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Resident Edition Updates
ABEM written exam content update: June 2020
Traumatic Disorders: 9%
Cardiovascular Disorders: 10%
Signs, Symptoms, and Presentations: 10%
Thoracic-Respiratory Disorders: 7%
Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders: 7%
Resuscitation, Procedures, and Skills: 8%
Toxicologic Disorders: 4%
Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, and Throat Disorders: 4%
Systemic Infectious Disorders: 7%
Nervous System Disorders: 6%
Obstetrics and Gynecology: 3%
Psychobehavioral Disorders: 2%
Musculoskeletal Disorders (Non-traumatic): 3%
Renal and Urogenital Disorders: 3%
Environmental Disorders: 2%
Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders: 5%
Hematologic and Oncologic Disorders: 3%
Immune System Disorders: 2%
Cutaneous Disorders: 3%
Other Content (Administration, EMS, Abuse, Assault, Imaging, Chronic pain, Analgesia): 2%
Errata
Resident Edition:
Page 65, Question 702 Answer- Notation used for equation is unconventional please use
a) MAP = DBP + {(SBP – DBP) / 3}
Page 226, Question 2493: Answer has changed dosing to 500mg Ceftriaxone and 800mg Cefdinir. (per new 2021 CDC guidelines)
Page 78 Questions 835 & Page 177 Question 1933: Bronchiolitis treatment: Supportive care (steroids and bronchodilators out of favor-however can be used in asthmatics with bronchiolitis)
Student Edition:
Page 74, Question 623 Answer-Notation used for equation is unconventional please use:
a) MAP = DBP + {(SBP – DBP) / 3}
Bronchiolitis treatment: Supportive care (steroids and bronchodilators out of favor-can be used in asthmatics with bronchiolitis)