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Pediatrics 1-1
Sepsis/Meningitis; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection; Otitis Media; Immunizations;
Pediatric Seizure Disorders; Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Geriatrics 1-31
Principles to Promote Optimal Medication Use in Older People; Dementia; Behavioral
Symptoms of Dementia; Urinary Incontinence; Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy;
Arthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Gastrointestinal Disorders 1-69

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD); Peptic Ulcer Disease; Upper GI Bleeding;
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD);Complications of Liver Disease; Viral Hepatitis;
Nausea and Vomiting; Pancreatitis; Diarrhea; Constipation; Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition 1-145

Fluid Management; Osmolality; Hypertonic Saline; Hypotonic Intravenous
Fluids; Hyponatremia and Hypo-Osmolal States; Hypernatremia and Hyperosmolal
States; Disorders of K+; Disorders of Magnesium Homeostasis; Disorders of
Phosphorus Homeostasis; Disorders of Calcium Homeostasis; Enteral Nutrition;
Parenteral Nutrition

Critical Care 1-191

Interpreting Hemodynamic Parameters; Shock; Acute Respiratory Failure;
Cardiac Arrest; Analgesics, Sedatives, Antipsychotics, and Paralytics; Preventing
Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia; Preventing Stress Ulcer; Pharmacologic
Therapy for Preventing VTE or Pulmonary Embolism; Preventing Ventilator-
Associated Pneumonia; Optimizing Nutrition Support

Ambulatory Care 1-231

Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Anticoagulation;
Adult Immunizations

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 1-281

Thyroid Disorders; Pituitary Gland Disorders; Adrenal Gland Disorders; Obesity;
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Diabetes Mellitus; Treatment of DM Complications;
Other Diabetes Medication Issues

Neurology 1-325
Epilepsy, Ischemic Stroke, Parkinson Disease, Headache, Multiple Sclerosis

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General Psychiatry 1-377
Depression; Bipolar Disorder; Schizophrenia; Anxiety Disorders; Insomnia;
Substance Abuse-Alcohol

Infectious Diseases 1-419

Pneumonia; Urinary Tract Infections; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Diabetic
Foot Infections; Osteomyelitis; Central Nervous System Infections; Endocarditis;
Peritonitis/Intra-Abdominal Infections; Clostridium difficile Infection; Medical/Surgical
Prophylaxis

HIV/Infectious Diseases 1-461

Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Opportunistic Infections in Patients with HIV;
Tuberculosis; Antifungal Therapy

Nephrology 1-503
Acute Kidney Failure (AKI) or Acute Renal Failure (ARF); Drug-Induced Kidney
Damage; Chronic Kidney Disease; Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT); Complications
of Chronic Kidney Disease; Dosage Adjustments in Kidney Disease

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Oncology Supportive Care 2-1
Antiemetics; Pain Management; Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia; Use of CSFs
in Neutropenia and Febrile Neutropenia; Thrombocytopenia; Anemia/Fatigue;
Chemoprotectants; Oncology Emergencies; Miscellaneous Antineoplastic Pharmacotherapy

Men’s and Women’s Health 2-31

Hormone Therapy/Menopause; Osteoporosis; Drugs in Pregnancy; Drugs in Lactation;
Complications in Pregnancy; Overview of Contraception; Combined Hormonal
Contraceptives; Progestin-Only Contraceptive; Intrauterine Devices/Systems; Implants
(Implanon);Emergency Contraception; Infertility; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Prostatic
Infections; Male Sexual Dysfunction

Pharmacokinetics: A Refresher 2-91

Basic Pharmacokinetic Relationships; Absorption; Distribution; Clearance; Non-Linear
Pharmacokinetics; Noncompartmental Pharmacokinetics; Data Collection and Analysis;
Pharmacokinetics in Renal Disease

Biostatistics: A Refresher 2-123

Introduction to Statistics; Types of Variables/Data; Types of Statistics; Population
Distributions; Confidence Intervals; Hypothesis Testing; Statistical Tests; Decision Errors;
Correlation and Regression; Survival Analysis; Selected Representative Statistical Tests

Study Designs: Fundamentals of Design and Interpretation 2-143

Introduction; Case Reports/Case Series; Observational Study Designs; Study Design;
Incidence, Prevalence, Relative Risks, and Odds Ratios; Other Issues to Consider in
Controlled Trials; Randomized, Controlled Trial Design; Analyzing Clinical Trials;
Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis; Summary Measures of Effect; Pharmacoeconomic
Studies; Sensitivity/Specificity/Predictive Values

Cardiology I 2-165
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure; Arrhythmias; Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension;
Hypertensive Crises (Urgency and Emergency)

Cardiology II 2-197
Acute Coronary Syndromes; Peripheral Arterial Disease; Dyslipidemia; Pharmacotherapy

Cardiology III 2-233

Heart Failure; Atrial Fibrillation; Hypertension; Chronic CAD and Chronic Stable Angina

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Policy, Practice, and Regulatory Issues 2-275
Critical Path Initiative; (IRB) Implications for Clinical Practice and Research;
Investigational Drug Service (IDS); Legislative Activity into Regulatory Policy

Types of Economic and Humanistic Outcomes Assessment 2-295

Techniques for Analysis; Applied Pharmacoeconomics; Humanistic Outcome
Assessments; Disease-specific Health Status Instruments

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The Board of Pharmacy Specialties “2012 Recertification Guide” 2-363

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