Written examination consists of the questions submitted by the members of the ABGM associated members of the board of examiners. Questions are collected from other medical boards and journals as well. However, every attempt is made to adjust the questions to the relevance of general medicine. Questions have different lavel of complexity. Question pool consists of items from previous examinations and new as well. Please email a question to diversify the items and to enhance the information data of the reader. Each examination contains items that reflects but not limited to the following categories:
- A 60 year old male was brought to the office by her daughter who states that patient has difficulty talking early this morning but she ignored as her father is an alcoholic and mumbles at times under the influence of alcohol. however, today he looks tired and inactive. he has not gone to the bath room and has wet his pants. Your examination shows that he has dysrthric speach and left hemoparesis. His rest of the examination is essentially normal. You tell his daughter that he has probably suffered with an ischemic stroke. Based on your information what do you expect to hear from the Radiologits about his CT brain without contrast?
A: Right MCA territory ischemic infarct
B: Left MCA territory ischemic infarct
C: Basilar artery occlusion
D: Common carotid artery occlusion
E: None of the above
- : For your patient above why you did not order his CT scan of the brain with contrast:
A: You are sure that he has an ischemic stroke
B: You do not want to compromise in case he has a hemorrhagic stroke
C: There is no need to waste money at this time
D: CT scan of the brain with or without contrst are equally good
E: all of the above statements are true
