Exam Blueprint Overview

• Cardiovascular Emergencies (18 percent): ACS, aortic dissection, HF, dysrhythmias, hypertensive crisis, syncope and cardiac arrest.
• Respiratory Emergencies (12 percent): Airway management, asthma/COPD, PE, pneumothorax, pneumonia and respiratory failure.
• Neurologic Emergencies (10 percent): Stroke, TIA, seizures, meningitis, TBI, spinal cord injury and neuro assessment.
• GI and Abdominal Emergencies (8 percent): GI bleed, acute abdomen, obstruction, pancreatitis and hepatobiliary disease.
• Endocrine/Immunologic (6 percent): DKA, HHS, hypoglycemia, thyroid storm, myxedema coma, adrenal crisis, anaphylaxis and sepsis.
• Neuromusculoskeletal (9 percent): Fractures, dislocations, compartment syndrome, crush and rhabdomyolysis.
• OB/GYN Emergencies (6 percent): Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, hemorrhage, preeclampsia/eclampsia and ED labor issues.
• Psychiatric Emergencies (6 percent): Suicidal/homicidal ideation, acute psychosis, agitation and substance related crises.
• Toxicologic/Environmental (10 percent): Poisonings, overdoses, envenomation, hypothermia, hyperthermia and drowning.
• Shock and Multi System Trauma (15 percent): Shock states, MTP, blunt/penetrating trauma, burns, pelvic fractures and triage.