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USMLE STEP 3 AND ABIM INTERNAL MEDICINE BOARDS
EXAM LATEST VERSION 2023- 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 500+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+

ascites that is:
New, Painful, or Feverish - ANSWER--tap it


initial hypercalcemia workup - ANSWER--CMP
Chest x-ray
urinary calcium
PTH immunoassay


hyperventilation definition - ANSWER-->22


daily medication for esophageal varices
(NOT ACUTELY) - ANSWER--propanolol


SAAG - ANSWER--Serum : Ascites Albumin Gradient


increased PT + bleeding - ANSWER--give FFP


hepatic encephalopathy treatment - ANSWER--Lactulose


(A lactose look-alike that when metabolized by gut flora acidifies the inside of the
bowel. Thus, ammonia (NH3) is converted to ammonium (NH4+). Both lactulose
and the ammonium ion cannot be absorbed and are therefore excreted.)

,USMLE STEP 3 AND ABIM INTERNAL MEDICINE BOARDS
EXAM LATEST VERSION 2023- 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 500+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+

Neomycin is 2nd line


How do you quickly replace low albumin? - ANSWER--give FFP


SAAG >1.1 - ANSWER--Portal HTN (transudate)


SAAG <1.1 - ANSWER--Cancer and Infxn (exudate)


Portal System:


1. splenic vein hypertension


2. superior mesenteric vein - ANSWER--1. esophageal & gastric varices


2. hemmorhoids


percent mortality of variceal bleeds - ANSWER--50%


causes of cirrhosis - ANSWER--Alcohol
PBC
PSC

,USMLE STEP 3 AND ABIM INTERNAL MEDICINE BOARDS
EXAM LATEST VERSION 2023- 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 500+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
Wilsons
Hemochromatosis
Autoimmune
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (caused by obesity, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia)


single BEST liver test - ANSWER--PT


(the day you die of liver disease your transaminases can be normal)


AST elevation - ANSWER--ETOH and drugs


ALT elevation - ANSWER--viral infection


portal hypertension causes... - ANSWER--SPLENOMEGALY which then
yields...sequestration of platelets (thrombocytopenia)


ALK PHOS & GGTP elevation - ANSWER--biliary obstruction


Liver Failure - ANSWER--Hypercholesterolemia (lipid mismanagement) =
Acanthosis (lipids on RBC's) and increased MCV


PBC (primary biliary cirrhosis) looks like: - ANSWER--An itchy, middle-aged female
with xanthelasmas and other autoimmunities.

, USMLE STEP 3 AND ABIM INTERNAL MEDICINE BOARDS
EXAM LATEST VERSION 2023- 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 500+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+

best: elevated Alk Phos (normal bilirubin)


accurate: AMA (antimitochondrial antibody) & Liver Biopsy


alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency - ANSWER--COPD & hepatic failure


PSC (primary sclerosing cholangitis) looks like: - ANSWER--An itchy patient with
inflammatory bowel disease.


best: elevated Alk Phos & Bilirubin


accurate: ASMA (antismooth muscle antibody), ANCA, ERCP (beaded biliary
system)


PBC, PSC, alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency - ANSWER--give ursodeoxycholic acid


Wilsons Disease looks like... - ANSWER--liver disease with choreiform movement.


best: slit lamp exam (Kayser Fleisher Rings)


accurate: liver biopsy

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