Table of Contents
SECTION 1 COMMON SYMPTOMS1 Headache
2 Dizziness
3 Cough
4 Sore Throat
5 Syncope
6 Chest Pain
7 Dyspnea
8 Nausea and Vomiting
9 Jaundice
10 Abdominal Pain
11 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
12 Constipation
13 Diarrhea
14 Hematuria
15 Joint Pain
SECTION 2 COMMON EXAMINATION FINDINGS
16 Altered Mental Status
17 Fever
18 Shock
19 Hypertensive Crisis
20 Tachycardia
21 Bradycardia
22 Cardiac Murmurs
23 Hypoxemia
24 Adventitial Lung Sounds
25 Ascites
26 Lower Extremity Edema
SECTION 3 COMMON ABNORMALITIES IN BLOOD TESTS
27 Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
28 Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia
29 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia
30 Acute Kidney Injury
31 Acid-Base Disturbances
32 Anemia
33 Thrombocytopenia
34 Abnormal Coagulation Studies
35 Abnormal Liver Function Tests
36 Elevated Troponin
SECTION 4 PERFORMANCE AND INTERPRETATION OF COMMON TESTS AND PROCEDURES
37 Urinalysis
38 Electrocardiogram (ECG)
39 Chest Radiography
40 Peripheral Blood Smear
41 CT Scan of the Head
42 CT Scan of the Chest
43 CT Scan of the Abdomen and Pelvis
44 Abdominal Ultrasound
45 Endoscopy and Colonoscopy
46 Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)
47 Mechanical Ventilation
48 Echocardiography
49 Arterial Blood Gas
50 Central Venous Catheterization
51 Lumbar Puncture
52 Thoracentesis
53 Paracentesis
54 Renal Replacement Therapy
SECTION 5 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
55 Cardiovascular System Anatomy Review
56 Cardiovascular System Physiology Review
57 Coronary Artery Disease and Stable Angina
58 Acute Coronary Syndromes
59 Heart Failure
60 Atrial Fibrillation
61 Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusions
62 Aortic Stenosis
63 Mitral Regurgitation
64 Aortic Dissection
65 Aortic Aneurysms
66 Hypertension
67 Hyperlipidemia
SECTION 6 ENDOCRINE DISEASES
68 Pancreas Anatomy and Physiology Review
69 Diabetes Mellitus
70 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma
71 Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Anatomy and Physiology Review
72 Hypothyroidism
73 Hyperthyroidism and Thyrotoxicosis
SECTION 7 PULMONARY DISEASES
82 Respiratory System Anatomy Review
83 Respiratory System Physiology Review
84 Asthma
85 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
86 Cystic Fibrosis
87 Sleep Apnea
88 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
89 Pulmonary Embolism
90 Pulmonary Hypertension
91 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
SECTION 8 RENAL DISEASES
92 Urinary System Anatomy Review
93 Urinary System Physiology Review
94 Acute Tubular Necrosis
95 Glomerulonephritis
96 Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
97 Nephrotic Syndrome
98 Polycystic Kidney Disease
99 Nephrolithiasis
100 Chronic Kidney Disease
SECTION 9 RHEUMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
101 Osteoarthritis
102 Rheumatoid Arthritis
103 Septic Arthritis and Bursitis
104 Gout
105 Spondyloarthropathies
106 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
107 Systemic Sclerosis
108 Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
109 Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis
110 Vasculitides
SECTION 10 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
111 Sepsis
112 Cellulitis
113 Meningitis
114 Pneumonia
115 Tuberculosis
116 Infective Endocarditis
117 Gastroenteritis
118 Cholangitis
119 Clostridium Difficile Colitis
120 Urinary Tract Infection
121 Urethritis
122 Osteomyelitis
123 HIV/AIDS: Infection and Treatment
124 HIV/AIDS: Common Opportunistic Infections
SECTION 11 GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES
125 Gastrointestinal System Anatomy Review
126 Gastrointestinal System Physiology Review
127 Achalasia
128 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Barrett Esophagus
129 Peptic Ulcer Disease and Helicobacter Pylori
130 Biliary Disease
131 Acute Pancreatitis
132 Irritable Bowel Syndrome
133 Celiac Disease
134 Inflammatory Bowel Disease
135 Acute Liver Failure
136 Viral Hepatitis
137 Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
138 Alcoholic Liver Disease
139 Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
SECTION 12 DISEASES OF BLOOD CELLS
140 Sickle Cell Disease
141 Thalassemia
142 Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia (MAHA)
143 Hemophilia
144 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
145 Hypercoagulable States and Deep Venous Thrombosis
146 Multiple Myeloma
147 Amyloidosis
148 Lymphoma
149 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
150 Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
151 Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
152 Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
153 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
154 Aplastic Anemia (AA)
SECTION 13 SOLID ORGAN TUMORS
155 Breast Cancer
156 Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Nodules
157 Lung Cancer
158 Esophageal Cancer
159 Gastric Cancer
160 Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
161 Pancreatic Cancer
162 Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
163 Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
164 Bladder Cancer
165 Melanoma
166 Prostate Cancer

