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Earn 49.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and ABIM MOC points upon completion.
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Allergy
- Recognize and treat anaphylaxis
- Diagnose and treat urticaria and angioedema
- Diagnose and treat allergic rhinosinusitis
Hyperlipidemia and Hypertension
- Apply lipid lowering treatment based on patient characteristics/risk utilizing AHA/ACC guidelines
- Identify, diagnose, and manage hypertension based on consideration of medical comorbidities
Coronary Artery Disease
- Determine appropriate method for evaluating coronary artery disease based on pre-test probability of disease
- Evaluate and manage perioperative testing and medications in patients with known, or at risk for cardiovascular disease
- Recognize right ventricular infarction and select appropriate management strategies
- Select the appropriate timing of elective operations in patients after coronary stenting
- Select appropriate management of an acute myocardial infarction, including management of NSTEMI
ECGs, Atrial Fibrillation, and Other Arrhythmias
- Use the fundamentals of ECG to recognize common arrhythmias
- Design appropriate evaluation and management strategies for patients with atrial fibrillation
- Recognize and manage common arrhythmias, excluding atrial fibrillation
- Assess the risks and benefits of anti-coagulation therapies to design appropriate management strategies
Heart Failure
- Manage acute and chronic heart failure with lifestyle, pharmacological, and device therapies
- Discuss the diagnosis and evaluation of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
- Recognize the presentation and select appropriate management for patients with pericardial disease, including acute pericarditis, constrictive pericarditis, and cardiac tamponade
- Diagnose, classify, and manage common cardiomyopathies
- Recognize the presentation and select appropriate management for patients with pericardial disease, including acute pericarditis, constrictive pericarditis, and cardiac tamponade
- Diagnose, classify, and manage common cardiomyopathies
Valvular Disease
- Outline risk factors for and recall the diagnosis and presentation of management aortic stenosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Recognize the pathophysiology and presentation of mitral stenosis, select appropriate testing, and interpret the findings accurately
- Delineate risk factors for and recall the diagnosis and management of aortic regurgitation, mitral regurgitation, and tricuspid regurgitation
- Identify risk factors for and presentation of congenital valve abnormalities, and choose appropriate management
Vascular Disease
- Describe the risk factors for, and the evaluation and management of aortic aneurysm
- Describe the risk factors for, and the evaluation and management of aortic dissection
- Identify the initial method for evaluating and managing peripheral vascular disease
Critical Care
- Recall the diagnosis and management of hypovolemic, distributive, cardiogenic shock and tamponade
- Recall the etiology and pathophysiology of respiratory failure and select appropriate testing and management strategies
- Diagnose and manage transfusion-related reactions
- Select appropriate tests and management strategies for sepsis based on pathophysiology
Dermatology
- Diagnose and manage basal and squamous cell carcinoma
- Diagnose and develop initial management strategies for melanoma
- Recognize and manage acne vulgaris
- Recognize and treat psoriasis
- Recognize and treat drug eruptions
- Identify the diagnosis and management of common primary care skin conditions, such as vitiligo, pitayriasis rosea, rosacea, and scabies
Nutrition/Nutritional Disorders
- Identify overweight and obese patients and identify their health risks
- Review medical and surgical management of obesity
- Recognize and manage dietary factors in hypertension
- Recognize nutrition deficiencies
- Diagnose and manage malnutrition using oral, enteral, or parenteral therapies
Pituitary, Gonadal, and Adrenal Disorders
- Select appropriate evaluation and management strategies of pituitary tumors
- Evaluate and manage adrenal incidentaloma
- Diagnose and manage Cushing’s Syndrome and adrenal insufficiency
- Identify the appropriate evaluation of primary and secondary amenorrhea
- Identify the appropriate evaluation and management of male hypogonadism
- Outline the risks, benefits, and indications for hormone replacement therapy in women
Thyroid
- Evaluate and manage hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, including subclinical disease
- Diagnose and manage thyroid medical emergencies
- Evaluate and manage thyroid nodules
- Describe and manage the different types of thyroid cancer
Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
- Identify strategies to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Diagnose and manage Type 1 and gestational diabetes mellitus
- Diagnose and manage Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Diagnose and manage diabetic ketoacidosis
- Diagnose and manage diabetic hyperosmolar nonketotic state
- Diagnose and manage hypoglycemia in the diabetic patient
Bone and Parathyroid
- Use risk factors to diagnose and manage male and female osteoporosis
- List key aspects of the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment decisions in Paget disease of the bone
- Recall the evaluation and management of primary hyperparathyroidism
- Employ a stepwise approach to evaluate and treat hypo- and hypercalcemia
- Distinguish osteomalacia from osteoporosis by listing its distinct clinical features
Esophageal and Gastric
- Recall the diagnosis, management, and complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Diagnose and manage Helicobacter pylori infection
- Diagnose and manage peptic ulcer disease
- Recognize common clinical situations requiring endoscopic evaluation
- Diagnose and manage candida esophagitis
- Diagnose and manage gastric polyps
Hepatology, Gallbladder, and Biliary
- Interpret abnormal liver function tests to diagnose common patterns of liver injury
- Identify risk factors and appropriate screening intervals for hepatocellular carcinoma
- Diagnose and manage major complications of chronic liver disease (e.g. ascites, variceal bleeding, and hepatocellular carcinoma)
- Interpret ascites fluid chemistries
- Diagnose and manage common biliary disease
- Diagnose and manage Hepatitis A, B and C infections
Small Bowel
- Evaluate and manage acute and chronic diarrhea
- Diagnose and manage celiac disease
- Evaluate gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding
- Diagnose and manage bowel ischemia, including colon ischemia
Colon and Pancreas
- Identify the appropriate management and follow-up of colon polyps
- Recognize the cause, diagnosis, and management of acute pancreatitis
- Select appropriate management options for the patient with inflammatory bowel disease
- Recall when to initiate colon cancer screening given patient and family history
Geriatrics
- Recall evidence-based fall prevention strategies and use this information to effectively manage patients
- Diagnose and manage patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia in the elderly
- Evaluate and manage urinary incontinence in the elderly
- Recognize high-risk medications in elderly patients and develop strategies for preventing medication-related side effects
- Prevent and manage pressure ulcers in the elderly
Palliative Care/End-of-Life
- Incorporate patient/family beliefs and values in end-of-life care
- Assess and manage pain using pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic techniques
- Diagnose and manage delirium in hospitalized patients
Abnormal CBC
- Summarize the evaluation of abnormal red blood cell counts
- Describe the evaluation of abnormal white blood cell counts
- Identify and evaluate pancytopenia
- Recall the diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
- Review the evaluation of elevated platelet counts
Lymphoid Malignancies
- Recall the evaluation and initial management of chronic lymphoproliferative disorders
- Describe the differences between Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin lymphoma with respect to diagnosis and treatment
- Diagnose and treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
Plasma Cell Disorders
- Compare and contrast the monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), smoldering myeloma, and multiple myeloma according to presentation, evaluation, and management
- Recall the clincal presentation, diagnosis, and management of amyloidosis
- Recognize the presentation of and select management strategies for patients with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Myeloid Malignancies
- Recall the evaluation and initial management of chronic lymphoproliferative disorders
- Describe the differences between Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin lymphoma with respect to diagnosis and treatment
- Diagnose and treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
Bleeding and Coagulation
- Evaluate and manage thrombocytopenia
- Recall the evaluation and management of superficial and deep venous thrombosis
- Diagnose and manage pulmonary embolism
- Diagnose and manage heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
- Identify and manage coagulation factor deficiencies and dysfunction
- Recall the diagnosis and management of congenital and acquired bleeding disorders
Endocarditis and CNS Infections
- Review the indications for and management of infective endocarditis (IE) prophylaxis
- Review the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of infective endocarditis
- Diagnose and treat bacterial meningitis
- Identify the diagnosis and management of viral meningitis/encephalitis
Pneumonia and Travel
- Identify the diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia in outpatient and inpatient settings
- Identify infection control strategy for hospitalized patients
- Review indications for prophylactic antimicrobials in international travel
- Diagnose and treat hospital-acquired pneumonia
GI and GU
- Identify the differences in treating non-severe, severe, and recurrent Clostridium difficile infections
- Diagnosis and manage patients with urinary tract infections
- Screen for and treat localized and systemic sexually transmitted infections
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Zoonoses, and ID Buzz Words
- Identify the indications for varicella-zoster testing, vaccination, and treatment
- Select vaccines that can be safely given in pregnancy
- Diagnose and manage gas gangrene
- Prevent and treat measles
- Identify, diagnose, and manage toxoplasmosis
- Diagnose and manage complications of rheumatic fever
- Review evaluation and management of common tick-borne diseases
- Review evaluation and management of common fungal infections throughout the US
Skin and Bone Infections
- Identify, diagnose, and treat lower extremity cellulitis
- Discuss prophylactic antimicrobial therapy in patients with prosthetic joints
- Diagnose and treat osteomyelitis
- Diagnose and treat septic bursitis
- Identify pathogen specific treatment of skin and soft tissue infections
HIV/TB
- Review appropriate screening, diagnosis, and initial management of HIV/AIDS
- Review prophylaxis and screening for opportunistic cancers and infections during HIV infection
- Diagnose and treat tuberculosis
- Identify the most common adverse reactions with tuberculosis treatment
Men’s Health
- Identify the screening strategies, diagnosis, and management of prostate cancer
- Recall the evaluation, diagnosis, and initial management strategies for erectile dysfunction
- Describe an approach to diagnosing & treating benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
Ethics
- Describe how these principles and obligations relate to the law
- Describe the four *prima faci* principles of ethics and professional obligations
- Reflecting on case presentations, identify and describe approaches to common clinical ethical dilemmas
- List resources for resolving clinical ethical dilemmas
Epidemiology
- Review relative risk, absolute risk, and number needed to treat
- Describe the basic terminology and definitions of epidemiology
- Review likelihood ratios and apply them to clinical situations
- Describe diagnostic test characteristics including sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values
Acid-Base Cases
- Apply an algorithm to diagnose acid-base disorders
Electrolyte Cases
- Recall the diagnosis and management of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
- List appropriate treatment strategies for hypo- and hyperkalemia
- Identify, evaluate, and manage hypo- and hypernatremia
Chronic Kidney Disease
- Identify causes of chronic kideny disease (CKD) and strategies to prevent progression of CKD
- Identify risk factors and recognize the presentation of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
- Manage calcium-phosphorous homeostasis, anemia, and other issues in chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Nephrolithiasis and Acute Kidney Injury
- Identify indications for renal biopsy
- Diagnose and manage acute interstitial nephritis
- Describe the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of glomerular disorders
- Prevent, recognize, and manage contrast-induced nephropathy
Women’s Health: Adolescence and Beyond
- Recall the guidelines for screening and preventing sexually transmitted infections
- Outline the principles of contraception and contraceptive counseling
- Review the management of common medical conditions in pregnancy
- Recall the evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding
- Review the diagnosis and management of female urinary incontinence
High Yield, Miscellaneous Cancer
Breast/Gynecology
- Recognize the characteristic findings of and basic treatment approaches to glioblastoma multiforme
- Recognize the clinical presentation and common imaging characteristics of various adult bone cancers
- Identify oncologic emergencies and select appropriate management strategies
- Recognize the clinical presentation and evaluation of cancers of the head and neck
- Recognize the presentation and evaluation of soft tissue sarcomas
- Identify appropriate breast cancer screening techniques for women
- Describe the diagnostic evaluation of findings worrisome for breast cancer
- Recall the adjuvant treatments indicated to reduce breast cancer recurrence
- Identify risk factors for cervical cancer and know appropriate screening and management principles
- Identify the presentation of uterine cancer and review basic management principles
- Identify risk factors and know basic management principles of ovarian cancer
Pulmonary
- Evaluate and manage a solitary pulmonary nodule
- Identify the most common forms of lung cancer, their staging, and respective treatments
- Diagnose paraneoplastic syndromes associated with lung cancer
- Integrate smoking cessation options into treatment plans
- Identify risk factors for lung cancer
- Recognize indications for lung cancer screening
- Recall the clinical presentation and diagnosis of lung cancer
Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Stage and treat colon cancer
- Diagnose and stage pancreatic cancer
- Evaluate and diagnose esophageal cancer
- Diagnose and treat gastric cancer, including MALT lymphoma
HEENT
- Evaluate and manage epistaxis
- Identify the presentation, evaluation, and management of glaucoma
- Diagnose and treat infectious pharyngitis
- Develop initial evaluation and management strategies for the acute red eye
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic infectious sinusitis
Psychiatry
- Review diagnosis and treatment of depression
- Recognize the presentation and management of substance use disorder
- Diagnose and manage schizophrenia, including medication adverse side effects
- Identify and treat bipolar disorder
- Recall the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety spectrum disorders
ILD, Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Vasculitis
- Recognize the presentation of and evaluation for different types of pulmonary vasculitis
- Identify patients presenting with and recall the different causes of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
- Identify the different causes and select appropriate treatment for interstitial lung disease
- Describe the causes, presentation, and basic treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary Tests
- Use an algorithm to correctly interpret spirometry and direct management
- Recall diseases with a restrictive, obstructive, or mixed picture on spirometry
- Evaluate and interpret pleural fluid tests
COPD, Asthma, and OSA
- Recall the differential diagnosis and management of pneumothorax
- Describe the classification schemes for asthma and use this information to effectively diagnose and manage patients
- Recognize features of obstructive sleep apnea and select appropriate testing for diagnosis
- Recall the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Vasculitis
- Diagnose and treat fibromyalgia
- Utilize physical exam and laboratory studies to diagnose and manage rheumatoid arthritis
- Diagnose and manage symptomatic osteoarthritis
Gout and Spondyloarthropathies
- List common causes of foot and ankle pain and their treatments
- Identify the diagnosis and treatment of spondyloarthropathies
- Diagnose and treat crystalline induced disease
Arthritis
- Identify initial treatment strategies for vasculitis
- Recognize the various forms of vasculitis (non-pulmonary manifestations)
SLE, Scleroderma, and Autoantibodies
- Review the laboratory evaluation and diagnosis of common rheumatologic diseases including: Sjögren’s syndrome, scleroderma (diffuse and limited), polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and mixed connective tissue disease
- Review complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Diagnose and develop initial management of systemic lupus erythematousus (SLE)
- Assess and manage antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
- Diagnose and manage secondary Raynaud phenomenon
- Review the laboratory evaluation and diagnosis of common rheumatologic diseases including: Sjögren’s syndrome, scleroderma (diffuse and limited), polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and mixed connective tissue disease
- Review complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Diagnose and develop initial management of systemic lupus erythematousus (SLE)
- Assess and manage antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
- Diagnose and manage secondary Raynaud phenomenon
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