These sample examination items are made available by BPS for the purposes of familiarizing certification candidates and other stakeholders with the structure and format of BPS certification examinations. This is not meant for use as a self-assessment. Performance on any of these items does not correlate with performance on the actual examination.
The content of these examples is meant to be illustrative of actual examination items, but these items do not appear on the certification examination and are not meant to identify the scope of the examination. For a more comprehensive indication of the scope of each certification examination, please refer to the Exam Content Outline for each specialty area.
Examination items are in multiple-choice format. The great majority of examination items are multiple-choice with a single response from among four options. Some examinations may include a small percentage of items that require selection of multiple (three or four) responses from among a larger set of available (up to eight) options. Examinations items may also be supplemented by an image.
Which of the following acute or chronic conditions would significantly increases the risk of ICU delirium in a patient with dementia?
Correct!
Incorrect!
What is the initial step of the evaluation of a potential stroke patient?
Correct!
Incorrect!
A patient in the ICU with evidence of acute kidney injury is being evaluated. The patient's relevant laboratory results are as follows:
| Sodium | 135 mEq/L |
| Potassium | 4.2 mEq/L |
| Chloride | 101 mEq/L |
| Bicarbonate | 14 mEq/L |
| BUN | 21 mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 2.1 mg/dL |
| Glucose | 99 mg/dL |
| pH | 7.22 |
| pCO2 | 30 mm Hg |
| pO2 | 85 mm Hg |
| Serum osmolality | 330 mOsm/kg |
The patient's serum creatinine was 0.8 mg/dL 3 days ago. Which intravenous medication is most likely responsible for this patient's laboratory values and acute kidney injury?
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which patient is succinylcholine contraindicated?
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which medication can be administered via a postpyloric feeding tube?
Correct!
Incorrect!
A 75-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is being resuscitated with intravenous crystalloids for severe sepsis. The patient initially demonstrated fluid responsiveness with improvements in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and pulse pressure variability, but is no longer responding appropriately to fluid challenge and has a persistently elevated lactate (5 mmol/L) with decreasing urine output.
Which treatment regimen is most appropriate?
Correct!
Incorrect!
A 65-year-old patient, who is intubated and sedated, is started on intravenous antibiotics, famotidine 20 mg intravenously twice daily, and enoxaparin 40 mg subcutaneously once daily. On day 2, blood-tinged fluid is observed in the nasogastric tube, and the patient's Hgb drops from 10.5 g/dL to 8 g/dL.
Which change to patient's current therapy is recommended?
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which is an accurate statement regarding tranexamic acid?
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which is an appropriate rapid-sequence intubation recommendation for a patient with stage 3 chronic kidney disease experiencing worsening respiratory distress secondary to septic shock?
Correct!
Incorrect!
A pharmacist is designing a study in which the primary end point will be the number of patients with an accurate and complete medication history within 36 hours of hospital admission. A total of 100 patient charts will be evaluated, with 50 prior to implementation and 50 after implementation. Which is the most appropriate statistical test to evaluate the primary end point?
Correct!
Incorrect!
Share the quiz to show your results !
Subscribe to see your results
I got %%score%% of %%total%% right
Loading...