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ABEM HPM Practice Questions - ABEM Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Certification (HPM) Exam

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Prepare with the ABEM HPM Practice Questions - ABEM Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Certification (HPM) Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering patient, hospice, pain, cancer, and care. Use it to review important concepts, identify knowledge gaps, and build confidence for the related exam, course, or assessment.

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Question 1
According to the WHO analgesic ladder, what is the recommended FIRST step for mild cancer pain?
Strong opioid such as morphine
Non-opioid (acetaminophen or NSAID) with or without an adjuvant
Weak opioid such as codeine
Methadone
Question 2
A patient is taking morphine 30 mg PO every 4 hours around the clock. What is the approximately equianalgesic IV morphine 24-hour dose?
30 mg IV per 24 hours
60 mg IV per 24 hours
90 mg IV per 24 hours
180 mg IV per 24 hours
Question 3
A patient is on long-acting morphine 60 mg PO every 12 hours. What is an appropriate breakthrough (rescue) dose of immediate-release morphine?
1-2 mg PO q4h PRN
12-24 mg PO q1-2h PRN
60 mg PO q1h PRN
120 mg PO q4h PRN
Question 4
When rotating from one opioid to another in a patient with stable pain, what dose adjustment is generally recommended for the new opioid?
Increase the calculated equianalgesic dose by 25-50%
Use 100% of the calculated equianalgesic dose
Reduce the calculated equianalgesic dose by 25-50%
Reduce the calculated equianalgesic dose by 75-90%
Question 5
Which statement about methadone for cancer pain is MOST accurate?
Methadone has a fixed equianalgesic ratio of 1:1 with morphine
Methadone conversion ratios vary with the prior opioid dose; higher prior doses require larger reductions
Methadone can be safely titrated daily because of its short half-life
Methadone has no risk of QTc prolongation

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ABEM HPM Practice Questions - ABEM Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Certification (HPM) Exam

This practice set contains 100 questions from the matching question bank and focuses on patient, hospice, pain, cancer, and care. Work through each question carefully, review the provided solutions, and revisit topics that need more study before your next attempt.

This is an independent study resource intended for practice and review; it is not an official examination or an endorsement by any organization named in the title.

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