Section 1: Care of the Hospitalized Patient 1 Initial Patient Evaluation and Admission to the Hospital 2 Electrolytes/Acid-Base Balance 3 Diagnositic Imaging in Internal Medicine 4 Procedures Commonly Performed by Internists 5 Principles of Critical Care Medicine 6 Pain and Its Management 7 Medical Evaluation of the Surgical Patient 8 Assessment of Nutritional Status 9 Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition 10 Transfusion and Pheresis Therapy 11 End of Life Care Section 2: Medical Emergencies 12 Cardiovascular Collapse and Sudden Death13 Shock 14 Sepsis and Septic Shock 15 Acute Pulmonary Edema 16 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 17 Respiratory Failure 18 Confusion, Stupor, and Coma 19 Stroke 20 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 21 Increased Intracranial Pressure and Head Trauma 22 Spinal Cord Compression 23 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy 24 Status Epilepticus 25 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma 26 Hypoglycemia 27 Infectious Disease Emergencies 28 Oncologic Emergencies 29 Anaphylaxis 30 Bites, Venoms, Stings, and Marine Poisonings 31 Hypothermia and Frostbite 32 Poisoning and Drug Overdose 33 Bioterrorism Section 3: Common Patient Presentations 34 Chest Pain 35 Abdominal Pain 36 Headache 37 Back and Neck Pain 38 Fever, Hyperthermia, Chills, and Rash 39 Pain and Swelling of Joints 40 Syncope 41 Dizziness and Vertigo 42 Acute Visual Loss and Double Vision 43 Paralysis 44 Tremor and Movement Disorders 45 Aphasia and Related Disorders 46 Sleep Disorders 47 Dyspnea 48 Cough and Hemoptysis 49 Hypoxia and Cyanosis 50 Edema 51 Nausea, Vomiting, and Indigestion 52 Weight Loss 53 Dysphagia 54 Diarrhea, Constipation and Malabsorption 55 Gastrointestinal Bleeding 56 Jaundice and Evaluation of Liver Function 57 Ascites 58 Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities 59 Anemia and Polycythemia 60 Lymphadenopathy and Splenomegaly 61 Generalized Weakness and Fatigue Section 4: Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology 62 Common Disorders of Vision and Hearing 63 Sinusitis, Pharyngitis, Otitis and Other Upper Respiratory Infections Section 5: Dermatology 64 General Examination of the Skin65 Common Skin Disorders Section 6: Hematology and Oncology 66 Examination of Blood Smears and Bone Marrow 67 Red Blood Cell Disorders 68 Leukocytosis and Leukopenia 69 Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders 70 Cancer Chemotherapy 71 Myeloid Leukemias, Myelodysplasia, and Myeloproliferative Syndrome 72 Lymphoid Malignancies 73 Skin Cancer 74 Head and Neck Cancer 75 Lung Cancer 76 Breast Cancer 77 Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract 78 Genitourinary Tract Cancer 79 Gynecologic Cancer 80 Prostate Hyperplasia and Carcinoma 81 Cancer of Unknown Primary Site 82 Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes 83 Neurologic Paraneoplastic Syndromes Section 7: Infectious Diseases 84 Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases 85 Antibacterial Therapy 86 Hospital-Acquired Infections 87 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host 88 Infective Endocarditis 89 Intraabdominal Infections 90 Infectious Diarrheas 91 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Reproductive Tract 92 Infections of the Skin, Soft Tissue, Joints and Bones 93 Pneumococcal Infections 94 Staphylococcal Infections 95 Streptococcal/Enterococcal Infections, Diphtheria, and Other Corynebacterial Infections 96 Meningococcal and Listerial Infections 97 Infections Caused by Haemophilus, Bordetella, Moraxella and HACEK Group Organisms 98 Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacteria, Pseudomonas, and Legionella 99 Infections Caused by Other Gram-Negative Bacilli 100 Anaerobic Infections 101 Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis
