Product Description
American Medical Seminars, Inc. Internal Medicine Review – Day 1 2/23/2026
Original Release Date: July 1, 2026
Expiration Date: July 1, 2029
Presenting Faculty: Mary Chester Wasko; David Horowitz;
Cardiac Issues in Peri-Operative Risk Assessment
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Develop a consistent approach to the cardiovascular risk stratification for patients having non-cardiac surgery.
- Determine the factors involved in maximizing cardiovascular outcomes for patients having non-cardiac surgery.
- Assess the co-morbidities associated with valvular heart disease, tobacco use, and hyperlipidemia in the setting of non-cardiac surgery.
Practical Approach to the Patient with Hyperlipidemia
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Apply the current NCEP guidelines
- Develop a practical approach for considering the new medications available.
- Consider the new targets developed for cholesterol end point.
Practical Approach to the Patient with Diabetes
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Review the management protocols for the patient presenting with diabetes.
- Determine which patient is likely to go on to develop complications from diabetes and consider the long-term care.
- Apply the current guidelines for therapy for patients with diabetes.
Clinical approach to rheumatology
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Construct a systematic approach to the evaluation of the patient with rheumatic disease including:
- Appraise the central role of the history and physical examination.
- Consider some of the extra-articular manifestations of systemic arthritis.
- Differentiate several patterns of joint involvement that allow clinical diagnosis of rheumatic diseases.
Diagnostic testing in rheumatic diseases
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Interpret the various classes of synovial fluid analysis.
- Determine the use and limitations of laboratory testing
- Examine key x-ray findings in patients with rheumatic diseases
