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Family Medicine Board Exam

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During morning rounds: A 48-year-old woman with BMI 33 kg/m2 and previous gestational diabetes has HbA1c 6.1%. What is the best next step?

A. Start basal insulin B. Reassure and repeat in 5 years C. Start sulfonylurea D. Diagnose type 1 diabetes E. Lifestyle intervention and consider metformin because she is high risk

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In a rural clinic with limited resources: A 35-year-old woman wants smoking cessation help. She smokes 15 cigarettes/day and is ready to quit within 2 weeks. What is the most effective family medicine intervention?

A. Advise cutting down only without follow-up B. Order chest CT before counseling C. Use antibiotics to reduce craving D. Set a quit date, provide behavioral support, and offer pharmacotherapy if not contraindicated E. Avoid nicotine replacement in all smokers

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In a rural clinic with limited resources: A 40-year-old man has persistent dyspepsia without weight loss, anemia, dysphagia, vomiting, or GI bleeding. He is not taking NSAIDs. What is the best initial approach?

A. Immediate colonoscopy B. Long-term antibiotics without testing C. Noninvasive Helicobacter pylori testing and treatment if positive D. Urgent laparotomy E. Serum gastrin as first test

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In a rural clinic with limited resources: A 62-year-old smoker with fever, productive cough, RR 22/min, BP 118/70, confusion absent, and oxygen saturation 95% is diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia suitable for outpatient care. What should be assessed before choosing antibiotics?

A. Serum amylase only B. Comorbidities, local resistance, allergy history, and severity C. Troponin trend only D. Routine CT chest for all patients E. Urine eosinophils

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In a rural clinic with limited resources: A 48-year-old woman with BMI 33 kg/m2 and previous gestational diabetes has HbA1c 6.1%. What is the best next step?

A. Lifestyle intervention and consider metformin because she is high risk B. Start basal insulin C. Reassure and repeat in 5 years D. Start sulfonylurea E. Diagnose type 1 diabetes

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