Prepare for the Exam: Take the Tutorial

• Exam Tutorials
• Requirements for Windows
• Requirements for Macintosh
• Answers to the Exam Tutorials

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Exam Tutorials

Tutorial for Cardiovascular Disease Certification Exam Only	Windows Users	Mac Users
Complete both tutorials to prepare for the exam: Choose “Tutorial for all examinations” for multiple-choice question examples. The additional tutorial includes ECG and imaging studies.	Download Tutorial Answer Key	Download Tutorial Answer Key

Certification and MOC Tutorials for All Subspecialties except Adolescent Medicine, Hospital Medicine and Sports Medicine	Windows Users	Mac Users
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Cardiovascular Disease MOC Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Critical Care Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Gastroenterology Geriatric Medicine Hematology Hospice & Palliative Medicine Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology Medical Oncology Nephrology Pulmonary Disease Rheumatology Sleep Medicine Transplant Hepatology	Download Tutorial Use this tutorial to prepare for either the Certification or MOC exam Answer Key	Download Tutorial Answer Key

Tutorial for Hospital Medicine MOC Exam	Windows Users	Mac Users
Hospital Medicine MOC Exam	View Tutorial Answer Key	View Tutorial Answer Key

Tutorials for Other Examinations	Windows Users	Mac Users
Adolescent Medicine Certification	Paper and Pencil exam: There is no tutorial for this examination	N/A
Adolescent Medicine MOC	Download Tutorial The American Board of Pediatrics website offers online exam demonstrations that will familiarize you with the computer-based testing environment. You will be given an opportunity to view the tutorial for approximately 10 minutes on exam day prior to the beginning of your exam.	N/A
Sports Medicine Certification and MOC	Download Tutorial The American Board of Family medicine website offers online exam demonstrations that will familiarize you with the computer-based testing environment. You will be given an oppotunity to view the tutorial for approximately 10 minutes on exam day prior to the beginning of your exam.	N/A

See the Caliper Tool used in the Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology exams (PC with Windows XP operating system required) at CaliperPearsonVue.exe

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Requirements for Windows

• Pentium III PC or compatible, 1 GHz (Pentium 4, 2 GHz recommended).
• 512 MB of RAM
• 60 MB of empty hard disk space
• Microsoft Windows XP or 2000 (home or professional version), English edition. The content appears only in English
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or higher
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor (1024 x 768 recommended), with high color (16 bit)
• Microsoft compatible mouse or pointing device
• Internet access is not required when viewing the tutorial or demonstration tests
• Note: You might need power user or administrator rights to install the tutorial

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Requirements for Macintosh

• PowerPC-based Macintosh computer
• At least 64 MB RAM
• At least 12 MB available hard disk space
• OS 8.6 or higher
• Monitor size should be set to at least 800 x 600 pixels
• Note: Caliper Tool does not work with the Macintosh operating system.

As indicated above, some exams do not have a tutorial for Macs (we are working to resolve this issue) but you will have the chance to view the tutorial for 30 minutes on exam day.

To download the Mac tutorials:

1. Click on the “Download Tutorial” link to download the ABIM Flash Demo.
2. The file may automatically begin downloading to your desktop OR a dialog box will appear asking you to save the demo. If you see a dialog box, click on the Save button and save the file to your desktop.
3. Once the file has downloaded, it will automatically “unstuff” and a folder labeled “ABIM_demo_mac” will appear on your desktop. If the file does not automatically unstuff, you may need to download the FREE Stuffit Expander.
4. Double-click on the folder to open it. Then double-click the file called “ABIM_29-04-10_Mac.dmg” to launch the demo application.

If you experience technical difficulties using the tutorial, call 1-800-441-ABIM or send us an email.

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Answers to the Exam Tutorials

For Cardiovascular Disease Certification – ECG and Imaging Studies

See Sample Cases - Electrocardiograms and Imaging Studies (pdf) for more detailed information on the answers below.

Question	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Answer	17 and not 10, 14 or 18*	2, 6 or 7, 9, 14, 68, 108 and 118*	6 and 29*	4, 5 and 29*

* These answers correspond to the corrected patient descriptors (pdf) for this tutorial.

For all other subspecialties except Adolescent Medicine, Hospital Medicine and Sports Medicine

Session 1

Question	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6
Answer	D	A	D	A	A	E

Session 2

Question	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6
Answer	C	A	C	E	E	D

For Hospital Medicine MOC

Question	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6
Answer	D	A	E	C	C	C

For Adolescent Medicine - See the American Board of Pediatrics website.

For Sports Medicine - See the American Board of Family Medicine's website.