Iran Specialty Board - Emergency Medicine study guide
Iran Specialty Board - Emergency Medicine · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Iranian specialty board examination in emergency medicine (بورد تخصصی طب اورژانس) is the national certification assessment that physicians must pass to be recognised as specialists in emergency medicine in Iran. It is aimed at residents who have completed accredited emergency medicine training and at practising physicians preparing for the certification cycle. The Iran Specialty Board - Emergency Medicine study guide has 13 sections and about 2,991 words.
01Resuscitation and Shock
The Resuscitation and Shock domain tests whether you can run a code, identify shock early, and choose interventions that change outcome. The board favors rhythm-based decisions, drug timing, and the physiology behind blood pressure and lactate.
302 words, about 2 min02Cardiovascular Emergencies
The Cardiovascular Emergencies domain tests rapid recognition of ACS, malignant arrhythmias, acute heart failure, and aortic dissection. Expect ECG interpretation, reperfusion timing, and drug safety.
261 words, about 1 min03Trauma and Surgical Emergencies
The Trauma and Surgical Emergencies domain tests the primary survey, hemorrhage control, damage-control resuscitation, and recognition of injuries that need immediate operation. Primary survey ABCDE with cervical spine protection; treat life threats as found.
251 words, about 1 min04Toxicology and Environmental Emergencies
The Toxicology and Environmental Emergencies domain tests toxidrome recognition, decontamination, antidote selection, and environmental illness. The exam rewards pathophysiologic reasoning over memorized lists.
229 words, about 1 min05Neurologic Emergencies
The Neurologic Emergencies domain tests stroke reperfusion, seizure control, coma evaluation, and headache red flags. Expect time-based decisions and careful exclusion of mimics.
232 words, about 1 min06Respiratory and Critical Care Emergencies
The Respiratory and Critical Care Emergencies domain tests severe asthma, COPD, ARDS, pulmonary embolism, and mechanical ventilation. The board emphasizes when to intubate and how to avoid ventilator-induced injury.
232 words, about 1 min07Pediatric Emergencies
The Pediatric Emergencies domain tests the pediatric assessment triangle, weight-based resuscitation, respiratory distress, dehydration, and sepsis. Doses and equipment sizes are high-yield.
207 words, about 1 min08Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
The Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies domain tests pregnancy-specific causes of shock, hypertension, bleeding, and abdominal pain. The exam expects you to stabilize two patients and know when delivery is the treatment.
218 words, about 1 min09Emergency Ultrasound and Procedural Skills
The Emergency Ultrasound and Procedural Skills domain tests image acquisition, interpretation, and safe procedural technique. The board emphasizes anatomy, pitfalls, and ultrasound-guided decision-making.
196 words, under 1 min10Emergency Medical Services
The Emergency Medical Services domain tests scene safety, triage, transport decisions, and handover. The exam expects system-level thinking and field priorities.
223 words, about 1 min11Disaster Medicine
The Disaster Medicine domain tests incident command, surge capacity, triage, and resource allocation. The exam expects you to think in systems, not just individual patients.
207 words, about 1 min12Administration, Ethics, Professionalism, and Medicolegal Issues
This domain tests consent, capacity, confidentiality, error disclosure, professionalism, and medicolegal risk. The exam expects defensible reasoning that respects autonomy while protecting patients and the public.
201 words, about 1 min13Research, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Quality Improvement
This domain tests evidence appraisal, study design, test characteristics, and quality improvement. The exam expects you to apply evidence to emergency decisions and to improve systems rather than blame individuals.
232 words, about 1 min