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ACP BOARD PREP CURRICULUM Module Index ACP BOARD PREP CURRICULUM Module Index CARDIOLOGY Endocrinology 3 Gastroenterology 2 • Adrenal Insufficiency • H. pylori Infection Cardiology 1 • Adrenal Incidentaloma • Peptic Ulcer Disease Complications • Evaluation of Undiagnosed Chest Pain • Cushing Syndrome • Gastritis and Gastropathy • Stable Angina Pectoris • Hyperaldosteronism • Nonulcer Dyspepsia • Acute Coronary Syndrome • Pheochromocytoma • Disorders of Gastric Emptying • Complications of Acute Coronary Syndrome Endocrinology 4 Gastroenterology 3 • Pituitary Tumors • Cholelithiasis Cardiology 2 • Hypopituitarism • Cholecystitis • Heart Failure with Reduced • Diabetes Insipidus • Choledocholithiasis Ejection Fraction • Male Hypogonadism • Cholangitis • Heart Failure with Preserved • Gynecomastia • Gallbladder Cancer Ejection Fraction • Other Causes of Cardiomyopathy Endocrinology 5 Gastroenterology 4 • Hypercalcemia • Primary Biliary Cholangitis Cardiology 3 • Hyperparathyroidism • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis • Aortic Stenosis • Hypocalcemia • Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy • Aortic Regurgitation • Osteoporosis • Acute Pancreatitis • Mitral Regurgitation • Vitamin D Deficiency • Autoimmune Pancreatitis • Prosthetic Heart Valves Endocrinology 6 Gastroenterology 5 Cardiology 4 • Type 1 Diabetes • Viral Hepatitis • Acute Pericarditis and Pericardial • Type 2 Diabetes • Alcoholic Hepatitis Disease • Diabetes–Therapy • Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension • Endocarditis • Diabetic Ketoacidosis • Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis • Endocarditis Prophylaxis • Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar • Liver Failure • Aortic Disease Syndrome • Fatty Liver and Nonalcoholic • Peripheral Artery Disease Steatohepatitis Endocrinology 7 Cardiology 5 • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Gastroenterology 6 • Conduction Defects • Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy • Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding • Tachyarrhythmias • Diabetic Retinopathy • Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding • Bradyarrhythmias • Cardiovascular Risk Reduction • Diverticular Disease • Other Dysrhythmias in Diabetes • Mesenteric Ischemia • Hypoglycemia in a Non-Diabetic • Ischemic Colitis ENDOCRINOLOGY Patient • Hemorrhoids and Fissures Gastroenterology 7 Endocrinology 1 GASTROENTEROLOGY • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: • Hypothyroidism Gastroenterology 1 Crohn Disease • Subclinical Hypothyroidism • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: • Dysphagia • Thyroid Nodules Ulcerative Colitis • Esophageal Motility Disorders • Thyroid Nodules–Therapy • Irritable Bowel Syndrome • Gastroesophageal Reflux • Thyroid Cancer • Acute and Chronic Diarrhea • Barrett Esophagus • Malabsorption • Esophagitis Endocrinology 2 • Celiac Disease • Pill-Induced Esophagitis • Thyrotoxicosis • Eosinophilic Esophagitis • Graves Disease • Subclinical Hyperthyroidism • Thyroid Storm © 2021 American College of Physicians acponline.org/bpc Page 1 ACP BOARD PREP CURRICULUM Module Index GENERAL INTERNAL General Internal Medicine 7 HEMATOLOGY MEDICINE • Pressure Injury • Venous Disease of the Lower Hematology 1 General Internal Medicine 1 Extremities • Normocytic Anemia • Leg Ulcers • Anemia of Organ Failure • Non-Cancer Pain • Urinary Incontinence • Microcytic Anemia • Cancer-Related Pain • Constipation in Elderly Patients • Iron Deficiency Anemia • Dizziness and Vertigo • Falls • Megaloblastic Anemia • Syncope • Hip Fracture in Elderly Patients • Insomnia Hematology 2 General Internal Medicine 8 General Internal Medicine 2 • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia • Sickle Cell Disease • Cough • Erectile Dysfunction • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria • Bronchitis • Other Urologic Disorders • Transfusion Medicine • Hemoptysis • Breast Lumps • Transfusion-Related Complications • Dyspnea • Abnormal Uterine Bleeding • Common Cold • Menopause Hematology 3 General Internal Medicine 3 General Internal Medicine 9 • Thrombocytopenia • Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura • Epistaxis • Breast Cancer Screening • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic • Allergic Rhinitis • Lung Cancer Screening Purpura • Acute and Chronic Sinusitis • Colorectal Cancer Screening • Microangiopathic Hemolytic • Pharyngitis • Cervical Cancer Screening Anemia (MAHA) • Otitis Media and Externa • Prostate Cancer Screening • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia • Allergic Conjunctivitis • Bacterial Conjunctivitis General Internal Medicine 10 Hematology 4 • Salivary Gland Disorders • Immunization • Bleeding Disorders General Internal Medicine 4 • Smoking Cessation • Hemophilia • Lifestyle Interventions • von Willebrand Disease • Dermatitis • Preoperative Consultation • Antiphospholipid Syndrome • Urticaria • Venous Thromboembolism • Contrast-Related Allergy General Internal Medicine 11 • Drug Eruptions • Assessment of Decisional Capacity Hematology 5 General Internal Medicine 5 and Competency; Surrogate • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Decision Making • Essential Thrombocythemia • Acne Vulgaris • Depression • Polycythemia Vera • Rosacea • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder • Primary Myelofibrosis • Psoriasis • Substance Use Disorders • Myelodysplastic Syndromes • Seborrheic Keratosis • Schizophrenia: Complications of • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia • Actinic Keratosis Drug Therapy • Acute Myeloid Leukemia • Dermatophytosis (Tinea) • Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia • Warts, Corns, and Tags • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin General Internal Medicine 12 • Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin • Ethics General Internal Medicine 6 • Safety and Quality Improvement • Palliative Care • Prescribing in the Elderly • Depression in the Elderly General Internal Medicine 13 • Sleep Disorders in the Elderly • Elder Mistreatment • Hyperlipidemia • Home-Based Care • Hypertriglyceridemia • Nutrition in the Elderly • Obesity © 2021 American College of Physicians acponline.org/bpc Page 2 ACP BOARD PREP CURRICULUM Module Index INFECTIOUS DISEASE NEPHROLOGY Neurology 2 • Multiple Sclerosis and Other Infectious Disease 1 Nephrology 1 Demyelinating Diseases • Cellulitis • Primary Hypertension • Neuro-Ophthalmology • Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections • Secondary Hypertension • Myasthenia Gravis • Diabetic Foot Infections • Hypertensive Urgency and Emergency • Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome • Osteomyelitis • Renovascular Hypertension • Drug-Induced Myopathy • Hepatorenal Syndrome Infectious Disease 2 • Strategies to Prevent Progression of Neurology 3 • Viral Diseases Kidney Disease • Herpes Zoster and Varicella • Parkinson Disease • Postherpetic Neuralgia Nephrology 2 • Essential Tremor • Bacterial Diseases • Acute Kidney Injury • Dementia • Obstructive Uropathy • Delirium Infectious Disease 3 • Toxic Kidney Injury Neurology 4 • Pneumonia • Rhabdomyolysis • Asymptomatic Bacteriuria • Nephrolithiasis • Transient Ischemic Attack • Cystitis and Pyelonephritis • Stroke • Urinary Tract Infections in Specific Nephrology 3 • Carotid Artery Disease Populations • Nephrotic Syndrome • Head Injury • Prostatitis • Minimal Change Glomerulopathy • Aphasia • Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis • Coma Infectious Disease 4 • Membranous Nephropathy • Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency • Diabetic Kidney Disease ONCOLOGY • Meningitis • Nephritic Syndrome • Gastroenteritis • Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis Oncology 1 • Membranoproliferative • Clostridioides difficile Colitis • Lung Cancer • Sexually Transmitted Infections Glomerulonephritis • Lupus Nephritis • Head and Neck Cancer • Melanoma Infectious Disease 5 • Pauci-immune Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM Glomerulonephritis • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small • HIV • IgA Nephropathy Cell Lymphoma • Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Nephrology 4 Oncology 2 • Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia • Breast Cancer • Toxoplasmosis • Hypernatremia • Hyponatremia • Cervical Cancer • Cryptococcal Disease • Prostate Cancer • Candida Infections • Hyperkalemia • Hypokalemia • Colorectal Cancer • Hypomagnesemia Infectious Disease 6 Oncology 3 • Infection Control Nephrology 5 • Febrile Neutropenia • Health Care–Associated Infections • Malignancy-Induced Hypercalcemia and Prevention • Acid-Base Disorder Problem Solving • Metabolic Acidosis • Tumor Lysis • Catheter-Related Infections • Lymphedema • Procedure- and Device-Associated • Nausea and Vomiting Infections NEUROLOGY • Spinal Cord Compression Infectious Disease 7 Neurology 1 Oncology 4 • Tuberculosis • Migraine • Inherited Cancer Risk • Aspergillosis • Tension-Type Headache • Survivorship • Endemic Mycoses • Other Headaches • Palliative Care • Coccidioidomycosis • Bell Palsy • Blastomycosis • Seizure • Histoplasmosis • Tick-Borne Infections • Malaria © 2021 American College of Physicians acponline.org/bpc Page 3 ACP BOARD PREP CURRICULUM Module Index PULMONARY AND RHEUMATOLOGY CRITICAL CARE Rheumatology 1 MEDICINE • Osteoarthritis • Infectious Arthritis Pulmonary and Critical Care • Gout Medicine 1 • Pseudogout • Spirometry Rheumatology 2 • Asthma • Asthma Therapy • Rheumatoid Arthritis • Occupational Asthma • Spondyloarthropathies • Psoriatic Arthritis Pulmonary and Critical Care • Reactive Arthritis • Ankylosing Spondylitis Medicine 2 • Spondyloarthropathy Associated • COPD with Inflammatory Bowel Disease • COPD Therapy • Central Airway Obstruction Rheumatology 3 • Bronchiectasis • Sjögren Syndrome • Systemic Sclerosis Pulmonary and Critical Care • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Medicine 3 • Serum Sickness • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis • Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Rheumatology 4 • Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia • Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis • Asbestos-Related Lung Diseases • Other Causes of Myopathy • Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases
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