American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) · Verified as of 2026-10-20 against ACVIM's currently linked Small Animal Internal Medicine Exam Test Specifications and its 2026 Specialty Examination Candidate Preparation Information. The blueprint has no explicit effective date in the inspected text. The current specialty manual's cover states updated July 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027. The workbook label 'ACVIM - Small Animal' maps to the Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Examination; it is not a separate examination or credential. The assigned slug is preserved.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• ACVIM Specialty Exam Blueprints
• Small Animal Internal Medicine Exam: Test Specifications
• 2026 ACVIM Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Examination: Candidate Preparation Information
• Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Certification and Residency Training Manual, 2026–2027
• ACVIM consensus statement on systemic hypertension in dogs and cats
• ACVIM consensus guidelines for myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs
• CDC Principles of Epidemiology: Surveillance System Attributes
• 2023 AAHA Selected Endocrinopathies of Dogs and Cats Guidelines
• AAHA Canine Hypothyroidism: Categorical Approach to Diagnosis
• 2022 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on Management of the Inappetent Hospitalised Cat
• ACVIM consensus statement on chronic hepatitis in dogs
• Texas A&M Gastrointestinal Laboratory: Serum Trypsin-Like Immunoreactivity
• Texas A&M Gastrointestinal Laboratory: Serum Cobalamin and Folate
• Texas A&M Gastrointestinal Laboratory: Cobalamin Information
• 2026 ACVIM-endorsed consensus statement on chronic inflammatory enteropathy in dogs
• ACVIM consensus statement on diagnosis of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
• Cornell eClinpath: Red Blood Cell Morphology Quick Guide
• ATOPICA canine prescribing information
• ATOPICA for Cats prescribing information
• Updated ACVIM consensus statement on leptospirosis in dogs, 2023
• Cornell Feline Health Center: Feline Leukemia Virus
• Cornell Feline Health Center: Dyspnea
• 2024 AAHA Fluid Therapy Guidelines: Fluid Therapy in Ill Patients
• IRIS Staging System
• UC San Diego Comparative Neuromuscular Laboratory: Frequently Asked Questions
• 2021 AAHA Nutrition Guidelines: Energy Requirement Calculations
• Cornell Feline Health Center: Hyperthyroidism in Cats
• Cornell Comparative Coagulation Laboratory: Diagnostic Approach
• Cornell Feline Health Center: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
• Colorado State University Clinical Hematopathology Laboratory: FAQs
• MedlinePlus Genetics: Inheritance Risk Assessment
• Cornell Consultant: Periparturient, Lactational Hypocalcemia
• Cornell Feline Health Center: Feline Asthma
• Cornell eClinpath: Red Blood Cell Inclusions
• Cornell eClinpath: Anion Gap
• Mississippi State University: Pemphigus Foliaceus in a Dog
• BAYTRIL enrofloxacin prescribing information
• IRIS: Utility of Creatinine, UPC and SDMA
• 2026 AAHA Diabetes Guidelines: Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Cats
• 2026 AAHA Diabetes Guidelines: Troubleshooting in Diabetic Cats
• Samantha Taylor: Inappetent Cats—Principles of Management
• Cornell eClinpath: Causes of Anemia
• Cornell eClinpath: Platelet Changes
• Sirolimus oral solution prescribing information