Which radiologic funding of a lung nodule is most predictive of
malignancy? - Answer :
Quiz :Which investigation is routine in all newborns with Down syndrome? -
Answer :Echocardiography
Quiz :Treatment duration for provoked vs unprovoked PE - Answer :3 months
and indefinitely respectively
Quiz :In patients with symptoms indicative of pneumonia or heart failure,
what investigations can be done to determine treatment of either condition or
both? - Answer :BNP and procalcitonin levels
Quiz :How to increase HDL (good cholesterol)? - Answer :Add niacin
Quiz :Dietary recommendation in diverticulosis - Answer :High fibre or take
fibre supplements
Quiz :Side effects of prolonged PPI use - Answer :C diff infection, hypoMg, hip
fracture
Quiz :Which antiemetic blocks dopamine stimulation in the chemoreceptor
trigger zone? - Answer :Metoclopramide
Answers Graded (A+)
Quiz :CAP antibiotic that causes VF - Answer :Azithromycin
- The arrhythmia results from prolongation of the QT interval and is also more
common in patients with a prior cardiac history.
Quiz :Anti-DM medications for weight loss - Answer :GLP1 receptor agonists
e.g. Exenatide
SGLT-2 inhibitor e.g. Canagliflozin
Quiz :Screening test with greatest potential for over diagnosis - Answer :PSA
Quiz :Clinical manifestation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -
Answer :Asymmetric leg weakness
Quiz :Opioid to avoid in palliative patient with severe hepatic dysfunction -
Answer :Methadone
- It is metabolized and cleared by the liver, and should therefore not be used in
patients with severe hepatic impairment. It is, however, a reasonable option
for patients with severe renal impairment.
Quiz :Lung cancer screening with low dose CT Chest annually - Answer :Adults
55-80yo with 30 pack year history and currently smoking or quit within last 15
years
Quiz :NOAC with reversal agent - Answer :Dabigatran
Quiz :Reduces alcoholism but creating an acute ethanol sensitivity -
Answer :Disulfiram
Quiz :Antidepressant to be avoided in the elderly - Answer :Paroxetine
(associated with more anticholinergic effects)
SSRIs > SNRIs, atypical antipsychotics may be added for resistant depression
Quiz :Age group between which American Academy of Pediatrics recommends
administration of an autism-specific screening tool - Answer :18-24 months old
,Quiz :Most common neurological complication of Paget's disease of the bone -
Answer :
Quiz :Most common cardiac complication of Lyme disease - Answer :Heart
blocks
Quiz :Examination finding of those with bacterial vaginosis - Answer :Vaginal
pH >4.5 (normal vaginal pH should be acidic)
Quiz :Most common cause of medication-related adverse events across health
care settings in the United States - Answer :Antibiotics
Quiz :Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis - Answer :Not
recommended
Quiz :In anaphylaxis, which drug is most likely helpful in preventing the need
for intubation? - Answer :
Quiz :Barrett's oesophagus with no dysplasia - Answer :
Quiz :Positive family history of colorectal cancer - Answer :Individuals who
have a first-degree relative with colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma
diagnosed before 60 years of age or two first-degree relatives diagnosed at any
age should be advised to start screening colonoscopy at 40 years of age or 10
years younger than the earliest diagnosis in their family, whichever comes first.
Quiz :Most common cause of hearing loss in newborns - Answer :Genetic
inheritance
Quiz :Lab findings in Von Willebrand disease - Answer :
Quiz :U.S. federal labor law requires companies with >50 employees to
provide which benefits for employees who are nursing mothers - Answer :
Quiz :Influenza vaccination in those with potential egg allergy - Answer :All
currently available influenza vaccines, with the exceptions of recombinant and
cell-culture-based inactivated influenza vaccines, are prepared using
embryonated egg culture and can potentially provoke allergic and anaphylactic
reactions.
,For those who report that they can eat lightly cooked scrambled eggs,
vaccination can proceed without precaution or observation. Those who have
experienced only hives can also receive any influenza vaccine appropriate for
their age and health status.
People who have experienced symptoms such as hypotension, wheezing,
nausea, or vomiting, or reactions requiring emergency attention or
epinephrine after eating eggs or egg-containing foods can also receive any
influenza vaccine appropriate for their age and health status and also do not
need to be observed. However, the vaccine should be administered by a
provider who can recognize and manage severe allergic reactions.
Quiz :How is the Timed Up and Go test useful in GRM patients? -
Answer :Helps to assess the risk of falling
Quiz :Antidepressant that can prolong QT interval to be avoided in those on
concomitant atypical antipsychotics - Answer :Citalopram, Escitalopram
Other SSRIs, as well as bupropion, venlafaxine, and mirtazapine, do not have
this effect. Both tricyclic antidepressants and antipsychotics, commonly used in
patients also taking SSRIs, can cause QT prolongation, making their combined
use problematic.
Quiz :Antibiotic for traveller's diarrhoea - Answer :Azithromycin
Prevented by washing hands frequently
Quiz :Most effective medication for treating fibromyalgia - Answer :TCAs >
SSRIs (helps with some pain reduction)
Quiz :In a healthy full-term infant who is exclusively breastfed, iron
supplementation should begin at what age in order to prevent iron deficiency
anaemia? - Answer :4 months
- In preterm babies (before 37w), elemental iron supplementation (2mg/kg per
day) should begin at 1 month of age and should continue until 12 months of
age, unless the infant had multiple blood transfusions.
, Quiz :In primary nephrotic syndrome, other than proteinuria and low albumin,
what else is commonly observed? - Answer :Coagulopathy
Quiz :Chronic medication that can cause B12 deficiency - Answer :Metformin
Quiz :Strongest risk factor for primary hypertension in children and
adolescents - Answer :Elevated BMI
Quiz :While Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus species are the most
common causes of skin and soft-tissue infection, which organism should also
be considered? - Answer :Pseudomonas
Quiz :Treatment of erythrasma (Wood's lamp coral pink/red fluorescence,
fine-scaled with a cigarette-paper appearance) caused by Corynebacterium
minutissimum infection - Answer :Erythromycin
Quiz :Which radiologic funding of a lung nodule is most predictive of
malignancy? - Answer :
Quiz :Which investigation is routine in all newborns with Down syndrome? -
Answer :Echocardiography
Quiz :Treatment duration for provoked vs unprovoked PE - Answer :3 months
and indefinitely respectively
Quiz :In patients with symptoms indicative of pneumonia or heart failure,
what investigations can be done to determine treatment of either condition or
both? - Answer :BNP and procalcitonin levels
Quiz :How to increase HDL (good cholesterol)? - Answer :Add niacin
Quiz :Dietary recommendation in diverticulosis - Answer :High fibre or take
fibre supplements
Quiz :Side effects of prolonged PPI use - Answer :C diff infection, hypoMg, hip
fracture
Quiz :Which antiemetic blocks dopamine stimulation in the chemoreceptor
trigger zone? - Answer :Metoclopramide
