[...]...PREFACE With this revised and expanded edition of First Aid for the® Internal Medicine Boards, we hope to provide residents and clinicians with the most useful and up-to-date preparation guide for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification and recertification exams This edition represents an outstanding effort by a talented group of authors and includes... high-yield tables, diagrams, and illustrations Key facts in the margins highlighting “must know” information for the boards Mnemonics throughout, making learning memorable and fun We invite you to share your thoughts and ideas to help us improve First Aid for the® Internal Medicine Boards See How to Contribute, p xiii Louisville San Francisco San Francisco Tao Le Peter Chin-Hong Thomas Baudendistel... acknowledge the thoughtful comments, corrections, and advice of the residents, international medical graduates, and faculty who have supported the authors in the development of First Aid for the® Internal Medicine Boards For support and encouragement throughout the process, we are grateful to Thao Pham, Linda Shiue, Lisa Kinoshita, Louise Petersen, and Selina Franklin Thanks to our publisher, McGraw-Hill,... For each entry incorporated into the next edition, you will receive a $10 gift certificate, as well as personal acknowledgment in the next edition Diagrams, tables, partial entries, updates, corrections, and study hints are also appreciated, and significant contributions will be compensated at the discretion of the authors Also let us know about material in this edition that you feel is low yield and should... 9% 10% Infectious Disease 9% Rheumatology/Orthopedics 8% Endocrinology/Metabolism 8% Oncology 7% Hematology 6% Nephrology/Urology 6% Allergy/Immunology 3% Psychiatry 4% Neurology 4% Dermatology 4% Obstetrics/Gynecology 3% Ophthalmology 2% Miscellaneous Total CROSS-CONTENT AREAS 3% 100% RELATIVE PROPORTIONS Critical Care Medicine 10% Geriatric Medicine 10% Prevention 6% Women’s Health 6% Clinical Epidemiology... to all the questions Even though you have two minutes per question on average, you should aim for a pace of 90 to 100 seconds per question If you don’t know the answer within a short period, make an educated guess and move on It’s okay to second guess yourself Research shows that our second hunches” tend to be better than our first guesses Don’t panic with “impossible” questions They may be experimental... N S I N G AG E N C I E S American Board of Internal Medicine 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700 Philadelphia, PA 19106-3699 215-446-3500 or 800-441-2246 Fax: 215-446-3633 www.abim.org Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) 3624 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-2685 215-386-5900 Fax: 215-386-9196 www.ecfmg.org Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) P.O Box 619850 Dallas, TX 75261-9850... E The good news about the ABIM is that it tends to focus on the diagnosis and management of diseases and conditions that you have likely seen as a resident and that you should expect to see as an internal medicine specialist Assuming that you have performed well as a resident, First Aid and a good source of practice questions may be all you need However, consider using First Aid as a guide and using... chapter we talk more about the ABIM and provide you with proven approaches to conquering the exam For a detailed description of the ABIM, visit www.abim.org or refer to the Certification Examination in Internal Medicine Information Booklet, which can also be found on the ABIM Web site AB I M—T H E BA S I C S How Do I Register to Take the Exam? You can register for the exam online by going to “On-Line Services”... RELATIVE PROPORTIONS Critical Care Medicine 10% Geriatric Medicine 10% Prevention 6% Women’s Health 6% Clinical Epidemiology 3% Ethics 3% Nutrition 3% Palliative/End-of-Life Care 3% Adolescent Medicine 2% Occupational Medicine 2% Substance Abuse 2% Source: www.abim.org, 2007 Your score report will give you a “pass/fail” decision, the overall number of questions you answered correctly with a corresponding . x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" FIRSTAID INTERNAL MEDICINE BOARDS Second Edition TAO LE, MD, MHS Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Chief,. of use. ix PREFACE With this revised and expanded edition of First Aid for the ® Internal Medicine Boards, we hope to provide residents and clinicians