ESTER Reumatologia study plan

Map the full ESTER blueprint and allocate every domain weight to a calendar slot

Build a one-page differential table distinguishing rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, crystal arthritis and septic arthritis by onset, joints involved and key labs

Explain the 2010 ACR/EULAR RA classification criteria and apply them to three written vignettes

List the first-line and biologic treatment tiers for inflammatory arthritis with their main monitoring parameters

Interpret synovial fluid analysis results and state the cut-offs that separate non-inflammatory, inflammatory and septic effusions

Compare axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis features and justify when MRI of sacroiliac joints is indicated

Differentiate gout from CPPD by crystal type, joint distribution and associated metabolic conditions

Summarise the extra-articular manifestations of RA and their prognostic significance

Construct an autoantibody interpretation grid linking ANA patterns, anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm, anti-Ro/La, anti-Scl-70 and anti-centromere to specific diseases

Apply the classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus to three constructed cases and identify the scoring items met

Outline the clinical approach to a patient with suspected vasculitis, including which vessel size each presentation suggests

State the organ-threatening features that mandate urgent immunosuppression in lupus and in ANCA-associated vasculitis

Distinguish polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis by clinical pattern, enzymes and antibody associations

Explain the diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis including the role of temporal artery biopsy and steroid timing

Interpret DXA T-scores and Z-scores and classify results as normal, osteopenia or osteoporosis

Select appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment for osteoporosis based on fracture risk

List secondary causes of osteoporosis and the laboratory panel used to exclude them

Calculate fracture risk using FRAX inputs and justify treatment thresholds

Describe the management of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis including calcium, vitamin D and bisphosphonate timing

Recognise electrolyte and renal abnormalities that point to a metabolic bone disease rather than primary osteoporosis

Localise shoulder, elbow, hip and knee pain to specific structures using history and provocative manoeuvres described in text

Differentiate fibromyalgia from inflammatory arthritis and from hypothyroidism-related myalgia

Explain the diagnosis and conservative management of carpal tunnel syndrome and de Quervain tenosynovitis

Identify red flags in low back pain that require urgent imaging or referral

Compare juvenile idiopathic arthritis subtypes by age of onset, joint pattern and uveitis risk

Explain the approach to a child with a limp or joint swelling, including when to suspect malignancy or infection

Describe Kawasaki disease and Henoch-Schonlein purpura diagnostic features and their complication risks

Outline the differences between paediatric and adult dosing and monitoring for the most common antirheumatic drugs

Re-test every item previously logged as an error and confirm retention

Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions

Review weak domains identified by mock scores and fill remaining knowledge gaps with targeted reading

Consolidate high-yield facts into a single revision sheet for the final 48 hours