ABP Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine study plan
ABP Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Antenatal Assessment & Delivery Room Care and Neonatal Resuscitation
Diagram the antenatal surveillance pathway for fetal growth restriction, mapping which test result triggers which delivery decision.
Interpret 10 umbilical artery Doppler, biophysical profile, and nonstress test scenarios and assign a management category to each.
Rehearse the NRP sequence aloud for a non-vigorous newborn with meconium-stained fluid, naming each step and its decision point from memory.
Calculate endotracheal tube size, suction pressure, and epinephrine dose for five simulated birth weights, showing the arithmetic.
Your checkpoint
One-page delivery-room decision card keyed to heart rate and tone, plus a self-written 25-item Domain 1-2 quiz scored at 80% or higher.
Respiratory Disorders of the Newborn & Cardiovascular Disorders of the Newborn
Differentiate respiratory distress syndrome, transient tachypnea, meconium aspiration, and pneumonia by onset, exam findings, and radiographic pattern in a 15-row comparison table.
Interpret 10 arterial blood gases, classifying each as respiratory or metabolic and stating whether compensation is appropriate.
Explain the pathophysiology and echocardiographic findings of patent ductus arteriosus, persistent pulmonary hypertension, and ductal-dependent lesions in a written summary.
Construct a stepwise management sequence for a cyanotic newborn before and after the hyperoxia test.
Your checkpoint
A one-page blood gas and cyanosis flowchart, plus a 20-item self-quiz with at least 80% correct.
Neurologic Disorders and Neurodevelopment & Nutrition, Gastrointestinal, and Fluid/Electrolyte Disorders
Grade hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy by Sarnat stage and match each stage to cooling eligibility criteria.
Outline a stepwise algorithm for the differential and initial workup of neonatal seizures.
Calculate dextrose, amino acid, and lipid advancement for a 1.2 kg preterm infant across seven days of parenteral nutrition.
Compare the timing and red flags of breastfed versus formula-fed jaundice and identify which findings demand escalation.
Your checkpoint
A two-page neuro and fluids reference sheet, plus 20 calculation problems completed with 90% or higher accuracy.
Neonatal Infectious Diseases and Immunology & Hematologic, Oncologic, Endocrine, and Metabolic Disorders
Distinguish early-onset from late-onset sepsis by organism profile, empiric regimen, and lumbar puncture indication.
Calculate the immature-to-total neutrophil ratio and interpret the complete blood count with left shift in five cases.
Classify congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and galactosemia by screening abnormality and first-step management.
Compare transfusion thresholds for anemia of prematurity against thrombocytopenia management and justify each cutoff.
Your checkpoint
A 40-question timed mixed block covering Domains 1-8 at 70% or higher, with an error log categorizing every missed item.
Genetics, Dysmorphology, and Long-Term Outcomes & Ethics, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Health Systems
Recognize 10 dysmorphic syndromes from written descriptions of the anomaly pattern alone, without images.
Apply a structured approach to ambiguous genitalia or suspected inborn error of metabolism, listing the first five tests to order.
Explain the ethical framework for goals-of-care conflict between clinicians and parents across three written cases.
Draft a quality improvement aim statement with a measurable outcome and a balancing measure for a NICU safety problem.
Your checkpoint
A 300-word ethics case analysis plus a one-page quality improvement summary.
Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Antenatal Assessment & Delivery Room Care and Neonatal Resuscitation & Respiratory Disorders of the Newborn
Convert the 10 most-missed concepts from weeks 1-5 into flashcard prompts with worked answers.
Talk through 15 delivery-room and airway scenarios aloud, each in under three minutes.
Teach back the management of growth restriction, pulmonary hypertension, and respiratory distress syndrome from memory in 10 minutes.
Re-classify every Domain 3 error from week 4 by the underlying rule that was missed.
Your checkpoint
A recorded 10-minute teach-back, plus a 30-item respiratory and resuscitation quiz scored at 85% or higher.
Cardiovascular Disorders of the Newborn & Neurologic Disorders and Neurodevelopment & Nutrition, Gastrointestinal, and Fluid/Electrolyte Disorders & Neonatal Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Correct every remaining entry in the week 4 error log by writing the governing rule for each item.
Solve 15 fluid, electrolyte, and nutrition calculations under timed conditions.
Build a side-by-side table contrasting palliative procedures for congenital heart lesions against escalation of septic shock.
Rank the top five residual weak subtopics by frequency of missed questions.
Your checkpoint
Repeat the 40-question mixed block at 80% or higher with at least a 50% reduction in repeat-error categories.
Hematologic, Oncologic, Endocrine, and Metabolic Disorders & Genetics, Dysmorphology, and Long-Term Outcomes & Ethics, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Health Systems
Complete a full-length timed mock examination under test-day conditions.
Audit the cumulative error log and rank the top five residual weak areas by frequency.
Write a one-page heuristic sheet for biostatistics, quality improvement, and ethics item stems.
Schedule and state a remediation plan for each of the five weak areas, naming the resource and the review date.
Your checkpoint
A full mock examination scored at 75% or higher, accompanied by a written five-item remediation list.
Milestones
Week 2: Can recite the NRP algorithm unaided and explain three respiratory and three cardiac causes of neonatal cyanosis with distinguishing features.
Week 4: Completed the first 40-question timed mixed block at 70% or higher, with every miss assigned to a domain and an error category.
Week 6: Delivered a 10-minute teach-back without notes and scored 85% or higher on the respiratory and resuscitation quiz.
Week 8: Full mock examination at 75% or higher, with a written remediation plan covering the five most frequent residual error categories.