Iraqi Board Internal Medicine study plan

Build a 12-topic cardiology checklist covering acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular disease, pericardial disease, hypertension, syncope, and adult congenital lesions, and assign each topic a 20-minute review slot.

Compare STEMI and NSTEMI initial management and acute heart failure treatment by writing a two-column decision table with contraindications and immediate next steps.

Interpret 25 electrocardiograms spanning ischemia, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, heart block, and electrolyte effects; record the correct diagnosis and one teaching point for each tracing.

Explain obstructive versus restrictive spirometry and outline first-line management of asthma and COPD exacerbations in a one-page algorithm.

Complete 30 timed mixed cardiology-respiratory questions and tag every incorrect answer to a checklist topic.

Review valvular heart disease and pericardial disease by creating a murmur-to-echo correlation table with key physical findings and urgent indications for intervention.

Write decision rules for hypertension urgency and for anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation, including when to refer urgently.

Create a diagnostic flowchart for pulmonary embolism, pleural effusion, pneumonia, and interstitial lung disease using history, examination, imaging, and initial tests.

Redo all week 1 missed questions and explain each corrected answer aloud in one sentence.

Complete 60 cumulative cardiology-respiratory questions under timed conditions and review every rationale.

Map the gastroenterology and hepatology syllabus into 10 high-yield topics and assign review time to each.

Compare causes, initial tests, and urgent management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, acute pancreatitis, and acute liver injury in a three-column table.

Explain cirrhosis complications, including ascites, variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, with first-line treatment for each.

Review diabetes mellitus diagnosis, acute complications, and medication selection by writing a patient-scenario decision grid.

Complete 40 timed questions covering gastroenterology, hepatology, and endocrinology and log misses by topic.

Review thyroid dysfunction, adrenal disorders, and calcium metabolism by building a cause-and-testing table for common presentations.

Explain antimicrobial selection and isolation precautions for sepsis, meningitis, endocarditis, and common health-care-associated infections in a one-page summary.

Apply infection-control and exposure-management steps for needle-stick injury and common transmissible diseases by writing a stepwise checklist.

Complete 50 timed questions covering endocrinology and infectious diseases, then redo every miss until each corrected answer is explained without notes.

Sit a 100-question cumulative mock covering cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and infectious diseases.

Build a fluid and electrolyte correction worksheet covering sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, acid-base disorders, and acute kidney injury.

Compare pre-renal, intrinsic renal, and post-renal disease using urinalysis, urine electrolytes, and imaging findings in a diagnostic table.

Review anemia, thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy, and transfusion reactions by writing cause-and-first-step management summaries.

Interpret 20 blood smear, coagulation, and electrolyte cases and record the diagnosis and immediate management for each.

Complete 45 timed questions covering nephrology, fluid-electrolyte disorders, haematology, and transfusion medicine.

Create a rheumatology pattern-recognition table for inflammatory arthritis, crystal arthritis, connective tissue disease, and vasculitis.

Explain when to suspect neurologic emergencies such as stroke, status epilepticus, raised intracranial pressure, and acute neuromuscular weakness, and write immediate management steps.

Review headache, dizziness, peripheral neuropathy, and movement disorders by constructing a focused history and examination checklist.

Interpret 20 neurology and rheumatology case vignettes and record the leading diagnosis, confirmatory test, and first treatment.

Sit an 80-question mock covering nephrology, haematology, rheumatology, neurology, and general-critical care presentations.

Review shock, sepsis, acute respiratory failure, arrhythmia emergencies, and altered consciousness by writing a prioritized first-10-minutes action checklist for each.

Practice interpreting arterial blood gases, electrolytes, and basic rhythm strips by completing 25 rapid-fire cases.

Identify the two weakest domains from prior mock reports and complete 30 targeted questions in each weak area.

Write a personal list of 20 high-risk medication and dosing pitfalls relevant to internal medicine and critical care.

Complete a 60-question mixed emergency and general internal medicine quiz under timed conditions.

Complete a 200-question full-length timed mock covering all 10 domains and record domain-level accuracy.

Review every mock miss by writing a corrected rule and grouping errors into knowledge, interpretation, or pacing causes.

Redo the 40 highest-yield missed questions from weeks 1 through 7 and confirm each corrected answer without notes.

Summarize the top 30 high-yield cardiology and endocrinology facts into a one-page final review sheet.

Create a test-day pacing plan with time per question, breakpoints, and a strategy for flagged items.