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ABIM Critical Care Practice Questions - American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification Exam

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Prepare with the ABIM Critical Care Practice Questions - American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering patient, shock, severe, septic, and year-old. 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
A 62-year-old man with community-acquired pneumonia has BP 78/42 mmHg, HR 118, lactate 5.2 mmol/L, and cool extremities. Per the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2021 1-hour bundle, which intervention is required?
30 mL/kg IV crystalloid and broad-spectrum antibiotics within 1 hour after blood cultures
Start norepinephrine before any fluid resuscitation
Targeted CVP 8-12 mmHg before antibiotics
Transfuse packed red cells to hemoglobin ≥10 g/dL
Question 2
A patient with septic shock remains hypotensive (MAP 58 mmHg) on norepinephrine 0.4 mcg/kg/min after adequate fluid resuscitation. Per SSC 2021, the next most appropriate step is to add:
Vasopressin 0.03 U/min
Phenylephrine 1 mcg/kg/min
Dopamine 10 mcg/kg/min
Dobutamine 5 mcg/kg/min
Question 3
A patient with septic shock on norepinephrine 0.5 mcg/kg/min and vasopressin 0.03 U/min remains vasopressor-dependent for 6 hours. Per SSC 2021, which therapy should be added?
IV hydrocortisone 200 mg/day
Activated protein C
IVIG
High-dose methylprednisolone 30 mg/kg
Question 4
In a septic shock patient who has received 60 mL/kg of balanced crystalloid and remains hypotensive with rising vasopressor requirements, SSC 2021 suggests:
Adding albumin to the resuscitation fluid strategy
Switching to normal saline
Starting hydroxyethyl starch
Bolus of fresh frozen plasma
Question 5
A 55-year-old with pneumonia has PaO2 70 mmHg on FiO2 0.8, PEEP 10, bilateral infiltrates, and no evidence of cardiogenic edema on echo. By the Berlin definition, ARDS severity is:
Moderate (PF 100-200)
Mild (PF 200-300)
Severe (PF ≤100)
Does not meet Berlin criteria

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ABIM Critical Care Practice Questions - American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification Exam

This practice set contains 100 questions from the matching question bank and focuses on patient, shock, severe, septic, and year-old. 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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