ABPS Internal Medicine study plan

Build a one-page cardiovascular priority sheet covering heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmia, valvular disease, and hypertension, and rank each topic by exam weight.

Calculate 12 cardiovascular risk or decision scores from memory, writing the inputs, interpretation thresholds, and common pitfalls for each.

Write 15 one-line ECG rhythm vignettes and identify the rhythm, urgent management step, and contraindication for each.

Solve 25 board-style cardiovascular vignettes and log every missed concept by mechanism rather than by question wording.

Re-test the week 1 cardiovascular error log and write 10 short compare-and-contrast rules for commonly confused pairs such as HFrEF versus HFpEF and STEMI versus NSTEMI.

Build a pulmonary priority sheet covering asthma, COPD, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, interstitial lung disease, sleep apnea, and respiratory failure.

Interpret 12 arterial blood gas cases, calculate expected compensation, and write the first three management steps for each.

Solve 25 pulmonary vignettes and add each miss to a cumulative error log.

Review residual pulmonary misses and write a concise oxygen delivery and ventilator strategy algorithm for acute respiratory failure.

Build a gastroenterology-hepatology priority sheet covering GI bleeding, pancreatitis, cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and biliary disease.

Calculate Child-Pugh and MELD scores in 10 cirrhosis vignettes and state how each result changes screening or management.

Solve 25 gastroenterology vignettes and categorize misses as diagnosis, testing, or treatment errors.

Re-test gastroenterology misses and write 10 decision rules for when to scope, image, operate, or observe.

Build an endocrine priority sheet covering diabetes, thyroid disease, adrenal disorders, calcium disorders, pituitary disease, and obesity.

Practice insulin and oral agent selection in 10 vignettes, writing the starting dose, titration plan, and monitoring interval.

Solve 25 endocrine vignettes and record the single most likely diagnosis before reading the answer choices.

Build an infectious disease priority sheet covering sepsis, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, endocarditis, HIV, tuberculosis, meningitis, and Clostridioides difficile infection.

Create an antibiotic selection table for eight common syndromes, including empiric regimen, duration, and one adjustment for renal function.

Build a nephrology and electrolyte priority sheet covering acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, acid-base disorders, sodium, potassium, and diuretic use.

Solve 25 mixed infectious disease and nephrology vignettes and write why each incorrect option is wrong.

Build a hematology-oncology priority sheet covering anemia, coagulopathy, thrombosis, leukemia, lymphoma, solid tumors, and oncologic emergencies.

Interpret 15 CBC, smear, and coagulation vignettes and write the next diagnostic step for each.

Build a geriatrics and preventive medicine sheet covering falls, dementia, polypharmacy, cancer screening, immunizations, and advance care planning.

Solve 25 mixed hematology-oncology and geriatrics vignettes and tag each miss by domain.

Build a rheumatology priority sheet covering inflammatory arthritis, vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, gout, and biologic safety monitoring.

Write an autoantibody interpretation table and apply it to 10 clinical vignettes with pretest probability estimates.

Build a neurology priority sheet covering stroke, seizure, headache, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, and delirium.

Solve 25 mixed rheumatology and neurology vignettes and state the safest next step before choosing a treatment.

Build a dermatology priority sheet covering common rashes, skin cancer, drug eruptions, and skin infections, and write five morphology-based descriptions.

Build a psychiatry priority sheet covering depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, substance use, and suicide risk assessment.

Complete a timed 60-question mixed exam spanning all 12 domains and review every incorrect or uncertain answer.

Create a final one-page high-yield pitfalls sheet distilled from all weekly error logs.