Course Description
Comprehensive internal medicine review for Step 2 CK covering all major subspecialties. Emphasis on inpatient and outpatient management, diagnostic workup, and evidence-based treatment. Includes high-yield tables and clinical algorithms.
Learning Objectives
- Diagnose and manage common cardiovascular conditions
- Apply guideline-directed therapy for chronic diseases
- Evaluate and treat acute presentations in hospital settings
- Interpret laboratory and imaging studies appropriately
- Manage comorbidities and polypharmacy in complex patients
Topics
- Cardiology: ACS, heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular disease, hypertension
- Pulmonology: COPD, asthma, pneumonia, PE, lung cancer, ARDS
- Gastroenterology: GI bleeding, IBD, liver disease, pancreatitis
- Nephrology: AKI, CKD, electrolyte disorders, acid-base
- Endocrinology: Diabetes management, thyroid, adrenal, pituitary
- Hematology/Oncology: Anemia, coagulopathy, malignancies
- Infectious Disease: Sepsis, HIV, opportunistic infections
- Rheumatology: RA, SLE, vasculitis, spondyloarthropathy
Materials
- 50 hours of video lectures
- 800+ clinical questions
- Management algorithm charts
- Laboratory interpretation guides