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Emergency Medicine curriculum
Browse the full curriculum by category, domain, topic, and subtopic, with question counts at every level.
Counts include individual SOE sub-questions. Questions may appear in more than one category; each is counted once in its pathway total.
Core
Core Emergency Medicine
Basic Sciences
475 questions
Applied Anatomy for Emergency Care
117 questions
Abdominal and pelvic anatomy for acute abdomen
23 questions
Appendix, bowel, mesentery
5 questions
Genitourinary anatomy
5 questions
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic anatomy
5 questions
Pelvic anatomy and hemorrhage
3 questions
Peritoneal spaces and referred pain
5 questions
Airway, neck, and upper aerodigestive anatomy
22 questions
Airway edema/obstruction implications
5 questions
Larynx and trachea
4 questions
Neck vascular/nerve structures
4 questions
Surgical airway anatomy (foundational)
4 questions
Upper airway landmarks
5 questions
Musculoskeletal compartments and vascular anatomy
24 questions
Compartment syndrome anatomy
4 questions
Fracture patterns and growth plates (intro)
5 questions
Major joints: stability and reduction basics
5 questions
Ultrasound-relevant vascular anatomy
5 questions
Vascular anatomy for hemorrhage control
5 questions
Neuroanatomy and spinal anatomy for EM
24 questions
Cerebral vascular territories (exam-relevant)
5 questions
Intracranial compartments and herniation
4 questions
Ocular and orbital anatomy
5 questions
Peripheral nerve anatomy for injuries/blocks
5 questions
Spinal cord/nerve root anatomy
5 questions
Thoracic anatomy and pleura
24 questions
Chest wall, ribs, diaphragm
5 questions
Mediastinum and great vessels
6 questions
Pericardium and cardiac anatomy basics
5 questions
Pleural spaces and lung lobes
5 questions
Procedural anatomy (thoracic)
3 questions
Core Physiology and Pathophysiology
147 questions
Acid–base physiology and interpretation
23 questions
Metabolic acidosis
4 questions
Metabolic alkalosis
5 questions
Osmolar gap and toxin clues
4 questions
Respiratory acidosis/alkalosis
5 questions
Systematic interpretation approach
5 questions
Inflammation, immunity, and sepsis pathobiology
25 questions
Anaphylaxis physiology
5 questions
Coagulation-inflammation interface
5 questions
Fever physiology
4 questions
Host response to infection
6 questions
Vaccines, immunization status, and ED relevance
5 questions
Neurophysiology of consciousness, seizure, and delirium
22 questions
Delirium and encephalopathy mechanisms
3 questions
Raised ICP physiology
4 questions
Reticular activating system and coma basics
6 questions
Seizure generation and termination (conceptual)
4 questions
Temperature and CNS function
5 questions
Oxygen delivery, shock physiology, and perfusion
26 questions
Determinants of oxygen delivery
4 questions
Fluid responsiveness and endpoints
5 questions
Reperfusion and resuscitation complications
5 questions
Shock classification and physiology
6 questions
Vasopressors/inotropes physiology
6 questions
Renal physiology and electrolyte homeostasis
28 questions
Acute kidney injury pathophysiology
6 questions
Calcium, magnesium, phosphate physiology
6 questions
Diuretics and renal pharmacodynamics (intro)
5 questions
Potassium physiology and membrane excitability
6 questions
Sodium and water balance
5 questions
Respiratory mechanics and gas exchange
23 questions
Acid-base interplay in respiratory disease
4 questions
Hypoxemia mechanisms
5 questions
Ventilation strategy principles (intro)
5 questions
Ventilation vs oxygenation concepts
5 questions
Work of breathing and fatigue
4 questions
Emergency Pharmacology and Therapeutics
117 questions
Analgesia in emergency medicine
23 questions
Ketamine for analgesia
3 questions
Non-opioid analgesics
5 questions
Opioid pharmacology and safe prescribing
6 questions
Pain syndromes and multimodal strategy
4 questions
Regional anesthesia principles (intro)
5 questions
Antimicrobials and stewardship essentials
23 questions
Allergy, anaphylaxis, and cross-reactivity
5 questions
Antibiotic adverse effects
5 questions
Antiviral/antifungal (board-level)
5 questions
Empiric antibiotic selection principles
4 questions
High-yield ED syndromes (empiric)
4 questions
Cardiovascular and vasoactive medications
26 questions
Antiarrhythmics and rate control
5 questions
Antihypertensives in emergencies
5 questions
Antithrombotics and reperfusion adjuncts
6 questions
Reversal agents (core overview)
5 questions
Vasopressors/inotropes
5 questions
Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics in the ED
22 questions
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination
4 questions
Drug interactions and adverse drug events
5 questions
Medication safety principles
5 questions
Onset/offset and context-sensitive half-time
5 questions
Pharmacogenomics and variability (board-level)
3 questions
Sedation, induction agents, and anxiolysis
23 questions
Benzodiazepines
5 questions
Dexmedetomidine (board-level overview)
4 questions
Ketamine dissociation
4 questions
Procedural sedation safety
5 questions
Propofol and etomidate basics
5 questions
Hematology, Transfusion, and Evidence-Based Medicine
94 questions
Biostatistics and clinical epidemiology for EM
24 questions
Bias, confounding, and validity
4 questions
Clinical prediction rules and implementation
6 questions
Diagnostic test performance
5 questions
Measures of effect and uncertainty
4 questions
Study designs and hierarchy of evidence
5 questions
EBM in practice: guidelines, pathways, and stewardship
20 questions
Antimicrobial and imaging stewardship
4 questions
Applying guidelines safely
3 questions
Critical incident literature appraisal (M&M style)
4 questions
Quality metrics vs patient-centered outcomes
4 questions
Screening and prevention in ED context
5 questions
Hemostasis and coagulation fundamentals
26 questions
Bleeding risk stratification (conceptual)
4 questions
Coagulopathies in the ED
6 questions
Heparin/DOAC physiology and lab interpretation
5 questions
Primary vs secondary hemostasis
6 questions
Thrombosis physiology
5 questions
Transfusion medicine and massive hemorrhage basics
24 questions
Blood products and indications
5 questions
Hemolysis and anemia emergencies
5 questions
Massive transfusion principles
5 questions
Rh/alloimmunization principles (ED-relevant)
4 questions
Transfusion reactions
5 questions
Diagnostic Evaluation
212 questions
Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Strategy
48 questions
Problem representation and differential diagnosis
24 questions
Avoiding premature closure
5 questions
Documentation of uncertainty
4 questions
Illness scripts and pivot points
4 questions
Syndromic patterns
6 questions
Time course and trajectory
5 questions
Test characteristics and Bayesian application
24 questions
False positives/negatives and spectrum bias
5 questions
Likelihood ratios and post-test probability
5 questions
Pretest probability estimation
5 questions
Sensitivity/specificity vs predictive values
4 questions
Serial testing strategies
5 questions
ECG and Cardiac Diagnostic Essentials
99 questions
Decision Rules and Diagnostic Pathways
26 questions
Abdominal pain and appendicitis tools (awareness)
5 questions
Chest pain risk tools (conceptual)
5 questions
Disposition decision support
5 questions
Head injury and C-spine rules
6 questions
PE assessment pathways
5 questions
ECG approach for emergency physicians
25 questions
Common pitfalls
5 questions
Electrolyte and drug effects
5 questions
Ischemia and infarction patterns
5 questions
Life-threatening conduction abnormalities
5 questions
Rate/rhythm/axis and intervals
5 questions
Imaging Strategy and Interpretation (ED-focused)
24 questions
Chest radiograph interpretation basics
5 questions
CT abdomen/pelvis decision-making
5 questions
CT angiography use cases
5 questions
Head CT indications and limitations
4 questions
MRI access and ED indications
5 questions
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Fundamentals
24 questions
Abdominal/vascular POCUS (intro)
5 questions
Cardiac POCUS (intro)
5 questions
Core POCUS principles and artifacts
5 questions
eFAST and trauma applications
4 questions
Lung POCUS (intro)
5 questions
Laboratory and Bedside Testing
65 questions
Cardiac biomarkers and chest pain labs
20 questions
BNP/NT-proBNP use pitfalls
3 questions
Co-oximetry and special assays (awareness)
4 questions
D-dimer: when not to order
4 questions
Point-of-care glucose and ketones
4 questions
Troponin interpretation strategy
5 questions
Core ED labs interpretation
25 questions
ABG/VBG and lactate
5 questions
BMP/CMP patterns
5 questions
CBC patterns
5 questions
Coagulation studies
5 questions
Urinalysis and pregnancy testing
5 questions
Microbiology and infectious testing
20 questions
CSF studies (intro)
4 questions
Cultures and timing
4 questions
Inflammatory markers pitfalls
4 questions
Respiratory viral testing and implications
4 questions
STI testing basics
4 questions
Emergency Care Foundations
297 questions
ED Workflow, Safety, and Core Task Domains
119 questions
Consultation, escalation, and interdepartmental coordination
22 questions
Consultant follow-up and contingency plans
4 questions
Managing disagreement and delays
5 questions
Structured communication (SBAR/I-PASS)
5 questions
Transfer and accepting facility coordination
3 questions
When to consult
5 questions
Diagnostic ordering and resource stewardship
25 questions
Follow-up of pending results
4 questions
Pretest probability thinking
5 questions
Radiation/contrast risk communication
4 questions
Stepwise testing strategies
5 questions
Time-critical testing
7 questions
Disposition planning and transitions of care
25 questions
Against-medical-advice (AMA) processes
5 questions
Discharge readiness assessment
5 questions
Handover within ED and to inpatient teams
6 questions
Observation vs admission vs discharge
4 questions
Return precautions and safety-netting
5 questions
Documentation and medicolegal defensibility (foundational)
25 questions
Communication documentation
6 questions
Medical decision-making documentation
5 questions
Privacy basics (ED-relevant)
4 questions
Procedure documentation essentials
5 questions
Results management
5 questions
Human factors, teamwork, and crisis resource management (CRM) basics
22 questions
Closed-loop communication
4 questions
Debriefing fundamentals
5 questions
Error types and mitigation
5 questions
Handover safety in a busy ED
4 questions
Team roles and leadership behaviors
4 questions
Initial Assessment and Triage
67 questions
ED triage and acuity stratification
21 questions
Crowding-aware risk management
4 questions
High-risk symptoms requiring immediate evaluation
5 questions
Re-triage and dynamic acuity
3 questions
Triage categories and time-critical flags
5 questions
Vital signs interpretation and pitfalls
4 questions
Primary survey (ABCDE) and early stabilization
24 questions
Airway assessment and immediate maneuvers
6 questions
Breathing assessment
6 questions
Circulation assessment
4 questions
Disability/neurologic quick checks
5 questions
Exposure/environment control
3 questions
Secondary survey and focused evaluation
22 questions
Clinical monitoring and escalation
4 questions
Focused history frameworks
4 questions
Focused physical exam techniques
4 questions
Pain assessment and reassessment
5 questions
Red flags and risk modifiers
5 questions
Symptom-Based Approaches (Foundational)
111 questions
Fever and suspected infection approach
21 questions
Antipyretics and symptomatic care
3 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Sepsis recognition and early actions
5 questions
Source identification strategy
4 questions
Special populations considerations
5 questions
Syncope and near-syncope initial approach
22 questions
High-risk etiologies
5 questions
History/exam essentials
5 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Risk stratification and disposition
4 questions
Testing strategy
4 questions
Undifferentiated abdominal pain approach
23 questions
Analgesia, antiemetics, and reassessment
3 questions
Disposition and return precautions
5 questions
History and location-based differentials
5 questions
Imaging and lab strategy (conceptual)
5 questions
Surgical abdomen red flags
5 questions
Undifferentiated chest pain approach
24 questions
Initial testing and prioritization
5 questions
Must-not-miss diagnoses
5 questions
Non-cardiac etiologies overview
4 questions
Pitfalls and cognitive errors
5 questions
Risk stratification and disposition concepts
5 questions
Undifferentiated dyspnea approach
21 questions
Bedside assessment integration
4 questions
Disposition decisions
4 questions
Initial testing and treatment bundles
5 questions
Life threats and immediate stabilization
5 questions
Pitfalls
3 questions
Organ System Emergencies
874 questions
Allergy, Dermatology, Rheumatology, and Immune-Mediated Emergencies
105 questions
Anaphylaxis and severe allergic reactions
21 questions
Adjuncts and limitations
4 questions
Diagnosis and grading
5 questions
Observation and discharge planning
4 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Treatment
4 questions
Angioedema (histaminergic vs bradykinin)
20 questions
Airway management strategy
4 questions
Clinical differentiation
5 questions
Disposition
3 questions
Medication therapy
5 questions
Pitfalls
3 questions
Rheumatologic emergencies and back pain red flags
22 questions
Acute gout/pseudogout management
5 questions
Autoimmune flares (SLE/vasculitis) overview
5 questions
Cauda equina/spinal epidural abscess awareness
4 questions
Disposition and safety net
4 questions
Temporal arteritis awareness
4 questions
Septic arthritis and hot swollen joint
21 questions
Differential diagnosis
6 questions
Disposition
3 questions
Empiric antibiotics and consultation
4 questions
Special populations
5 questions
Workup strategy
3 questions
Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR)
21 questions
Consultation and disposition
4 questions
Differential diagnosis
5 questions
Initial management
4 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
SJS/TEN recognition
4 questions
Behavioral Health, Addiction, ENT/Ophthalmology
114 questions
Agitation, psychosis, and behavioral emergencies
24 questions
Chemical sedation strategies (core)
6 questions
De-escalation and environment
4 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Medical causes of agitation
6 questions
Restraints and monitoring
4 questions
ENT emergencies (core)
25 questions
Dental emergencies
6 questions
Epistaxis management
4 questions
Foreign body in nose/ear
4 questions
Otitis externa/media and mastoiditis awareness
6 questions
Peritonsillar abscess and deep neck infection awareness
5 questions
Ophthalmologic emergencies (core)
22 questions
Acute vision loss
4 questions
Corneal abrasion/foreign body
5 questions
Disposition and ophthalmology consultation triggers
4 questions
Eye exam essentials
4 questions
Red eye differential (dangerous causes)
5 questions
Substance intoxication and withdrawal (core)
21 questions
Alcohol withdrawal
4 questions
Disposition and counseling
4 questions
Opioid intoxication and overdose
4 questions
Sedative-hypnotic overdose/withdrawal
4 questions
Stimulant intoxication
5 questions
Suicidal ideation and self-harm risk assessment
22 questions
Capacity and involuntary hold concepts
4 questions
Disposition and safety planning
5 questions
Immediate safety and medical stabilization
4 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Risk assessment components
5 questions
Cardiovascular Emergencies
114 questions
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and ischemic chest pain
24 questions
Biomarkers and serial strategy
5 questions
Clinical presentations and atypical ACS
3 questions
Disposition and reperfusion pathways
6 questions
ECG-based diagnosis and pitfalls
5 questions
Initial ED management
5 questions
Acute heart failure and cardiomyopathy syndromes
20 questions
Bedside assessment and imaging
4 questions
Cardiogenic shock recognition
4 questions
Differential diagnosis of dyspnea
5 questions
Disposition considerations
4 questions
Treatment pathways
3 questions
Dysrhythmias and palpitations
25 questions
Approach to tachyarrhythmia
5 questions
Atrial fibrillation/flutter
4 questions
Bradyarrhythmias
6 questions
SVT
5 questions
Ventricular arrhythmias
5 questions
Hypertensive crisis and vascular catastrophes
20 questions
Acute limb ischemia
4 questions
Aneurysm rupture recognition
4 questions
Aortic syndromes
4 questions
BP reduction principles by syndrome
4 questions
Hypertensive emergency syndromes
4 questions
Syncope and presyncope
25 questions
Cardiac syncope red flags
7 questions
Neurogenic and reflex syncope
3 questions
Orthostatic and volume-related syncope
5 questions
Pitfalls
5 questions
Testing and disposition
5 questions
Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies
65 questions
Electrolyte disorders as primary ED problem
22 questions
Acid-base disorders presentation patterns
4 questions
Calcium/magnesium disorders
5 questions
Disposition and monitoring
5 questions
Hyponatremia/hypernatremia management principles
3 questions
Potassium disorders
5 questions
Hypoglycemia and severe hyperglycemia
24 questions
Counseling and follow-up
4 questions
Diabetes devices and complications (awareness)
5 questions
DKA/HHS overview (see resuscitation)
5 questions
Hyperglycemia without DKA
5 questions
Hypoglycemia recognition and treatment
5 questions
Thyroid and adrenal emergencies
19 questions
Adrenal crisis
4 questions
Disposition
3 questions
Myxedema coma
4 questions
Pituitary apoplexy (awareness)
3 questions
Thyroid storm
5 questions
Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Surgical Emergencies
108 questions
Acute abdominal pain and peritonitis
23 questions
Analgesia and antiemetics
5 questions
Common surgical diagnoses (overview)
6 questions
Disposition and consultation triggers
4 questions
Surgical abdomen recognition
5 questions
Workup strategy
3 questions
Bowel obstruction and ischemia
21 questions
Disposition and time-critical pitfalls
5 questions
Ischemic colitis (overview)
4 questions
Large bowel obstruction and volvulus (awareness)
5 questions
Mesenteric ischemia
3 questions
Small bowel obstruction (SBO)
4 questions
Gastrointestinal bleeding
20 questions
Pharmacotherapy
4 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Resuscitation priorities
4 questions
Risk stratification and disposition
5 questions
Upper vs lower GI bleed differentiation
3 questions
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic emergencies
21 questions
Acute liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy (overview)
5 questions
Acute pancreatitis
4 questions
Biliary colic vs cholecystitis
4 questions
Cholangitis
3 questions
Disposition and complications
5 questions
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration
23 questions
Cannabinoid hyperemesis and cyclic vomiting (awareness)
4 questions
Dangerous causes to exclude
4 questions
Disposition
5 questions
Infectious gastroenteritis and foodborne illness
5 questions
Rehydration strategies
5 questions
Hematologic/Oncologic and Infectious Syndromes
65 questions
Anemia, thrombocytopenia, and bleeding disorders
22 questions
Coagulopathy and anticoagulant complications
5 questions
Sickle cell disease emergencies
4 questions
Symptomatic anemia management
5 questions
Thrombocytopenia approach
5 questions
Thrombotic microangiopathy awareness
3 questions
Oncologic emergencies
19 questions
Cancer-associated thrombosis and PE risk
3 questions
Hyperviscosity syndrome awareness
4 questions
Neutropenic fever
4 questions
Spinal cord compression and cauda equina (overlap)
4 questions
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) awareness
4 questions
Sepsis syndromes and source-specific emergencies
24 questions
CNS infection
4 questions
Endocarditis awareness
5 questions
Pneumonia/UTI/abdominal sepsis
6 questions
Skin/soft tissue sepsis and necrotizing infection
4 questions
Special infectious threats (board-level)
5 questions
Neurologic Emergencies
114 questions
Acute ischemic stroke and TIA
23 questions
Initial ED workup
4 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Recognition and last-known-well
6 questions
Reperfusion therapy pathways (conceptual)
5 questions
TIA risk and disposition
4 questions
Headache emergencies
21 questions
Dangerous secondary headache red flags
5 questions
Disposition and follow-up
4 questions
Meningitis/encephalitis suspicion
4 questions
Primary headache management
4 questions
Subarachnoid hemorrhage evaluation strategy
4 questions
Intracranial hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury (medical overlap)
26 questions
Disposition
4 questions
ICH/SAH presentations
7 questions
ICP/herniation management (intro)
4 questions
Imaging and consultation
6 questions
Immediate management
5 questions
Seizures and status epilepticus
21 questions
Alcohol withdrawal seizures
4 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Eclampsia seizure awareness
4 questions
First seizure evaluation
5 questions
Status epilepticus algorithm (core)
4 questions
Vertigo, dizziness, and ataxia
23 questions
Benign peripheral syndromes
5 questions
Central vs peripheral differentiation
5 questions
Disposition
5 questions
Imaging decisions
5 questions
Symptomatic treatment
3 questions
Renal, Urologic, and Reproductive-Urologic Emergencies
83 questions
Acute scrotum and testicular emergencies
22 questions
Disposition
5 questions
Epididymitis treatment basics
4 questions
Initial management
3 questions
Testicular torsion recognition
5 questions
Ultrasound and differential
5 questions
Renal colic and ureteral obstruction
19 questions
Analgesia and antiemetics
5 questions
Diagnosis and imaging strategy
3 questions
Disposition
5 questions
Infected obstructed system recognition
3 questions
Medical expulsive therapy (awareness)
3 questions
Urinary retention and obstructive uropathy
21 questions
Bladder decompression
3 questions
Complications
5 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Recognition and causes
4 questions
When to image/consult
5 questions
Urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis
21 questions
Antibiotic selection principles
4 questions
Catheter-associated infections
4 questions
Cystitis vs pyelonephritis
4 questions
Disposition
5 questions
Sepsis and complications
4 questions
Respiratory Emergencies
106 questions
Asthma and COPD exacerbations
22 questions
Disposition and relapse prevention
5 questions
ED treatment escalation
4 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Severity assessment and failure markers
4 questions
Ventilation considerations (conceptual)
5 questions
Pneumonia, pleural disease, and respiratory infections
22 questions
Antibiotics and supportive care
4 questions
CAP and atypical pneumonia presentations
6 questions
Diagnostics and severity assessment
4 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Pleural effusion/empyema recognition
4 questions
Pneumothorax and acute pleural emergencies
21 questions
Complications and recurrence counseling
4 questions
Diagnosis methods
4 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Management options
5 questions
Recognition
4 questions
Pulmonary embolism and pulmonary vascular emergencies
22 questions
Anticoagulation and reperfusion (conceptual)
5 questions
Disposition and follow-up
4 questions
Imaging choices
4 questions
Massive/submassive PE recognition
4 questions
Risk assessment and pretest probability
5 questions
Upper airway infections and obstruction (ENT overlap)
19 questions
Angioedema/anaphylaxis airway issues
4 questions
Croup/epiglottitis patterns (awareness across ages)
5 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Foreign body aspiration
2 questions
Smoke inhalation and airway edema
4 questions
Procedural Skills
380 questions
Airway and Ventilation Procedures (Core)
92 questions
Bag-valve-mask ventilation (BVM)
20 questions
Airway adjuncts
3 questions
Complications and prevention
3 questions
Indications and preparation
5 questions
Technique and optimization
4 questions
Troubleshooting
5 questions
Endotracheal intubation (fundamentals)
26 questions
Basic RSI sequence (conceptual)
6 questions
Common complications management
5 questions
Confirmation and securing
3 questions
Equipment and setup
5 questions
Indications and planning
7 questions
Supraglottic airway placement
23 questions
Complications
4 questions
Contraindications/limitations
6 questions
Indications and device selection
4 questions
Insertion technique
5 questions
Ventilation strategy and leak management
4 questions
Surgical airway (recognition and readiness)
23 questions
Anatomy and landmarks
4 questions
Complications
4 questions
Post-airway care
5 questions
Technique overview (board-level)
4 questions
When to perform
6 questions
Orthopedic and Diagnostic Procedures (Core)
111 questions
Joint reductions (foundational)
20 questions
Ankle and patellar dislocations (awareness)
4 questions
Complications
4 questions
Finger dislocation reduction
4 questions
Hip dislocation (recognition and urgency)
3 questions
Shoulder dislocation reduction
5 questions
Lumbar puncture (LP)
23 questions
Complications
5 questions
Contraindications and pre-imaging decisions
5 questions
CSF interpretation basics
4 questions
Indications
5 questions
Technique basics
4 questions
Procedural sedation (core practice)
25 questions
Airway rescue and adverse events
4 questions
Medication choices (core)
5 questions
Monitoring and staffing
5 questions
Patient selection and risk assessment
5 questions
Recovery and discharge criteria
6 questions
Splinting and immobilization
24 questions
Common splints
6 questions
Discharge instructions
5 questions
Indications and principles
4 questions
Neurovascular checks
4 questions
Splint complications
5 questions
Thoracic procedures (intro)
19 questions
Analgesia and sedation considerations
4 questions
Chest tube thoracostomy (basic awareness)
4 questions
Needle decompression (recognition and basics)
4 questions
Post-procedure imaging and monitoring
4 questions
Thoracentesis (basic awareness)
3 questions
Vascular Access and Infusion Procedures
87 questions
Arterial puncture/line (awareness)
22 questions
Common sites and collateral flow
5 questions
Complications
3 questions
Documentation
5 questions
Indications
4 questions
Technique basics (conceptual)
5 questions
Central venous access (foundational)
21 questions
Complications
5 questions
Indications
4 questions
Post-procedure confirmation
4 questions
Sites and anatomic considerations
4 questions
Ultrasound guidance principles (intro)
4 questions
Intraosseous (IO) access
20 questions
Analgesia for awake IO
3 questions
Common insertion sites
4 questions
Complications
5 questions
Indications and contraindications
4 questions
Technique and confirmation
4 questions
Peripheral IV access and troubleshooting
24 questions
Aseptic technique and infection prevention
5 questions
Complications
4 questions
Difficult IV strategies
5 questions
IV medication administration safety
5 questions
Site selection and catheter choice
5 questions
Wound, Skin, and Soft Tissue Procedures
90 questions
Abscess incision and drainage (I&D)
22 questions
Complications
5 questions
Culture and antibiotics decisions
4 questions
Differentiating cellulitis vs abscess
5 questions
Disposition and follow-up
4 questions
Technique
4 questions
Foreign body removal (soft tissue)
21 questions
Aftercare
5 questions
Complications
4 questions
Indications and imaging
4 questions
Special locations
4 questions
Technique principles
4 questions
Laceration evaluation and repair
25 questions
Aftercare
5 questions
Closure techniques
5 questions
Irrigation and debridement
4 questions
Special wounds
6 questions
Wound assessment
5 questions
Local and regional anesthesia (core)
22 questions
Digital block and end-artery considerations
4 questions
Field block and infiltration technique
5 questions
LAST recognition and initial management
4 questions
Local anesthetic agents and dosing
5 questions
Procedural documentation and consent
4 questions
Professional Practice
111 questions
Communication, Teamwork, and Patient-Centered Care
26 questions
Patient-centered communication in the ED
14 questions
Agenda setting and expectation management
3 questions
Communicating uncertainty and risk
3 questions
Cross-cultural communication
3 questions
Delivering difficult news (foundational)
2 questions
Managing challenging interactions
3 questions
Teamwork and leadership basics
12 questions
Closed-loop communication
2 questions
Conflict management basics
2 questions
Debriefing and reflective practice (intro)
2 questions
Handover and transitions
3 questions
Situational awareness and workload management
3 questions
Ethics, Consent, and Legal Interfaces
39 questions
Consent and decision-making capacity
14 questions
Capacity assessment framework
2 questions
Informed consent in the ED
3 questions
Refusal of care and AMA discharge
2 questions
Resuscitation status and goals-of-care basics
3 questions
Surrogate decision-makers and minors
4 questions
Documentation Standards and Risk Management
13 questions
Avoiding biased/stigmatizing language
2 questions
Handover documentation
3 questions
Medical decision making (MDM) clarity
3 questions
Procedure documentation
2 questions
Results follow-up and callbacks
3 questions
Mandatory reporting and safeguarding duties
12 questions
Child abuse reporting
2 questions
Death certification and coroner/ME interface (awareness)
2 questions
Fitness to drive/duty to warn (contextual awareness)
2 questions
Reportable infectious diseases (awareness)
2 questions
Sexual assault and IPV documentation
4 questions
Quality, Safety, and Systems (Foundational)
46 questions
ED operations and flow (intro)
16 questions
Consultation pathways and transfer
3 questions
Discharge processes and health system navigation
3 questions
Equity and access in ED care
3 questions
Handoffs and staffing considerations
3 questions
Throughput basics
4 questions
Patient safety fundamentals
15 questions
Diagnostic error mitigation
3 questions
High-risk medications and dosing safety
2 questions
Incident reporting and learning systems
3 questions
Infection prevention and PPE
3 questions
Violence prevention and workplace safety
4 questions
Professionalism, wellness, and boundaries
15 questions
Ethical prescribing and controlled substances
3 questions
Fatigue, burnout, and error risk
3 questions
Professional boundaries and social media awareness
2 questions
Professional conduct and accountability
4 questions
Teaching and supervision basics
3 questions
Resuscitation and Stabilization
388 questions
Airway and Breathing Emergencies
110 questions
Acute asthma and COPD exacerbation stabilization
24 questions
Adjuncts and escalation
4 questions
Disposition and relapse prevention
5 questions
Initial ED therapy
5 questions
Severity assessment
4 questions
Ventilation strategy (intro)
6 questions
Oxygenation and ventilation fundamentals in resuscitation
22 questions
Monitoring in respiratory distress
4 questions
Oxygen delivery escalation
5 questions
Peri-intubation risk reduction (foundational)
4 questions
Rapid reassessment and troubleshooting
5 questions
Ventilation support escalation
4 questions
Pulmonary edema and acute heart failure stabilization
22 questions
Adjunct testing while stabilizing
4 questions
Disposition and monitoring
4 questions
Immediate management
4 questions
Recognition and differential
5 questions
Ventilatory failure escalation
5 questions
Upper airway obstruction and anaphylaxis/angioedema stabilization
21 questions
Adjunct medications and limitations
4 questions
Airway planning and backup
4 questions
Early recognition of impending obstruction
5 questions
Immediate treatment
4 questions
Observation and biphasic risk
4 questions
Ventilatory failure and post-intubation stabilization (core)
21 questions
Initial ventilator settings (intro)
4 questions
Ongoing reassessment
5 questions
Post-intubation confirmation and troubleshooting
4 questions
Post-intubation hypotension management
3 questions
Sedation/analgesia after intubation
5 questions
Circulatory Collapse and Shock
117 questions
Bradycardia and tachycardia with instability
23 questions
Atrial fibrillation/flutter with RVR
5 questions
Bradycardia management
4 questions
Narrow-complex tachycardia management
5 questions
Recognition of unstable features
5 questions
Wide-complex tachycardia management
4 questions
Cardiac arrest (BLS/ACLS principles)
24 questions
Airway and ventilation during arrest
4 questions
Defibrillation and rhythm management
5 questions
High-quality CPR
4 questions
Post-ROSC care (initial)
4 questions
Reversible causes (Hs & Ts) approach
7 questions
Hypertensive emergencies (stabilization)
22 questions
BP reduction principles
5 questions
Common IV agents (conceptual)
4 questions
Hypertensive urgency and outpatient follow-up
4 questions
Recognizing end-organ injury
5 questions
Secondary causes awareness
4 questions
Sepsis recognition and early ED management
24 questions
Antibiotics and fluids
5 questions
Disposition and escalation
5 questions
Sepsis screening and severity assessment
5 questions
Source identification and initial diagnostics
5 questions
Vasoactive support initiation
4 questions
Shock states: rapid classification and initial management
24 questions
Cardiogenic shock
5 questions
Hypovolemic/hemorrhagic shock
5 questions
Obstructive shock
5 questions
Septic shock initial bundle
4 questions
Undifferentiated shock approach
5 questions
Neurologic and Metabolic Emergencies
118 questions
Altered mental status (AMS): immediate stabilization
25 questions
Agitation safety and de-escalation
5 questions
Dangerous causes framework
6 questions
Diagnostics while stabilizing
5 questions
Disposition and reassessment
4 questions
Immediate reversible checks
5 questions
DKA/HHS and severe dysglycemia stabilization
21 questions
Bicarbonate and phosphate (selective)
4 questions
Disposition and complication monitoring
5 questions
Fluid resuscitation principles
4 questions
Insulin therapy and potassium management
4 questions
Recognition and initial labs
4 questions
Electrolyte emergencies causing instability
25 questions
Hyperkalemia stabilization
6 questions
Hypernatremia and dehydration
6 questions
Hypocalcemia/hypercalcemia emergencies
4 questions
Hypomagnesemia and torsades
5 questions
Hyponatremia with neurologic symptoms
4 questions
Status epilepticus and seizure emergencies
22 questions
Febrile seizures and pediatric considerations
4 questions
Initial stabilization and first-line therapy
4 questions
Postictal management and evaluation
5 questions
Second-line antiseizure therapy (core awareness)
4 questions
Seizure differential and triggers
5 questions
Temperature emergencies stabilization
25 questions
Drowning and immersion injury (initial)
5 questions
Frostbite and cold injury (initial)
5 questions
Heat stroke and severe hyperthermia
5 questions
Hypothermia and cardiac instability
5 questions
Malignant hyperthermia/NMS/serotonin syndrome awareness
5 questions
Trauma Resuscitation (Core)
43 questions
Massive hemorrhage and transfusion in trauma (core)
21 questions
Balanced resuscitation principles
4 questions
Coagulopathy, hypothermia, acidosis triad
5 questions
Disposition and definitive care coordination
4 questions
Recognition of hemorrhagic shock
5 questions
TXA and hemostatic adjuncts (awareness)
3 questions
Primary survey and trauma team leadership (ATLS principles)
22 questions
Airway with C-spine protection
5 questions
Breathing and chest injury recognition
5 questions
Circulation and hemorrhage control
5 questions
Disability and rapid neuro assessment
3 questions
Exposure and hypothermia prevention
4 questions
Special Populations
265 questions
Geriatrics and Frailty (Core)
31 questions
Atypical presentations and geriatric assessment
16 questions
Atypical infection/ACS presentations
3 questions
Delirium recognition
3 questions
Disposition safety
3 questions
Frailty and functional assessment
4 questions
Polypharmacy and adverse drug events
3 questions
Falls and trauma in older adults
15 questions
Disposition and safeguarding
3 questions
Head injury on anticoagulants
3 questions
Hip and pelvic fractures
4 questions
Rib fractures and respiratory compromise
2 questions
Syncope vs mechanical fall differentiation
3 questions
Immunocompromised Patients (Core)
26 questions
Fever in immunocompromised patients
13 questions
Disposition
2 questions
HIV and opportunistic infection awareness
3 questions
Neutropenic fever
2 questions
Steroid/biologic immunosuppression
3 questions
Transplant patient infection risk
3 questions
Oncologic and therapy-related complications (intro)
13 questions
Disposition
2 questions
Immunotherapy adverse events awareness
3 questions
Spinal cord compression awareness
3 questions
Thrombosis/PE risk in cancer
3 questions
Tumor lysis syndrome awareness
2 questions
Pediatrics
80 questions
Febrile infant and pediatric sepsis (foundational)
20 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Empiric antibiotics
5 questions
Initial evaluation
4 questions
Pitfalls
3 questions
Risk stratification concepts by age
4 questions
Pediatric assessment and physiology essentials
21 questions
Age-adjusted vitals and shock recognition
4 questions
Fever and serious bacterial infection risk
5 questions
Pain assessment and analgesia
3 questions
Pediatric airway differences
4 questions
Safeguarding basics
5 questions
Pediatric dehydration and GI illness
20 questions
Assessment of dehydration
4 questions
Disposition
3 questions
Electrolyte derangements awareness
4 questions
Oral rehydration therapy (ORT)
4 questions
When to suspect surgical abdomen
5 questions
Pediatric respiratory distress syndromes
19 questions
Bronchiolitis
4 questions
Croup
4 questions
Disposition and family counseling
3 questions
Foreign body aspiration
3 questions
Pediatric asthma
5 questions
Pregnancy and Gynecologic Emergencies (Core)
86 questions
First-trimester bleeding and ectopic pregnancy
22 questions
Complications and pitfalls
5 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Initial evaluation
4 questions
Management pathways
5 questions
Ultrasound interpretation (conceptual)
4 questions
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (core)
17 questions
BP management principles
3 questions
Disposition
3 questions
HELLP syndrome awareness
3 questions
Magnesium sulfate therapy
3 questions
Preeclampsia/eclampsia recognition
5 questions
Pregnancy physiology and ED implications
23 questions
Cardiovascular/respiratory changes
5 questions
Disposition and follow-up
4 questions
Laboratory and imaging considerations
6 questions
Resuscitation modifications
4 questions
Trauma considerations
4 questions
Second/third-trimester bleeding (overview)
24 questions
Disposition and transfer
4 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Placenta previa/abruption awareness
5 questions
Postpartum hemorrhage awareness
5 questions
Preterm labor awareness
6 questions
Safeguarding, Social Determinants, and Vulnerable Groups
42 questions
Domestic violence and sexual assault (core)
17 questions
Forensic pathways awareness
3 questions
Mandatory reporting (contextual)
3 questions
Medical care essentials
4 questions
Safety planning and resources
4 questions
Trauma-informed care
3 questions
Homelessness, substance use, and high-utilization care
14 questions
Behavioral health comorbidity
4 questions
Documentation and ethical considerations
2 questions
Harm reduction in ED
2 questions
Linkage to care and follow-up
3 questions
Medical risks and barriers
3 questions
Patients with disabilities and communication barriers
11 questions
Capacity and consent considerations
2 questions
Communication accommodations
2 questions
Discharge planning
2 questions
Pitfalls
3 questions
Safeguarding and abuse risk
2 questions
Toxicology and Environmental
198 questions
High-Yield Pharmaceutical and Drug Exposures
131 questions
Acetaminophen toxicity
25 questions
Disposition
5 questions
Pitfalls
5 questions
Risk assessment by timing and dose
5 questions
Treatment
5 questions
Workup
5 questions
Beta-blocker and calcium channel blocker toxicity
21 questions
Disposition
3 questions
Initial management
5 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Recognition and ECG findings
4 questions
Specific therapies (awareness)
5 questions
Opioids and sedative-hypnotics
21 questions
Benzodiazepine overdose
5 questions
Disposition
4 questions
GHB and other club drugs (awareness)
3 questions
Naloxone strategies
5 questions
Opioid overdose recognition
4 questions
Salicylate poisoning
21 questions
Clinical pattern and mixed acid-base
5 questions
Diagnostics
4 questions
Dialysis indications awareness
4 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Treatment
4 questions
SSRIs, serotonin syndrome, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome
23 questions
Differential diagnosis
4 questions
Disposition
5 questions
NMS recognition
5 questions
Serotonin syndrome recognition
4 questions
Treatment
5 questions
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) and sodium-channel blockers
20 questions
Clinical and ECG features
4 questions
Disposition
3 questions
Pitfalls
5 questions
Refractory shock/arrhythmia rescue (awareness)
4 questions
Treatment
4 questions
Toxicology Approach and Antidotes
67 questions
Antidote principles and high-yield antidotes
22 questions
Antidote awareness set (board-level)
5 questions
Fomepizole for toxic alcohols
4 questions
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for acetaminophen
5 questions
Naloxone
4 questions
Sodium bicarbonate for sodium-channel blockade
4 questions
Decontamination strategies
21 questions
Activated charcoal
3 questions
Dermal/ocular decontamination
5 questions
Enhanced elimination (awareness)
5 questions
Gastric lavage (rare) awareness
3 questions
Whole bowel irrigation (WBI) awareness
5 questions
Initial approach to the poisoned patient
24 questions
Consultation and disposition
5 questions
History and exposure assessment
4 questions
Key diagnostics
5 questions
Stabilization (ABCDE) and glucose
5 questions
Toxidrome recognition
5 questions
Trauma and Injury
288 questions
Orthopedic Injuries and Soft Tissue Trauma
103 questions
Burns and thermal injury
21 questions
Burn depth and TBSA estimation
4 questions
Fluid resuscitation (conceptual)
4 questions
Inhalation injury recognition
5 questions
Initial burn management
4 questions
Transfer to burn center criteria
4 questions
Compartment syndrome and crush injury
20 questions
Crush syndrome and rhabdomyolysis
5 questions
Disposition
3 questions
Fasciotomy timing and outcomes (conceptual)
4 questions
Measurement and consultation
4 questions
Recognition and exam pitfalls
4 questions
Dislocations and reduction complications
21 questions
Ankle and subtalar dislocation
5 questions
Elbow and knee dislocations (high-risk)
4 questions
Hip dislocation (time-critical)
3 questions
Post-reduction care
4 questions
Shoulder dislocation
5 questions
Fracture evaluation and immobilization principles
19 questions
Closed reduction indications (intro)
5 questions
Disposition and follow-up
3 questions
Imaging strategy
4 questions
Neurovascular assessment
4 questions
Open fractures
3 questions
Soft tissue injuries, bites, and infection risk
22 questions
Animal and human bites
5 questions
Disposition and follow-up
4 questions
Lacerations and tendon injuries
4 questions
Necrotizing soft tissue infection red flags
4 questions
Puncture wounds and foreign bodies
5 questions
Safeguarding and Injury Prevention
65 questions
Elder abuse and neglect awareness
21 questions
Disposition
4 questions
Medical evaluation
5 questions
Pitfalls
4 questions
Red flags
5 questions
Reporting and safeguarding
3 questions
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual violence (initial approach)
21 questions
Disposition and resources
4 questions
Forensic considerations (awareness)
5 questions
Mandatory reporting and legal interface (contextual)
3 questions
Medical evaluation and treatment basics
5 questions
Trauma-informed screening and response
4 questions
Non-accidental injury (NAI) and child abuse recognition
23 questions
Differential diagnosis pitfalls
4 questions
Disposition
3 questions
Mandatory reporting and safety planning
5 questions
Red flags in history and exam
6 questions
Workup and documentation
5 questions
Trauma Systems and Initial Management
120 questions
Abdominal and pelvic trauma
24 questions
Blunt abdominal trauma
6 questions
Disposition
5 questions
Genitourinary trauma awareness
5 questions
Pelvic fracture and hemorrhage
4 questions
Penetrating abdominal trauma (overview)
4 questions
Cervical spine and spinal cord injury
24 questions
Pain control and safe mobilization
4 questions
Pitfalls
5 questions
Spinal cord injury syndromes
5 questions
Spinal immobilization and clearance
5 questions
Thoracolumbar injury and cauda equina
5 questions
Thoracic trauma
22 questions
Imaging and disposition
4 questions
Life-threatening chest injuries
4 questions
Penetrating chest trauma
5 questions
Pulmonary contusion and flail chest
5 questions
Rib fractures and pain control
4 questions
Trauma primary survey and resuscitation priorities
25 questions
ABCDE with hemorrhage control
5 questions
Analgesia, sedation, and hemodynamics
5 questions
Disposition/transfer to trauma center
5 questions
Mechanism of injury and occult injury risk
5 questions
Trauma imaging strategy (conceptual)
5 questions
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and head trauma
25 questions
Concussion and mild TBI
5 questions
Disposition and observation
5 questions
Intracranial hemorrhage patterns
6 questions
Moderate/severe TBI stabilization
5 questions
Skull and facial fractures
4 questions
Advanced
Advanced Emergency Medicine
Clinical Decision Making
68 questions
Advanced Diagnostic Reasoning and Risk Stratification
68 questions
Disposition under uncertainty and safety-netting (advanced)
13 questions
End-of-life decisions in ED context
3 questions
Managing “bounce-back” risk
2 questions
Observation medicine design
3 questions
Shared decision-making for discharge of borderline risk
3 questions
Transfer decisions and risk balancing
2 questions
Dynamic differential diagnosis and reassessment
14 questions
Diagnostic time-outs and cognitive forcing strategies
3 questions
Documentation of evolving reasoning
3 questions
Managing conflicting data
3 questions
Serial exams as a diagnostic tool
3 questions
Trajectory-based reasoning
2 questions
Evidence-informed decision tools (advanced use and limitations)
15 questions
Balancing sensitivity with downstream harms
3 questions
Bayesian framing at bedside
3 questions
Defensible documentation
2 questions
Integrating patient values
3 questions
When decision rules apply vs do not apply
4 questions
High-risk complaint pathways (advanced application)
12 questions
Abdominal pain with diagnostic uncertainty
3 questions
Chest pain with nondiagnostic testing
2 questions
Dyspnea with mixed etiologies
2 questions
Headache with negative initial imaging
2 questions
Syncope risk and disposition (advanced)
3 questions
Managing multiple simultaneous patients and ED prioritization
14 questions
Documentation strategy in high-volume settings
3 questions
Interruptions and task switching
3 questions
Queue management and prioritization heuristics
2 questions
Situational awareness in evolving events
3 questions
Team utilization and delegation
3 questions
Clinical Subspecialties
391 questions
Communication and Collaboration
41 questions
Communicating uncertainty and shared decision-making (advanced)
15 questions
Challenging behaviors and de-escalation
3 questions
Culturally safe and equitable communication
4 questions
Discharge communication excellence
3 questions
Informed refusal and capacity under stress
2 questions
Risk communication techniques
3 questions
Delivering bad news and death notification
14 questions
After-death care and support
2 questions
Conflict and blame prevention
2 questions
Family presence and cultural considerations
4 questions
Personal resilience and support
3 questions
Structured approach and empathy
3 questions
Managing conflict with consultants and teams
12 questions
Documenting disagreements
2 questions
Escalation frameworks
3 questions
High-stakes handoffs
3 questions
Negotiating shared plans
2 questions
Team dynamics in resuscitation
2 questions
Medical Toxicology (Advanced)
83 questions
Complex mixed overdoses and tox consultation
15 questions
Advanced diagnostics and monitoring
3 questions
Disposition planning
3 questions
Documentation and poison center collaboration
2 questions
Escalation therapies awareness
4 questions
Pattern recognition in mixed toxidromes
3 questions
Envenomation and exotic exposures
15 questions
Marine envenomation and toxin fish (awareness)
4 questions
Plant and chemical exposures (awareness)
3 questions
Public health and consultation
2 questions
Snakebite management
3 questions
Spider/scorpion and arthropod syndromes (awareness)
3 questions
Neurocritical Care and Stroke Systems (Advanced)
12 questions
Intracerebral hemorrhage management details
2 questions
Large vessel occlusion (LVO) identification and pathway
3 questions
Refractory status epilepticus (advanced awareness)
2 questions
Sedation and neuro exam balance
2 questions
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and vasospasm awareness
3 questions
Pain Medicine and Substance Use Care (Advanced)
12 questions
Chronic pain, frequent visitors, and care plans
3 questions
Complex pain and opioid-tolerant patients
3 questions
Ethical prescribing and safety
2 questions
Opioid use disorder (OUD) ED initiation pathways
2 questions
Regional anesthesia expansion
2 questions
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Advanced)
15 questions
Congenital heart disease emergencies (awareness)
3 questions
Critically ill child approach
3 questions
Pediatric respiratory failure and ventilation
3 questions
Pediatric sepsis and meningitis
3 questions
Pediatric trauma and safeguarding
3 questions
Sports Medicine and Environmental/Undersea Medicine (Advanced)
14 questions
Altitude illness awareness
3 questions
Concussion and return-to-play/return-to-learn
4 questions
Diving and decompression illness awareness
2 questions
Exertional heat illness in athletes
3 questions
Hyperbaric indications and transfer coordination
2 questions
Prehospital and Disaster
46 questions
EMS medical direction and protocol oversight
15 questions
Documentation and medico-legal interface
3 questions
Field triage and destination decisions
4 questions
Online medical control communication
3 questions
Protocol development principles
2 questions
Safety and scene considerations
3 questions
Interfacility transfer and retrieval medicine
15 questions
Choosing transport modality and team
3 questions
Special transfers
4 questions
Stabilization before transfer
3 questions
Transfer documentation and handoff
3 questions
Transport risks and mitigation
2 questions
Mass casualty incidents (MCI) and disaster triage
16 questions
CBRN and hazmat response basics
3 questions
Incident command principles
4 questions
MCI triage systems awareness
3 questions
Public health emergencies and outbreaks
3 questions
Surge capacity and ED operations in disasters
3 questions
Professionalism and Ethics
50 questions
Capacity, consent, and refusal in complex cases
12 questions
Capacity in intoxication and delirium
3 questions
Documentation for legal scrutiny
2 questions
Minors and confidential care
2 questions
Refusal of lifesaving care
3 questions
Surrogate conflict and family disputes
2 questions
Ethics of resource scarcity and triage
10 questions
Bias mitigation in triage decisions
2 questions
Communication with patients/families
2 questions
Crisis standards of care awareness
2 questions
ED boarding and competing priorities
2 questions
MCI ethical dilemmas
2 questions
Privacy, confidentiality, and information sharing
15 questions
Digital documentation and imaging
3 questions
ED confidentiality principles
3 questions
Ethical pitfalls
3 questions
Law enforcement interface
3 questions
Mandatory disclosures (exceptions) awareness
3 questions
Restraint, agitation, and mental health law interfaces
13 questions
Disposition and continuity
2 questions
Least-restrictive intervention framework
3 questions
Legal holds and documentation (contextual)
2 questions
Medical evaluation of agitation
3 questions
Monitoring and complications
3 questions
Scholarship and Education
58 questions
Critical appraisal and clinical epidemiology (advanced)
13 questions
Applying evidence at bedside
2 questions
Diagnostic studies and prediction rules
3 questions
Interpreting RCTs and pragmatic trials
3 questions
Observational studies and causal inference
2 questions
Systematic reviews/meta-analysis interpretation
3 questions
Guideline implementation and quality improvement (QI)
13 questions
Equity-focused QI
2 questions
Patient safety event analysis
3 questions
QI methods and measurement
2 questions
Sustaining change
3 questions
Translating guidelines into pathways
3 questions
Scholarship, research methods, and ethics
16 questions
Academic professionalism
3 questions
CPD and lifelong learning
4 questions
Knowledge translation and dissemination
4 questions
Protocol and project design basics
2 questions
Research ethics and consent
3 questions
Teaching and feedback in Emergency Medicine
16 questions
Assessment literacy (boards/orals/OSCE)
3 questions
Bedside teaching models
3 questions
Feedback and coaching skills
3 questions
Procedural teaching and supervision
3 questions
Simulation-based education
4 questions
Special Populations (Advanced)
70 questions
Critically ill neonate/child (advanced)
13 questions
Complex safeguarding cases
3 questions
Family communication under crisis
3 questions
Neonatal resuscitation crossover essentials
2 questions
Pediatric airway failure and RSI nuances
3 questions
Pediatric shock and sepsis escalation
2 questions
Geriatric critical illness and anticoagulation complications
15 questions
Delirium and agitation in elderly (advanced)
3 questions
DOAC/warfarin bleeding and reversal decisions
3 questions
Elder abuse and neglect complex cases
3 questions
End-of-life in older adults
3 questions
Falls with occult injury and frailty
3 questions
High-risk pregnancy resuscitation and emergencies
15 questions
Disposition and medico-legal communication
4 questions
Eclampsia and severe preeclampsia crisis
3 questions
Obstetric hemorrhage initial management
3 questions
Perimortem cesarean delivery awareness
2 questions
Pregnancy airway and ventilation challenges
3 questions
Immunocompromised/oncology/transplant emergencies (advanced)
14 questions
Advanced hematologic emergencies
3 questions
Disposition and infection control
3 questions
Neutropenic sepsis escalation
3 questions
Oncologic airway/SVC syndrome awareness
2 questions
Transplant complications awareness
3 questions
Palliative care and end-of-life emergencies
13 questions
Communication skills
3 questions
Disposition planning
2 questions
Ethical dilemmas and conflict
2 questions
Rapid goals-of-care conversations
3 questions
Symptom control in ED
3 questions
Systems Leadership
43 questions
Clinical governance and risk management
14 questions
Credentialing, supervision, and scope management
3 questions
Guideline implementation and standardization
3 questions
Incident review and root cause analysis (RCA) concepts
2 questions
Managing complaints and adverse events
3 questions
Medicolegal risk mitigation
3 questions
ED flow and crowding mitigation
15 questions
Communication during surge
3 questions
Input-throughput-output framework
3 questions
Metrics and performance dashboards (awareness)
3 questions
Operational prioritization and resource allocation
3 questions
Safety in crowding
3 questions
Leading teams and managing performance
14 questions
Conflict resolution and professionalism enforcement
2 questions
Equity and inclusion leadership
3 questions
Surge events leadership
3 questions
Teaching and supervision in a busy ED
4 questions
Team leadership behaviors
2 questions
Communication and Collaboration
13 questions
Advanced Communication Skills
13 questions
Advanced communication comprehensive review
13 questions
Agitation and de-escalation communication
2 questions
Bad news and death notification
2 questions
Communicating uncertainty and shared decisions
3 questions
Conflict and negotiation with teams/consultants
3 questions
Equity-centered communication
3 questions
Prehospital and Disaster
18 questions
Prehospital Systems and Disaster Operations
18 questions
Prehospital and disaster comprehensive review
18 questions
CBRN/hazmat/public health emergencies
4 questions
EMS medical direction
3 questions
Interfacility transfer/retrieval
3 questions
MCI/disaster triage and command
4 questions
Systems integration
4 questions
Procedures and Ultrasound
145 questions
Advanced Procedures Under Time Pressure
82 questions
Advanced procedural sedation and analgesia
14 questions
Documentation and discharge criteria
2 questions
Medication strategy by procedure
3 questions
Monitoring and adverse event management
3 questions
Risk stratification and airway planning
3 questions
Special populations considerations
3 questions
Advanced vascular access and monitoring
15 questions
Arterial line placement (advanced awareness)
3 questions
Central venous access with ultrasound
3 questions
Intraosseous access troubleshooting
3 questions
Medication infusion safety
3 questions
Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV mastery
3 questions
Cricothyrotomy and rescue airway skills
12 questions
Complication management
3 questions
Indications in failed airway
2 questions
Post-procedure care
3 questions
Team leadership during airway crisis
2 questions
Technique performance
2 questions
Orthopedic procedures (advanced)
14 questions
Arthrocentesis and septic joint management
3 questions
Compartment syndrome serial exams
3 questions
Complex reductions and immobilization
3 questions
Post-procedure care and disposition planning
3 questions
Traction splinting and temporary stabilization
2 questions
Regional anesthesia and nerve blocks (ED)
13 questions
Complications
2 questions
Documentation and aftercare
3 questions
Indications and block selection
3 questions
Local anesthetic dosing and LAST
3 questions
Technique and ultrasound guidance awareness
2 questions
Thoracic procedures (advanced)
14 questions
Complication recognition and rescue
3 questions
Needle decompression technique optimization
2 questions
Pericardiocentesis (awareness to performance)
2 questions
Thoracentesis (diagnostic/therapeutic)
3 questions
Tube thoracostomy and pigtail placement
4 questions
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (Advanced Integration)
63 questions
Cardiac POCUS and shock integration (RUSH)
11 questions
Clinical integration and documentation
2 questions
IVC and volume assessment limitations
3 questions
LV/RV function gross assessment
2 questions
Pericardial effusion/tamponade assessment
2 questions
Views and image acquisition
2 questions
Early pregnancy and pelvic POCUS
13 questions
Documentation and QA
3 questions
Ectopic suspicion signs
2 questions
Gynecologic emergencies awareness
3 questions
IUP identification and limitations
3 questions
Pregnancy of unknown location (PUL) management integration
2 questions
eFAST and abdominal vascular ultrasound
14 questions
AAA ultrasound
3 questions
Biliary ultrasound
3 questions
DVT ultrasound (compression)
3 questions
eFAST performance and pitfalls
3 questions
Hydronephrosis and renal ultrasound
2 questions
Lung ultrasound and respiratory failure
12 questions
Diaphragm and work of breathing awareness (low)
3 questions
Documentation and workflow integration
2 questions
Interstitial syndrome and pulmonary edema
3 questions
Pleural effusion and consolidation
2 questions
Pneumothorax detection
2 questions
Ultrasound-guided procedures
13 questions
Documentation and safety
3 questions
Soft tissue ultrasound for abscess
3 questions
US-guided nerve blocks awareness
2 questions
US-guided thoracentesis/paracentesis awareness
3 questions
US-guided vascular access
2 questions
Professionalism and Ethics
14 questions
High-Stakes Professional Practice
14 questions
Professionalism and ethics comprehensive review
14 questions
Capacity/consent/refusal complex cases
3 questions
Confidentiality and law enforcement interface
3 questions
Ethics of resource scarcity and triage
3 questions
Professional documentation under scrutiny
2 questions
Restraint and mental health law interfaces
3 questions
Resuscitation and Critical Care
163 questions
Advanced Airway Management
41 questions
Difficult airway prediction and planning
16 questions
Airway assessment frameworks
3 questions
Airway plan A/B/C/D
3 questions
Failed airway and rescue sequence
3 questions
Peri-intubation hemodynamic optimization
3 questions
Preoxygenation optimization
4 questions
Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) pharmacology and strategy
11 questions
Airway complications management
2 questions
Induction agent selection
3 questions
Neuromuscular blockade selection
2 questions
Peri-intubation hypoxemia management
2 questions
Post-intubation analgesia/sedation bundles
2 questions
Surgical airway (advanced performance)
14 questions
Complications and troubleshooting
3 questions
Indications and timing
2 questions
Pediatric considerations (awareness)
3 questions
Team and CRM during CICO
3 questions
Technique mastery (scalpel-bougie-tube)
3 questions
Hemodynamics, Shock, and ED Critical Care
53 questions
Advanced shock differentiation and monitoring
13 questions
Dynamic fluid responsiveness concepts
3 questions
ED-ICU workflow and reassessment cadence
2 questions
Hemodynamic targets by shock type
2 questions
Invasive monitoring awareness
3 questions
RUSH/POCUS-guided shock evaluation
3 questions
Cardiac arrest and post-arrest critical care
14 questions
Advanced ACLS leadership
3 questions
Neuroprognostication timing awareness
2 questions
ROSC stabilization
3 questions
Special arrest scenarios
3 questions
Targeted temperature management (TTM) awareness
3 questions
Sepsis and septic shock (advanced)
13 questions
Antibiotic strategy under uncertainty
3 questions
Early recognition in atypical patients
3 questions
Fluids and de-resuscitation awareness
2 questions
Sepsis documentation and quality measures pitfalls
2 questions
Source control coordination
3 questions
Vasoactive infusions and pressor selection
13 questions
Adjuncts and second-line agents
3 questions
First-line pressors by syndrome
3 questions
Peripheral pressor administration safety
3 questions
Refractory shock escalation
2 questions
Titration and monitoring
2 questions
Neurocritical emergencies
29 questions
Elevated intracranial pressure and herniation syndromes
15 questions
Airway/ventilation strategy
2 questions
Clinical recognition
4 questions
Imaging and definitive management coordination
3 questions
Immediate temporizing measures
3 questions
Pitfalls
3 questions
Status epilepticus refractory management (advanced awareness)
14 questions
Airway and sedation strategy
2 questions
Complication management
3 questions
Disposition
3 questions
Escalation beyond second-line agents
3 questions
Identifying underlying cause quickly
3 questions
Ventilation and Respiratory Failure Management
40 questions
Mechanical ventilation initial settings and physiology
12 questions
Lung-protective ventilation principles
2 questions
PEEP titration and hemodynamics
2 questions
Post-intubation care bundle
3 questions
Ventilation in ARDS/pneumonia
2 questions
Ventilation in obstructive disease
3 questions
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) advanced application
15 questions
Contraindications and failure recognition
4 questions
Escalation to intubation
3 questions
Selecting CPAP vs BiPAP
3 questions
Special scenarios
3 questions
Titration and monitoring
2 questions
Ventilator troubleshooting and emergencies
13 questions
Approach to sudden deterioration on vent
3 questions
Auto-PEEP and breath stacking
3 questions
High pressure alarms
2 questions
Low pressure alarms
3 questions
Post-intubation hypotension and arrest prevention
2 questions
Scholarship and Education
15 questions
Scholarship, EBM, Teaching
15 questions
Scholarship and education comprehensive review
15 questions
Assessment literacy for orals/OSCE
3 questions
CPD and lifelong learning
3 questions
Critical appraisal and EBM application
4 questions
QI and guideline implementation
2 questions
Teaching and feedback skills
3 questions
Special Populations
14 questions
Advanced Special Population Integration
14 questions
Integrated advanced special populations review
14 questions
Critically ill neonate/child
3 questions
Geriatric frailty and anticoagulation complications
3 questions
High-risk pregnancy emergencies
3 questions
Immunocompromised/oncology emergencies
3 questions
Palliative and end-of-life care
2 questions
Structured oral examination (SOE)
909 questions
Unspecified domain
909 questions
Advanced: Clinical Decision Making—AF management
7 questions
Advanced: Clinical Decision Making—High-risk PE
8 questions
Advanced: Clinical Decision Making—Thrombolysis/thrombectomy
8 questions
Advanced: Clinical Subspecialties—Oncologic emergencies
9 questions
Advanced: Communication & Collaboration—Agitation management
9 questions
Advanced: Communication & Collaboration—ED palliative care
8 questions
Advanced: Communication & Collaboration—Transitions of care
8 questions
Advanced: Diagnostic Evaluation—Limits of ultrasound in trauma
12 questions
Advanced: Prehospital & Disaster—CBRN and triage
8 questions
Advanced: Prehospital & Disaster—Pediatric MCI
8 questions
Advanced: Prehospital—Systems of care (Stroke)
8 questions
Advanced: Procedures & Communication—ED obstetric delivery
8 questions
Advanced: Procedures & Critical Care—Tracheostomy emergency
9 questions
Advanced: Procedures & Ultrasound—Central line complications
8 questions
Advanced: Procedures & Ultrasound—Regional anesthesia and geriatric care
7 questions
Advanced: Professionalism & Ethics—End-of-life decisions
8 questions
Advanced: Resuscitation & Critical Care—Catastrophic hemorrhage
8 questions
Advanced: Resuscitation & Critical Care—Coagulopathy
8 questions
Advanced: Resuscitation & Critical Care—Difficult airway
8 questions
Advanced: Resuscitation & Critical Care—Post–cardiac arrest care
8 questions
Advanced: Resuscitation & Critical Care—Respiratory failure
8 questions
Advanced: Resuscitation & Critical Care—Resuscitative thoracotomy
8 questions
Advanced: Resuscitation & Critical Care—Trauma hemorrhage control
8 questions
Advanced: Scholarship & Education—Clinical supervision
7 questions
Advanced: Scholarship & Education—Evidence-based EM
8 questions
Advanced: Special Populations—Neuro emergencies in pregnancy
8 questions
Advanced: Special Populations—Obstetric critical care
9 questions
Advanced: Special Populations—Postpartum emergencies
8 questions
Advanced: Special Populations—Trauma in pregnancy
8 questions
Advanced: Systems Leadership—Cardiac systems of care
9 questions
Advanced: Systems Leadership—Flow and resource management
8 questions
Advanced: Systems Leadership—Patient safety/QI
8 questions
Advanced: Systems Leadership—Quality improvement
8 questions
Core: Diagnostic Evaluation—Abdominal pain
8 questions
Core: Diagnostic Evaluation—Delirium
9 questions
Core: Diagnostic Evaluation—Syncope/arrhythmia risk
7 questions
Core: Diagnostic Evaluation—Urologic vs neurologic emergency
8 questions
Core: Diagnostic Evaluation—Vertigo and stroke
8 questions
Core: Emergency Care Foundations—Anticoagulant bleeding
8 questions
Core: Emergency Care Foundations—Hemorrhage and anticoagulation
8 questions
Core: Emergency Care Foundations—Hypertensive emergencies
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Aortic dissection
6 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Cardiac/Infectious (Endocarditis)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Cardiac dysrhythmias (SVT)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Cardiology (Acute heart failure)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Cardiology (Myocarditis)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Dermatology/toxicology
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Endocrine (Adrenal)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Endocrine (DKA)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Endocrine (Thyroid)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—ENT/Pediatrics (Stridor/drooling)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—GI/Liver (Variceal bleed)
9 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—GI surgical emergency
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Infectious (Necrotizing fasciitis)
7 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Neurologic (SAH/meningitis differential)
9 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Neurologic/Spine (Cauda equina)
9 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Neurology (TIA)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Ophthalmology
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Pericarditis/tamponade
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Pulmonary (Asthma)
9 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Pulmonary (COPD)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Renal/Urologic sepsis
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Toxicology/Withdrawal (DTs)
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Vascular/Infectious
8 questions
Core: Organ System Emergencies—Vascular GI emergency
8 questions
Core: Pharmacology/Respiratory—Medication-induced bronchospasm
8 questions
Core: Procedural Skills—Epistaxis control
8 questions
Core: Procedural Skills—Sedation and analgesia
10 questions
Core: Procedures—Arthrocentesis and infection
8 questions
Core: Professional Practice—Capacity, risk, and documentation
8 questions
Core: Professional Practice—Capacity and refusal
8 questions
Core: Professional Practice—Contrast reaction management
8 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Airway (Angioedema)
8 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Airway/infection
8 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Anaphylaxis
8 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Bradyarrhythmias
8 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Electrolyte emergencies
8 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Hyperkalemia
8 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Pediatric sepsis/meningococcemia
9 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Shock
8 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Status epilepticus
8 questions
Core: Resuscitation & Stabilization—Thoracic trauma
8 questions
Core: Special Populations—Early pregnancy emergencies (Ectopic)
8 questions
Core: Special Populations—Forensic/assault care
8 questions
Core: Special Populations—Hematology (Sickle cell)
8 questions
Core: Special Populations—Obstetric emergencies (Eclampsia)
8 questions
Core: Special Populations—Pediatric GI emergency
7 questions
Core: Special Populations—Pediatrics (Neonatal sepsis)
8 questions
Core: Special Populations—Urologic emergency
8 questions
Core: Toxicology & Allergy—Food-related reactions
8 questions
Core: Toxicology & Cardiology—Stimulant-associated chest pain
8 questions
Core: Toxicology & Environmental—Crush syndrome
8 questions
Core: Toxicology & Environmental—Decompression illness
5 questions
Core: Toxicology & Environmental—Drowning/hypothermia
7 questions
Core: Toxicology & Environmental—Electrical injury
8 questions
Core: Toxicology & Environmental—Envenomation
8 questions
Core: Toxicology & Environmental—Frostbite
8 questions
Core: Toxicology & Environmental—Heat illness
9 questions
Core: Toxicology & Environmental—Hypothermia
8 questions
Core: Toxicology—Carbon monoxide poisoning
8 questions
Core: Toxicology—Cardiotoxic overdose
7 questions
Core: Toxicology—Opioid overdose and capacity
8 questions
Core: Toxicology—Organophosphate poisoning
8 questions
Core: Toxicology—Salicylate poisoning
8 questions
Core: Trauma & Injury—Burn/inhalation injury
8 questions
Core: Trauma & Injury—Compartment syndrome
8 questions
Core: Trauma & Injury—Head injury/anticoagulation
8 questions
Core: Trauma & Injury—Hemorrhagic shock
8 questions
Core: Trauma & Injury—Neck trauma
8 questions
Core: Trauma & Injury—Neurogenic shock
8 questions
Core: Trauma & Injury—Open fractures
8 questions
Core: Trauma & Injury—Pediatric trauma resuscitation
8 questions
Core: Trauma & Injury—TBI and ICP
8 questions
Systems Leadership
16 questions
ED Leadership and Governance
16 questions
Systems leadership comprehensive review
16 questions
Clinical governance and risk management
4 questions
ED flow and crowding
2 questions
Metrics and quality balancing
3 questions
Operations during disasters/surge
4 questions
Team leadership and performance management
3 questions
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American Board of Emergency Medicine Initial Certification
ABEM initial certification follows Emergency Medicine residency and includes the Qualifying Examination (QE) and Certifying Exam (CE). The QE is approximately 305 single-best-answer questions based on the EM Model; since 2026, the CE has been an in-person, 10-case, half-day examination in Raleigh. This guide covers initial certification, not continuing certification.
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Read exam guideEuropean Board Examination in Emergency Medicine
EBEEM has two stages: a remote 200-question Part A examination and a virtual Part B of six structured oral examinations. Use the published blueprint to plan study, check which eligibility route applies to you, and verify recognition with the relevant national authority.
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Read exam guideFellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
ACEM’s FACEM Training Program includes four examinations: Primary Written, Primary Oral (Integrated Viva), Fellowship Written, and Fellowship Clinical (OSCE). The Primary exams assess four basic sciences; Fellowship Written combines SAQ and MCQ papers, and Fellowship Clinical uses timed clinical stations. These examinations are part of the broader training program, not its only requirements.
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Read exam guideFellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine awards FRCEM by examination after candidates pass both the FRCEM SBA and FRCEM OSCE, in either order. This guide covers their formats, the published blueprint, eligibility routes, preparation, and candidate logistics.
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Read exam guideMembership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
MRCEM is RCEM’s three-part, sequential membership-by-examination pathway: Primary, SBA, then OSCE. This guide covers the current formats, published blueprint priorities, component eligibility, and the date-specific 2026–2027 Primary syllabus transition.
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