This document provides key answers to questions from the Part 1 June 2019 exam of the Arab Board in Internal Medicine. It lists 35 multiple choice questions from the exam along with the answer choices. For each question, a brief explanation for the answer is given. The answers focus on topics in internal medicine, neurology, cardiology, endocrinology, and other areas.
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This document provides key answers to questions from the Part 1 June 2019 exam of the Arab Board in Internal Medicine. It lists 35 multiple choice questions from the exam along with the answer choices. For each question, a brief explanation for the answer is given. The answers focus on topics in internal medicine, neurology, cardiology, endocrinology, and other areas.
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30. C. the adult worm has a length of 4 centimeters. Enterobiasis is observed most frequently among school children aged 5 to 10 years. Adult male reaches 2.5 mm. 31. E. Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole. 32. B. levofloxacin. 33. B. Hepatitis B Virus. HIV risk is 0.3%m HBV risk is 6%-30%, HCV risk is 1.8%. 34. B. The HSV PCR in CSF is very specific test for diagnosis. Fever is present in 90% of cases. Temporal lobe is involved. PCR is 94%- 100% specific. 35. D. Central sleep apnea. BMI >30 is a criterion for OHS. Elevated serum bicarbonate (>27 mEq/L) is an association with OHS. 36. A. Phenytoin. 37. D. Unilateral vestibular neuritis. In an acute peripheral vestibular lesion, the fast phase of the nystagmus is directed away from the lesion (left here); also the caloric test indicates left sided lesion. 38. D. Hypervitaminosis E. 39. A. The usual age of presentation is between 20 and 40 years. Early symptoms — In a systematic review of 27 eligible studies published by May 2005 that evaluated patients with relapsing-remitting MS, bowel and/or bladder symptoms at onset and incomplete recovery from a first attack had the strongest and most consistent associations with poor prognosis. Additional factors that predicted long-term disability in those with relapsing-remitting MS were a short interval between the first and second attack, and early accumulation of disability. Other MS symptoms and signs at disease onset were once thought to predict a favorable (sensory symptoms, optic neuritis) or unfavorable (pyramidal, brainstem, and cerebellar symptoms) prognosis. However, subsequent data suggested that none of these onset symptoms were independent prognostic factors. 40. E. Extension of upper and lower limbs upon pressure over the supraorbital ridge. 41. C. mononeuritis multiplex. Hyperemesis of pregnancy might lead to Wernicke encephalopathy. Chorea from any cause beginning during pregnancy has been called chorea gravidarum. 5 Page Key Answers of Part 1 June 2019 – Nabeel Ibrahim 42. A. Plasma aldosterone to plasma rennin ratio. 43. B. She has type 2 Diabetes and need to start on metformin. Diagnosis of Diabetes Symptomatic hyperglycemia — The diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is easily established when a patient presents with classic symptoms of hyperglycemia (thirst, polyuria, weight loss, blurry vision) and has a random blood glucose value of 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) or higher. Most patients with type 1 diabetes are symptomatic and have plasma glucose concentrations well above ≥200 mg/dL. Some patients with type 2 diabetes also present with symptomatic hyperglycemia and blood glucose ≥200 mg/dL. Asymptomatic hyperglycemia — The diagnosis of diabetes in an asymptomatic individual (generally type 2 diabetes) can be established with any of the following criteria: FPG values ≥126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L). ●Two-hour plasma glucose values of ≥200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) during a 75 g OGTT. ●A1C values ≥6.5 percent (48 mmol/mol). In the absence of unequivocal symptomatic hyperglycemia, the diagnosis of diabetes must be confirmed on a subsequent day by repeat measurement, repeating the same test for confirmation. However, if two different tests (eg, FPG and A1C) are available and are concordant for the diagnosis of diabetes, additional testing is not needed. If two different tests are discordant, the test that is diagnostic of diabetes should be repeated to confirm the diagnosis [American Diabetes Association. 2. Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2020. Diabetes Care 2020; 43:S14.]. 44. D. Parathyroidectomy. Indications for surgery in this case: serum calcium concentration of 1.0 mg/dL or more above the upper limit of normal, elevated 24-hour calcium level. 45. C. Subacute Thyroiditis. Serum thyroglobulin Level is elevated according to the reference range of the question, so this supports the diagnosis of thyroiditis. The thyroid gland being non-tender is a point against the diagnosis of thyroiditis. The patient being a pharmacist is also a point for the diagnsosis of iatrogenic. So the most likely answer is subacute thyroiditis (according to the elevated thyroglobulin). 46. Start dopamine agonist. 47. E. Beginning therapy with a calcium channel blocker. 6 Page Key Answers of Part 1 June 2019 – Nabeel Ibrahim 48. C. Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis. This lady has an acute portal vein thrombosis after developing nephrotic syndrome due to her Penicillamine treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Acute portal vein thrombosis often presents with RUQ pain, vomiting and can have fever. It is unlikely to have any features of portal hypertension and the LFTS are often only mildly deranged. The history of ankle swelling combined with proteinuria, hypoalbuminaemia and abnormal renal function should suggest proteinuria in this patient. Biliary colic is the main alternative here but the presence of renal impairment and the clinical history should make you think of nephrotic syndrome. Reference: PASSMEDICINE/MRCP 2015. 49. E. Beginning therapy with a calcium-channel blocker. A scenario of vasospastic angina (Prinzmetal or Variant angina). 50. B. Spironolactone. 51. C. The bone pain in sickle cell crisis is due to bone and bone marrow infarction. 52. B. Anti-CCP antibodies. Difficulties with glucocorticoid tapering make the diagnosis of PMR in doubt, especially with symptoms bilaterally in wrists and hands. Anti-CCP antibodies test is part of the work-up of PMR evaluation. 53. C. IV magnesium Sulfate. 54. C. Activated charcoal. (Uncertain Answer). Gastric lavage and whole bowel irrigation are not recommended in patients with phenytoin toxicity. Gastrointestinal decontamination and removal — Activated charcoal (AC) may be useful in the setting of a recent ingestion (ie, within several hours). Multiple doses may remove some unbound phenytoin undergoing enterohepatic circulation, even if the phenytoin was administered intravenously, or in cases of chronic phenytoin toxicity. When considering treatment with AC, clinicians must weigh the potential benefits of treatment with the risks of charcoal aspiration, particularly because nausea, vomiting, and central nervous system depression occur frequently with phenytoin intoxication. We suggest that a single dose of activated charcoal be administered to patients with phenytoin overdose, unless they manifest a depressed mental status. We do not always use multidose activated charcoal (MDAC), but it appears 7 Page Key Answers of Part 1 June 2019 – Nabeel Ibrahim to be effective. MDAC has been used successfully when phenytoin concentrations have remained persistently elevated secondary to impaired metabolism. Charcoal should be withheld in patients who cannot protect their airway, unless endotracheal intubation is performed first. However, endotracheal intubation should not be performed solely for the purpose of giving charcoal. (UpToDate 2020). 55. A. Do not exceed 6-8 mEq/L in any 24 hour period. 56. A. Gastric Adenocarcinoma. 57. A. Outpatient follow-up. 58. A. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. 59. B. Hemophilus influenza. Cellular immune dysfunction represents a patient with AIDS, CMV, Mycobacteria, Pneumocystis, and Histoplasma, are important pathogens in this regard. Encapsulated bacteria, like Hemophilus, are important pathogen, in patients with HYPOSPLENISM. 60. B. Obtain Chest X-Ray. The clinical picture suggests hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. This process, the pathogenesis of which is unknown, is characterized by clubbing of digits, periosteal new bone formation, and arthritis. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is associated with intrathoracic malignancy, suppurative lung disease, and congenital heart problems. Treatment is directed at the underlying disease process. While x-rays may suggest osteomyelitis, the process is usually bilateral and easily distinguishable from osteomyelitis. The first step in evaluation of this patient is to obtain a chest x-ray looking for lung infection and carcinoma. The process is periarticular, not articular; so septic arthritis, treated with parenteral antibiotics, would not be a consideration. Although there is warmth over the wrists, the clubbing and periosteal changes would not be seen in rheumatoid arthritis, so wrist aspiration and methotrexate therapy would not address the underlying problem. An elevated sedimentation rate could be seen in neoplasm, infection, and inflammatory arthritis and would therefore be of little diagnostic value. Reference: Pre-Test Medicine 14e. 61. C. Ciprofloxacin. Treatment for animal bites should cover Pasteurella species and anaerobic organisms, as well as Capnocytophaga canimorsus. A quinolone such as ciprofloxacin could be used if given 8 Page Key Answers of Part 1 June 2019 – Nabeel Ibrahim together with metronidazole or clindamycin for anaerobic coverage, but ciprofloxacin alone is not adequate empiric treatment. Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a gram-negative rod that is part of normal oral flora of canines and other animals, including cats and rabbits. Those who are asplenic and those with liver disease or other immune suppression are at increased risk for severe disease and can develop shock, purpuric lesions, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). Capnocytophaga canimorsus can take up to 14 days to culture, so in suspected cases treat empirically with amoxicillin/clavulanate or imipenem for critical illness, or piperacillin-tazobactam would also be acceptable. Reference: Brigham Intensive Review infectious diseases Q19. 62. B. FEV1 1.0 L (33% of predicted), FVC 3.0 L (75% of predicted), FEV1/FVC 0.33 (44% of predicted). 63. D. 20%. In the United States it has been determined to be cost effective to treat if the 10-year fracture risk from FRAX is 20% or higher, and/or the 10-year risk of hip fracture is 3% or higher. 64. C. B blockers. 65. C. Smoking Cessation. Smoking cessation can substantially reduce the rate of decline in lung function (forced expiratory volume in one second [FEV1]) that occurs in smokers with COPD. As an example, the Lung Health Study reported a decline in postbronchodilator FEV1 of 54 and 66 mL/year in women and men, respectively, who continued to smoke over an 11 year period. Women and men who were sustained quitters of smoking had significantly lower declines in FEV1 of 22 and 30 mL per year, respectively. 66. A. He can be reassured that he is at no increased risk of developing renal disease. Orthostatic (also referred to as postural) proteinuria is characterized by an elevated protein excretion while in the upright position and normal protein excretion in a supine or recumbent position. It is the most frequent cause of isolated proteinuria in children, especially adolescents. Individuals with orthostatic proteinuria are generally asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally when a urinalysis is done for an unrelated condition or as part of routine care. DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis of orthostatic proteinuria is made by 9 Page Key Answers of Part 1 June 2019 – Nabeel Ibrahim demonstrating that urinary protein excretion is normal while in a recumbent position, and increased while upright. The two approaches generally used to make the diagnosis of orthostatic proteinuria are: ●Comparison of the protein-to-creatinine (Pr/Cr) ratio in urine samples collected in recumbent and upright positions. This is the most convenient standard method. ●24-hour urine collection divided into separate daytime and nighttime collections. In view of the benign course of orthostatic proteinuria, no intervention or further initial evaluation is recommended. Since the long-term prognosis is excellent, the best follow-up care remains unclear. 67. B. Sarcoidosis. 68. B. Airflow limitation by Spirometry with significant reversibility. 69. B. Low Forced Vital Capacity. In the worsening phase of GBS, most patients require monitoring in a critical care setting, with particular attention to vital capacity, heart rhythm, blood pressure, nutrition, deep- vein thrombosis prophylaxis, cardiovascular status, early consideration (after 2 weeks of intubation) of tracheotomy, and chest physiotherapy. 70. D. Hydrothorax. 71. C. Hypercalcemia. 72. C. AMA. 73. E. Amyloidosis. Restrictive lung disease occurs in AS (mainly due to reduced chest wall and spinal mobility, and also due parenchymal lung involvment) not obstructive pattern. Other involvement in AS: anterior uveitis (not posterior uveitis); apical lung fibrosis (not basal); aortic valve disease (rather than mitral). 74. B. Autosomal Dominant. 75. C. Creatine Phosphokinase. Rhabdomyolysis may occur with hyperthermia associated with heat stroke. 76. A. infective endocarditis-associated GN. 77. C. Direct Thrombin Inhibition. 78. A. Oral Vitamin K. 79. B. Measure high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level. 80. D. Brucellosis. It is caused by a Gram-negative bacterium that is transmitted by contact with infected livestock. The typical incubation period is 1–3 weeks with an insidious onset. This patient’s symptoms of 11 Page Key Answers of Part 1 June 2019 – Nabeel Ibrahim malaise, fever, back pain and night sweats are typical. Back pain is common, occurring in around 50% of patients. The findings of a leucoerythroblastic blood film and raised transaminases fit with the diagnosis. Diagnosis is via bone marrow culture or serum agglutination testing. Acute myeloid leukaemia: Typically a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia would either have a very high white cell count or very low, but it would be unusual to have a normal white cell count. Furthermore, you might expect bone marrow failure, with bleeding and bruising, and pancytopenia. Lymphadenopathy is possible but not common. Instead, this patient’s symptoms, signs and investigations would be consistent with brucellosis through exposure to sheep. Chronic myeloid leukaemia: You would expect a patient with chronic myeloid leukaemia to have a raised basophil and eosinophil count, but these are normal here. You might also expect a leucocytosis and teardrop poikilocytes on the blood film. This patient’s signs and symptoms are more consistent with brucellosis through exposure to infected sheep. Hydatid disease: Hydatid disease can be caught from sheep. In 90% of cases it causes liver dysfunction. However, that is characteristically obstructive in nature, whereas this patient’s investigations fit with a hepatitic cause. This patient’s symptoms and signs are more consistent with brucellosis. Reference: PasTest Part II 2019 Infectious Diseases. 81. C. Flow-Volume Loop. 82. E. Karyotyping. 83. C. Home blood pressure diary, measure TSH, and repeat office blood pressure in 3 months. 84. A. Serum BNP levels may be in the reference range in patients with advanced heart failure. 85. D. hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg once daily. Regarding lisinopril, losartan and aliskiren Pregnancy Consideration [US Boxed Warning]: Drugs that act on the renin-angiotensin system can cause injury and death to the developing fetus. Discontinue as soon as possible once pregnancy is detected. The use of drugs which act on the renin- angiotensin system are associated with oligohydramnios. Oligohydramnios, due to decreased fetal renal function, may lead to fetal lung hypoplasia and skeletal malformations. Use is also associated with 11 Page Key Answers of Part 1 June 2019 – Nabeel Ibrahim anuria, hypotension, renal failure, skull hypoplasia, and death in the fetus/neonate. The exposed fetus should be monitored for fetal growth, amniotic fluid volume, and organ formation. Infants exposed in utero should be monitored for hyperkalemia, hypotension, and oliguria. 86. B. Upper endoscopy with small bowel biopsies. This woman has iron deficiency without evidence of gastrointestinal tract or menstrual blood loss, which suggests malabsorption of iron. The most common manifestation of celiac disease is iron deficiency anemia. Iron is mainly absorbed in the duodenum. Celiac disease preferentially affects the proximal small bowel, interfering with iron uptake. Therefore, upper endoscopy with small bowel biopsies should be performed to evaluate for celiac disease. A small bowel series or capsule endoscopy may suggest the diagnosis of celiac disease but does not provide tissue for diagnosis. Positive serologic testing (tissue transglutaminase antibodies) supports the diagnosis of celiac disease but, if negative, does not exclude the diagnosis in this patient with a high pretest probability of celiac disease. In a patient with iron deficiency and no gastrointestinal tract symptoms, stool evaluation for ova and parasites would be low yield. Furthermore, a parasitic infection (eg, strongyloidiasis) would likely be detected on small bowel biopsy. Reference: Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Board Review 2013 Gastroenterology & Hepatology Q10. 87. B. Type III antiarrhythmic drugs. 88. C. Hyperthyroidism. Risk factors: statin characteristics: lowest with fluvastatin, pravastatin and pitavastatin. Pre-existing neuromuscular disorders like ALS. Hypothyroidism; hypovitaminosis D; Genetic factors (SLCO1B1); Concurrent drug therapy (glucocorticoid, cyclosporine, daptomycin, or zidovudine); Exercise. 89. E. Toxin assay for Botulism. 90. E. Vancomycin, Ceftriaxone and metronidazole. 91. C. is the mostly likely answer. Non lateralizing confusion with brain atrophy in HIV patient, it is either HIV per se or CVM encephalitis, So the logic next step to do is LP & CSF studies, (if pcr for CMV is positive, it is diagnostic for CMV). For A and E , there must be signs of mass clinically and radiologically to choose one of them. D would be inconclusive here. B is not diagnostic even if it shows a lesion. 12 Page Key Answers of Part 1 June 2019 – Nabeel Ibrahim 92. E. Streptococcal Pneumonia. This is typical of community-acquired pneumonia. One should think of common infections rather than any opportunistic infections in HIV patients with good CD4 counts. (More than 400 cells/mm3 is not immunocompromised.) It is not a typical history for bronchial carcinoma as the history was short and radiographic changes were not typical of bronchial carcinoma. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is unlikely in a patient with good CD4 count. Pulmonary tuberculosis typically causes cavitating lesions in a patient with a good CD4 count. PCP commonly occurs in patients with CD4 count of less than 200 cells/mm3 and chest radiograph shows bilateral infiltrates from the hila without any effusion or lymphadenopathy. The history is too short for tuberculosis, and apart from HIV there aren't any other risk factors for this. Reference: OnExam Part I 2017. 93. C. Continue warfarin at the same dose as long as the INR in the therapeutic range. 94. C. Measure serum transferring saturation. 95. D. A single, large nodule on chest radiograph. Paraneoplastic phenomena (polymyositis). 96. D. Give blood transfusion, admit to hospital, and ensure adequate hydration. 97. C. Hepatitis C polymerase chain reaction PCR. 98. B. 70/80. Positive predictive value = true positive (70) / total positive (80). 99. D. Effectiveness. (Uncertain Answer). 100. D. Adduction and Elevation.
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Top References (found): 1. PasTest Part II 2019 2. OnExamination Part I 2017 3. Passmedicine 2015 4. Pre-Test Medicine 14e. 5. Brigham Intensive Review 2014. 6. Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Board Review 2013.
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Nabeel Ibrahim Khaleel
M.B.Ch.B. Mosul College of Medicine. SHO – Internal Medicine Arab Board. Baghdad teaching Hospital
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