Product Description
American Medical Seminars, Inc. Internal Medicine Review – Day 4 2/26/2026
Original Release Date: July 1, 2026
Expiration Date: July 1, 2029
Presenting Faculty: Mary Chester Wasko; David Horowitz; Stephen Winters
Practical Approach to Thyroid Disease
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Assess the role of the screening TSH and what to do with the results.
- Develop a reasonable and cost-effective approach to diagnosing the thyroid nodule.
- Review the management of hypothyroidism.
Practical Approach to the Patient with Obesity
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Review current popular diets available and marketed to your patients for addressing obesity.
- Consider the unique needs of the obese patient in order to create a comprehensive approach to the treatment of obesity.
- Review the basic physiology of obesity.
- Manage the medications available for the treatment of obesity.
Adrenal Insufficiency- Primary and Secondary
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Evaluate the diagnostic tests used to confirm the diagnosis or primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency.
- Determine the causes of primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency.
- Employ therapeutic options for patients with primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency.
Disorders of Calcium Metabolism
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Distinguish the causes of hypercalcemia.
- Recognize secondary hyperparathyroidism .
- Be aware of the indications for surgical intervention using clinical practice guidelines for asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism .
- Review the causes of hypocalcemia .
Rheumatic Disease Emergencies
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Recognize symptoms and signs of septic arthritis and septic bursitis
- Identify presentation of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and pulmonary disease in anti-synthetase syndrome
- Identify presenting cranial and extracranial manifestations of giant cell arteritis
