ABP Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine study materials
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ABP Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine study plan

ABP Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

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.

Week 2

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.

Week 3

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.

Week 4

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.

Week 5

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.

Week 6

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.

Week 7

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.

Week 8

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.