MKSAP® 17 Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

The 17th edition of Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP® 17) is specifically intended for physicians who provide personal, nonsurgical care to adults. Included are: general internists and primary care physicians; subspecialists who need to remain up-to-date in internal medicine; residents preparing for the Certification Exam in internal medicine; physicians preparing for the Maintenance of Certification Exam in internal medicine.

The learning objectives of MKSAP® 17 are to:

• Close gaps between actual care in your practice and preferred standards of care, based on best evidence.
• Diagnose disease states that are less common and sometimes overlooked and confusing.
• Improve management of comorbid conditions that can complicate patient care.
• Determine when to refer patients for surgery or care by subspecialists.
• Pass the ABIM Certification Examination and the ABIM Maintenance of Certification Examination.

MKSAP® 17 Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine includes coverage of pulmonary diagnostic tests, asthma, COPD, diffuse parenchymal lung disease, pleural disease, pulmonary thromboembolism, pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, sleep medicine, high-altitude illness, respiratory failure, shock, mechanical ventilation, sepsis, anaphylaxis, and delirium. It includes 108 multiple-choice questions.