The majority of questions contain a detailed explanation not only of why an answer is right but also why the other answers are wrong. In the rapidly changing world of medical knowledge, we have endeavored to provide you with the most relevant and up-todate evidence. When the current evidence is controversial and we are not certain what the American Board of Family Medicine ABFM will do with it, we acknowledge the uncertainty and try to help you navigate the current evidence.
We have tried to make this book as broad and as comprehensive as possible. In addition to its use as a board review book for family medicine, it can be employed as a general review for primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
Students and residents studying for Step 3 of the licensing examination should find the book helpful as well. However, no board review book can possibly cover the entire scope of family medicine. Use these questions as a guide: what areas are your strengths and what do you need to study further? In this book, the use of eponymous medical terms such as Crohn disease and Wilson disease reflects the current American Medical Association recommendations for these and similar terms where the possessive form is dropped.
In addition, there is a general trend toward using fewer eponyms, such as Wegener, which has been dropped completely. We have made note of both new and old terms when we have deemed the old term more recognizable.
We acknowledge and thank all our chapter authors who have brought their expertise to bear on this project. We also want to thank the good people at McGraw-Hill who have edited the book to keep errors to a minimum and created a handsome and readable layout. Mark would like to thank you, the reader, for buying this book.
Thanks also to his family: Hetty, Rachel, and Abe as always. No more of this back and forth. Finally, thanks to his bicycle for keeping Mark sane … although some would argue this point. Jason thanks his loving and supportive family. After some initial threats, Deb has granted her patience and understanding FM. Jason thanks his boys, Ken and Ted, who offer a great distraction from work like learning to drive—yikes!
Finally, as with every edition, Jason must acknowledge that the book would never get finished without large amounts of coffee; so, he thanks everyone involved in the worldwide production of coffee, from the pickers on the Central American fincas to the local baristas. Brigit thanks her husband, Austin, for being so patient when she has been cranky and sleep deprived.
However, the fourth edition marked the first time that we offered advice on studying for and taking the examination. We thought it worthwhile to keep this section for the fifth edition.
We recommend you read this section prior to diving into the rest of the book. While we acknowledge that some people are simply better test takers than others, there is good evidence to show that anyone can improve his or her scores. In fact, examination scores are directly proportional to time spent studying for the examination although this association grows weaker for those who have high scores already.
But you may need to put in the work. Your first step in studying for the examination—after purchasing this book, of course—should be to develop a study plan. Plotting out time and dedicating that time to uninterrupted study is important. How much time do you have before the examination? How many hours per week can you devote to studying? When are you most productive in your studying— morning or night? What are the chances of a worldwide failure of coffee crops? Will a new Star Wars movie open before the examination?
Thinking through these questions, get a calendar, mark the examination date, and plot out days and times that you will devote to studying. To get the most out of studying, you need to approach it like a daily devotion.
In order to maximize your return on your studying and to focus on deficiencies, try taking a pre-test. You can use your results on the pre-test to see what areas are your weakest. Studying weak areas is less fun but will net higher yield results than studying areas of relative strength. If your practice is narrow in scope e. Make sure you address your weak areas with relatively more time on them. Next, know what is on the examination. The percentage of examination content devoted to various systems is posted on the ABFM website, and we recommend you review it.
The top systems tested are usually cardiovascular, respiratory, and musculoskeletal systems. If you are weak in any of these areas, be certain to focus your studying on them.
Now, what material should you use when studying? Some of our readers have been overly kind, suggesting in their reviews that this book is the only study tool needed for the board examination. While we would like to believe it, we cannot endorse this point of view. To get a flavor for the questions on the examination, the best strategy is to go to the source. A login is required, which board-certified family physicians should all have.
The ITEs are perhaps the best source for assessing your knowledge—we strongly recommend you use them. The critiques are available as well, so you can learn what the ABFM thinks you should know. If you are an anxious test-taker, be certain to check out the tutorial. If you are a member of AAFP, you can access questions for free. They are categorized by body system and can be done in chunks of ten at a time worth 0. This question bank offers another opportunity to test your knowledge and determine where you need to focus your studying.
Indeed, it covers everything you need to know for the examination. But so does this book! So, the choice is yours, but we doubt that you will need both our book and the AAFP board examination self-study package. What about texts and primary sources? We like these sources and recommend them to you as references as you are studying, but you should not rely on them as your sole study material.
As far as board review courses: to each his or her own. If you are considering attending a course, the AAFP offers comprehensive courses multiple times per year in locations all across the country. For-profit entities provide additional options. There are some important basic things you need to know about the examination. As of the writing of this book, the examination is composed of 4 sections, each consisting of 80 multiple choice questions and minutes in length.
Sections 1, 3 and 4 have questions from a wide variety of family medicine topics. Section 2 consists of 40 questions from a chosen module and 40 questions pertaining to the general breadth of family medicine. It is best to choose modules with which you are more familiar. The examination consists entirely of four-item multiplechoice questions. You are not penalized for guessing.
If you have no idea, go ahead and guess. As a corollary to that rule, never exit the examination without first completing all the items. You cannot return to answer unmarked items. In the past, the ABFM recommended relying on evidence in place up to 2 years before the examination rather than the most recent medical evidence.
Now, the ABFM recommends examinees rely on the most up-to-date evidence available. These simple rules that follow amount to guidelines that cannot be blindly applied to the entire test, but are often true.
These are often incorrect. Do not waste time deliberating on a single question. Finally, we part offering advice that we know busy doctors seldom follow: get plenty of rest.
Just like a mountain climber, wear layers. Some of those test-taking centers are freezing; some are boiling.
Stay positive, take a deep breath and keep moving through it. You will pass this thing! Good luck. Bailey, Sarah L. Miller, and Mark A. She thinks there were about 3 ounces of liquid left in the bottle.
She is about 35 minutes from the hospital. She states her child weighs 15 kg. Question 1. After 90 minutes, it is not likely that there is significant medication left in the stomach and induced vomiting can lead to aspiration this is true of liquids and pills. The patient arrives in your emergency department ED. She is alert with stable vital signs. The mother states she now 1 believes the ingestion occurred about 50 minutes ago as her child told her she found the bottle in the bathroom when she woke up from her nap.
You contemplate gastrointestinal GI decontamination. A Except in extraordinary circumstances it should only be done in the first hour after an overdose B Patients who have had gastric lavage have higher incidence of pulmonary aspiration than patients who have not C Patients who undergo gastric lavage have a higher incidence of esophageal perforation D It can push pill fragments beyond the pylorus E All of the above are true Answer 1.
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