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ABIM Rheumatology Prep Course (Rheum)

86 lessons. Online and self-paced.

Rheumatology Foundations

Core immunology, diagnostic data interpretation, synovial fluid, imaging, and board-style reasoning principles that support all later disease modules.

  1. 1Innate And Adaptive Immunity
  2. 2ANA And Autoantibody Patterns
  3. 3RF And Anti-CCP Interpretation
  4. 4Complement, Cryoglobulins, And ANCA
  5. 5ESR, CRP, And Ferritin
  6. 6Synovial Fluid Patterns
  7. 7Musculoskeletal Imaging Clues
  8. 8Biopsy And Organ Confirmation
  9. 9Classification Versus Diagnosis
  10. 10False Positives And Mimics
  11. 11Best Next Step Logic

Inflammatory Arthritis

Core inflammatory arthritides with emphasis on pattern recognition, serologies, synovial fluid, treatment selection, and extra-articular disease.

  1. 12RA Clinical Pattern
  2. 13RA Extra-Articular Disease
  3. 14RA Initial And Escalation Therapy
  4. 15Psoriatic Arthritis Domains
  5. 16Reactive Arthritis Features
  6. 17Arthritis Differential Traps
  7. 18Adult Still Disease
  8. 19Palindromic And Intermittent Arthritis
  9. 20Inflammatory Arthritis Safety Decisions

Connective Tissue Disease

Systemic autoimmune connective tissue disorders, overlap states, organ-threatening manifestations, and discriminating serologic patterns.

  1. 21SLE Core Manifestations
  2. 22Lupus Nephritis Clues
  3. 23Antiphospholipid Syndrome Patterns
  4. 24Neuropsychiatric And Hematologic Lupus
  5. 25Sjogren Syndrome Features
  6. 26Systemic Sclerosis Subsets
  7. 27MCTD And Overlap Syndromes
  8. 28Dermatomyositis And Polymyositis
  9. 29Antisynthetase And Necrotizing Myopathy
  10. 30Myositis Evaluation And Treatment

Spondyloarthritis Spectrum

Axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis, enthesitis-dominant disorders, and associated inflammatory eye, gut, and skin disease.

  1. 31Inflammatory Back Pain Features
  2. 32Sacroiliitis And HLA-B27
  3. 33Axial Disease Treatment Sequence
  4. 34Enthesitis And Dactylitis Clues
  5. 35IBD And Uveitis Associations
  6. 36Peripheral SpA Management Choices

Vasculitis Syndromes

Small-, medium-, and large-vessel vasculitides with emphasis on organ threat, pattern recognition, and urgent next-step decisions.

  1. 37Giant Cell Arteritis Pattern
  2. 38Temporal Artery Testing
  3. 39Takayasu Arteritis Clues
  4. 40Large Vessel Vasculitis Management
  5. 41Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
  6. 42Microscopic Polyangiitis And EGPA
  7. 43IgA And Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis
  8. 44Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome Urgency
  9. 45Polyarteritis Nodosa Features
  10. 46Vasculitis Mimics And Traps

Crystal And Degenerative Disease

Crystal arthropathies, osteoarthritis, and common acute joint syndromes with emphasis on aspiration, pattern recognition, and treatment safety.

  1. 47Monosodium Urate Crystal Disease
  2. 48Gout Triggers And Comorbidities
  3. 49Acute Gout Flare Treatment
  4. 50Urate-Lowering Therapy Strategy
  5. 51CPPD Clinical Pattern
  6. 52Metabolic Associations In CPPD
  7. 53CPPD Management Decisions
  8. 54Osteoarthritis Joint Patterns
  9. 55Erosive Hand OA
  10. 56OA Treatment And Procedures

Bone And Regional Disorders

Metabolic bone disease, osteoporosis, pain amplification, and common nonarticular musculoskeletal syndromes.

  1. 57Osteoporosis Risk And Diagnosis
  2. 58Secondary Osteoporosis Evaluation
  3. 59Osteoporosis Pharmacotherapy Selection
  4. 60Osteomalacia And Mineral Labs
  5. 61Hyperparathyroid Bone And Joint Disease
  6. 62Hemochromatosis Arthropathy
  7. 63Endocrine And Metabolic Mimics
  8. 64Fibromyalgia Clinical Pattern
  9. 65Bursitis, Tendinopathy, And Entrapment
  10. 66Pain Amplification Management

Therapeutics And Safety

Core rheumatologic medications, pretreatment screening, toxicity recognition, infection risk, and special safety scenarios.

  1. 67Glucocorticoid Uses And Risks
  2. 68NSAID Selection And Contraindications
  3. 69Steroid Complication Recognition
  4. 70Conventional Synthetic DMARDs
  5. 71Biologic And Targeted Agents
  6. 72Pretreatment Infection Screening
  7. 73Drug Toxicity Versus Flare
  8. 74Pregnancy And Lactation Safety
  9. 75Vaccination In Immunosuppression
  10. 76Periprocedural And Surgical Medication Holds

Urgent Presentations And Mimics

Time-sensitive rheumatologic emergencies and high-yield look-alikes that require rapid discrimination and safe action.

  1. 77Septic Arthritis Versus Crystal Flare
  2. 78Visual Loss And Jaw Claudication
  3. 79Alveolar Hemorrhage And Rapid GN
  4. 80Scleroderma Renal Crisis
  5. 81Infection And Endocarditis Mimics
  6. 82Malignancy And Paraneoplastic Mimics
  7. 83Overlap And Undifferentiated Autoimmunity
  8. 84Inflammatory Arthritis Mixed Cases
  9. 85Connective Tissue Mixed Cases
  10. 86Vasculitis And Emergency Cases
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