STEP 2 CK Content Outline

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Health and Health Maintenance

  • Diabetes mellitus, including prevention of morbidity and mortality due to complications
  • Screening (eg, cancer)

Mechanisms of Disease

  • Thyroid function
  • Diabetes mellitus and carbohydrate metabolism
  • Parathyroid and calcium metabolism
  • Pituitary and hypothalamic function
  • Adrenal function

Diagnosis

  • Thyroid disorders (eg, nodule; carcinoma; acquired hypothyroidism; thyroiditis; thyrotoxicosis; congenital hypothyroidism; goiter)
  • Diabetes mellitus (eg, type 1, type 2; ketoacidosis; hyperosmolar coma; chronic complications)
  • Parathyroid and calcium disorders (eg, hyperparathyroidism; hypoparathyroidism), and hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinism (eg, iatrogenic; insulinoma)
  • Pituitary, hypothalamic disorders (eg, diabetes insipidus; inappropriate ADH secretion; panhypopituitarism; acromegaly)
  • Adrenal disorders (eg, corticoadrenal insufficiency; Cushing syndrome; adrenogenital syndrome; hyperaldosteronism; pheochromocytoma)
  • Heat-related illness

Principles of Management
(With emphasis on topics covered in Diagnosis)

  • Pharmacotherapy only
  • Management decision (treatment/diagnosis steps)
  • Treatment only