Egyptian Board Internal Medicine study guide
Egyptian Board Internal Medicine · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Egyptian Board Fellowship in Internal Medicine is a postgraduate specialty qualification for physicians who have completed their residency and want consultant-level recognition in internal medicine. It is aimed at clinicians practising in Egypt and abroad who need a structured, high-stakes assessment of broad internal-medicine competence rather than a single-subspecialty certificate. The Egyptian Board Internal Medicine study guide has 12 sections and about 4,855 words.
01Cardiology
Cardiology carries heavy weight in the Egyptian internal medicine board. Questions test whether you can convert an ECG or bedside finding into a time-critical decision: reperfusion in STEMI, diuresis versus inotropy in heart failure, rate versus rhythm control in atrial fibrillation, and drainage in tamponade.
436 words, about 2 min02Chest and Respiratory Medicine
This domain tests pattern recognition across obstructive and restrictive lung disease, infection, thromboembolism, pleural disease, and respiratory failure. The examiner wants to see that you can interpret spirometry and arterial blood gases yourself rather than order more imaging.
419 words, about 2 min03Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Questions here combine the bleeding patient, the jaundiced patient, the patient with ascites, and the patient with acute pancreatitis. Egypt adds high background prevalence of hepatitis C and schistosomal periportal fibrosis, so always reason about chronic liver disease when ascites or varices appear.
388 words, about 2 min04Nephrology and Fluid-Electrolyte Disorders
This domain rewards a systematic approach: classify the acute kidney injury, look at the urine, count the anion gap, and calculate the osmolality before you name a syndrome. Both the FRCP-style and Egyptian board formats favour short calculations followed by management choices.
424 words, about 2 min05Endocrinology and Metabolism
The exam tests the emergencies (diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar state, thyroid storm, adrenal crisis), the interpretation of paired hormone and gland tests, and safe chronic prescribing. Most marks are lost by treating a laboratory value without checking volume status or the paired hormone.
411 words, about 2 min06Hematology
Hematology questions are built from the complete blood count and the peripheral smear. Egypt's thalassaemia and sickle cell burden means haemoglobinopathy questions appear alongside the standard anaemia, bleeding and malignancy cases.
403 words, about 2 min07Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Expect pattern-based questions: a young woman with joint pain, an older patient with a headache and raised inflammatory markers, an acutely hot single joint, and a patient with rash, cytopenias and proteinuria. The skill tested is distinguishing inflammatory from mechanical disease and recognising the emergencies.
381 words, about 2 min08Infectious Diseases
This domain mixes global core content with Egyptian epidemiology: brucellosis, typhoid, hepatitis C, tuberculosis, and antimicrobial stewardship. Questions usually present a syndrome and ask for the single best diagnostic step or empirical regimen.
398 words, about 2 min09Neurology
Neurology questions reward localisation and time-awareness. The commonest exam scenarios are acute stroke, first seizure and status epilepticus, acute weakness (stroke versus Guillain-Barre versus myasthenia), sudden headache, and delirium versus dementia.
393 words, about 2 min10Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
This section tests prescribing safety rather than drug lists: kinetics, interactions, monitoring, dose adjustment in renal and hepatic impairment, and recognition of drug-induced syndromes. Egyptian board questions frequently use a single prescription scenario and ask what to change.
401 words, about 2 min11Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
Critical care questions ask you to prioritise in the first minutes: airway, perfusion, glucose, and a working diagnosis. The examiner looks for recognition of shock type, appropriate fluid and vasopressor use, and safe ventilation.
384 words, about 2 min12General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
The final domain rewards holistic reasoning: multimorbidity, polypharmacy, falls, delirium, and the atypical presentation of common disease in older adults. Questions often give a frail patient with several drugs and ask which change reduces harm most.
417 words, about 2 min