Specific ABPS CBPS questions

[adidas62]

Hi Folks,

I'm preparing for the ABPS qualification exam and have a couple specific questions on the CBPS portion if anyone can help.

1) What sort of detail is required for the "points to pass" on any given section?

Some examples:

A) Physical exam...is a neuro/vascular/msk/derm exam required on all patients?
B) Labs...are pre op labs (preg test, CBC, BMP, etc) required on relevant surgical patients?
C) Treatment...after surgical intervention are we supposed to select immobilization/splint/walking cast from the drop down menu?
Etc...

I'm basically looking for requirements for passing points on all patients regardless of their pathology.

2) Aside from omitting a passing point, what kind of answers are a test taker penalized for? (redundant, unnecessary, "within normal limits")

Thanks a bunch!

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[dpmgrad]

According to CBPS instructions, you are suppose to select all of the necessary physical exam findings, laboratory tests, medical imaging studies and other ancillary tests that would help you come up with diagnosis and possible differentials as well. You gain points by selecting the various tests/exam findings that ABPS determines as minimal required elements for the case. For example, in a diabetic foot infection case, you forgot to select vital signs or ESR, you may lose points for those items. For preoperative patient, you should order standard preoperative labs appropriate for that patient, such as HCG for child bearing age female patient. This is also true with the diagnosis and treatment plan as well. So, for diabetic foot infection, you only selected incision and drainage but did not select pulse lavage or pack open wound, you may lose points for those, if they were required elements. If it is a bone tumor case, you may also need to select oncology consult in the treatment section to gain a point for that question.

In the past, ABPS did NOT penalized you for any wrong or irrelevant answer choices. You should note that starting with 2013, ABPS will begin to penalize for selecting tests or treatment options, that ABPS feels, would harm the patient instead of helping the patient. For example, if you decided to select an incision and drainage for a non-infected non-displaced closed toe fracture, you may be penalized for selecting that treatment option now.

 

[Creflo]

I heard that one of the speakers at the Stryker course this past weekend told one of the attendees that the forefoot abps qualification exam has a 90% pass rate, and the rearfoot abps qualification exam has a 50% pass rate. Has anyone else heard these numbers?

 

[newfeet]

ABPS has 3 sample questions on their website... Does anyone know where we could get similar sample questions?

 

[dpmgrad]

ABPS has 3 sample questions on their website... Does anyone know where we could get similar sample questions?

You can try http://www.board-master.com/

 

[newfeet]

You can try http://www.board-master.com/

Thanks!

 

[podiatrysurgery]

Classic question:
You take a Morton's neuroma, couple of days later patient develops a new Hammertoe what happened?