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American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) · ABIM Rheumatology Blueprint, Certification Examination (CERT), dated January 2026; verified through ABIM's current blueprint directory on 2026-10-09. The document does not state a separate effective date. The workbook label 'ABIM - Subspecialty in Rheumatology' maps to ABIM's initial Rheumatology Certification Examination; the assigned slug is preserved. The separate MOC/LKA blueprint was not substituted.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- ABIM Internal Medicine & Subspecialty Policies: Rheumatology
- ABIM Blueprints
- Rheumatology Blueprint: Certification Examination (CERT), January 2026
- CDC Field Epidemiology Manual: Analyzing and Interpreting Data
- 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout
- Guideline for Management of Septic Arthritis in Native Joints (SANJO)
- NIAMS: Bone Mineral Density Tests—What the Numbers Mean
- American College of Rheumatology: Osteoarthritis Guideline
- 2026 Update of the ACR Recommendations for Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Hip, and Hand
- American College of Rheumatology: Rheumatoid Arthritis Guideline
- 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- 2010 ACR/EULAR Rheumatoid Arthritis Classification Criteria
- ASAS-EULAR Recommendations for Management of Axial Spondyloarthritis: 2022 Update
- EULAR Recommendations for the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis: 2023 Update
- 2017 EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Adult and Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
- 2016 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for Primary Sjögren's Syndrome
- NIAMS: Sjögren's Disease
- 2024 ACR Guideline for Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus Nephritis
- 2020 ACR Guideline for Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Frozen Shoulder—Adhesive Capsulitis
- AAOS OrthoInfo: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- NIDDK: Diagnosis of Hemochromatosis
- NIDDK: Treatment of Hemochromatosis
- Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis: An Official ATS Clinical Practice Guideline
- 2021 ACR/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for Management of Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis
- 2021 ACR/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for Management of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
- AHRQ: Use the Teach-Back Method—Tool 5
- Diagnosis%20and%20Management%20of%20Hemochromatosis%202011.pdf
- FDA requires warnings about increased risk of serious heart-related events, cancer, blood clots, and death for JAK inhibitors that treat certain chronic inflammatory conditions | FDA
- DailyMed - TOFACITINIB tablet, film coated
- American College of Physicians recommends bisphosphonates for initial treatment for osteoporosis in males and postmenopausal females diagnosed with primary osteoporosis | ACP Online
- Psoriatic Arthritis | American College of Rheumatology
- Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid) - NIDDK
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms (Including Multiple Myeloma) Treatment (PDQ®) - NCI
- Calcium and Vitamin D: Important for Bone Health | NIAMS
- ACR Updates Osteoarthritis Guidance for Personalized Care | American College of Rheumatology
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