Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular & Circulatory Stable angina and chronic CAD stress-testing strategy, Pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and cardiac tamponade, Peripheral arterial disease and claudication, Syncope evaluation: cardiac vs vasovagal vs orthostatic, SVT and VT recognition and acute management.

Respiratory Pleural effusion and Light's criteria (transudate vs exudate), Solitary pulmonary nodule evaluation, Interstitial lung disease (IPF, hypersensitivity pneumonitis), Obstructive sleep apnea, Pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale, Tuberculosis: active disease and latent infection screening.

Heme / Onc / Immunology Aplastic anemia and pancytopenia workup, Hypercoagulable states and antiphospholipid syndrome, Myeloproliferative neoplasms (polycythemia vera, ET, myelofibrosis), Myelodysplastic syndrome, Transfusion reactions, Oncologic emergencies: tumor lysis, SVC syndrome, cord compression, malignant hypercalcemia, Tumor markers and cancer screening panels, Fever of unknown origin workup, Skin and soft tissue infections: cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, Clostridioides difficile and healthcare-associated infections, Sexually transmitted infections: syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, Influenza and respiratory viral illness, Sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive crisis.

GI & Nutrition Upper and lower GI bleeding evaluation, Irritable bowel syndrome, Alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Celiac disease and malabsorption, Dysphagia: achalasia, esophageal cancer, strictures, Clostridioides difficile colitis, Hereditary hemochromatosis and iron overload, Acute mesenteric ischemia, Pancreatic adenocarcinoma and Courvoisier sign.

Nervous System & Mental Health Delirium evaluation and management, Peripheral neuropathy workup, Spinal cord compression and increased intracranial pressure red flags, Encephalitis: HSV and autoimmune.

Genitourinary / Renal Benign prostatic hyperplasia evaluation and medical therapy, Diabetic nephropathy and hypertensive nephrosclerosis, Rhabdomyolysis, Indications for dialysis, Polycystic kidney disease, Renal cell carcinoma.

Endocrine & Metabolism Chronic diabetic complications: retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, Thyroid nodule and thyroid cancer evaluation, Thyroid storm and myxedema coma, Paget disease of bone, Metabolic syndrome and obesity, Carcinoid syndrome and serotonin-secreting tumors.

MSK & Rheumatology Rheumatoid arthritis and DMARD therapy, Osteoarthritis, Gout and pseudogout (crystal arthropathies), Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis, Septic vs crystal vs inflammatory arthritis differentiation, Polymyositis and dermatomyositis, Fibromyalgia, Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.

Integumentary Severe cutaneous drug reactions: SJS, TEN, and DRESS, Bullous dermatoses: pemphigus vulgaris vs bullous pemphigoid, Psoriasis and psoriatic disease.

Community Health & Prevention Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and nutrition disorders, Geriatric syndromes: falls, frailty, polypharmacy, incontinence, Perioperative and preoperative cardiac risk assessment, Shock classification and resuscitation, Palliative care, hospice, and goals-of-care decisions, Common ambulatory complaints: fatigue, weight loss, edema, dizziness, Patient safety and quality improvement.