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ABIM Infectious Disease Practice Questions - American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease Subspecialty Certification Exam

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Prepare with the ABIM Infectious Disease Practice Questions - American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease Subspecialty Certification Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering year-old, presents, therapy, preferred, and fever. 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 42-year-old previously healthy woman presents as an outpatient with cough, fever, and a right lower lobe infiltrate on chest x-ray. She has no comorbidities, no recent antibiotic exposure, and no risk factors for drug-resistant pathogens. Per the ATS/IDSA 2019 community-acquired pneumonia guideline, which of the following is the preferred outpatient regimen?
Amoxicillin alone
Amoxicillin plus azithromycin, or doxycycline monotherapy
Levofloxacin plus vancomycin
Ceftriaxone plus azithromycin IV
Question 2
A 68-year-old man with COPD and heart failure is admitted with severe community-acquired pneumonia. He has no prior isolation of MRSA or Pseudomonas and no recent hospitalization with IV antibiotics. Per ATS/IDSA 2019, which empiric regimen is most appropriate?
Ceftriaxone plus azithromycin (or respiratory fluoroquinolone)
Vancomycin plus cefepime plus azithromycin
Piperacillin-tazobactam plus linezolid plus levofloxacin
Ertapenem plus doxycycline
Question 3
A 58-year-old woman is admitted to the ICU with ventilator-associated pneumonia on hospital day 9. Endotracheal culture grows Pseudomonas aeruginosa susceptible only to ceftolozane-tazobactam and aminoglycosides. Which of the following is the best definitive therapy?
Ceftolozane-tazobactam monotherapy
Tobramycin monotherapy
Ciprofloxacin plus amikacin
Meropenem alone
Question 4
A 28-year-old woman presents with dysuria, urinary frequency, and no fever or flank pain. She has no known drug allergies. Per IDSA 2022/updated uncomplicated UTI guidance, which of the following is a first-line option for acute uncomplicated cystitis?
Nitrofurantoin 100 mg BID × 5 days
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg BID × 7 days
Amoxicillin 500 mg TID × 7 days
Ceftriaxone 1 g IV × 1 dose
Question 5
A 44-year-old woman presents with fever 39°C, flank pain, and dysuria. She is hemodynamically stable and can tolerate oral intake. Urine culture is pending. Which empiric outpatient regimen is appropriate for acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis?
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg BID × 7 days (or after an IV ceftriaxone 1 g loading dose if local fluoroquinolone resistance >10%)
Nitrofurantoin 100 mg BID × 5 days
Fosfomycin 3 g PO × 1 dose
Amoxicillin 500 mg TID × 14 days

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ABIM Infectious Disease Practice Questions - American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease Subspecialty Certification Exam

This practice set contains 100 questions from the matching question bank and focuses on year-old, presents, therapy, preferred, and fever. 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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