Top 100 High Yield Topics

Number of times each topic has been tested on the OITE exam in the last 8 years.

Topic	Specialty	Questions
Toxicology	Drugs	60
Myocardial Infarction	Cardiovascular	44
Sickle Cell Anemia	Heme	31
Substance Intoxication and Withdrawal	Psychiatry	27
Pulmonary Embolism	Pulmonary	24
Electrolyte Disturbances	Renal	24
Stroke	Neurology	22
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)	Infectious Dis.	22
Bias	Stats	20
Personality Disorders	Psychiatry	20
Antipsychotics	Psychiatry	20
Ethical Principles	Stats	20
Urinary Tract Infections	Renal	19
Multiple Sclerosis	Neurology	19
Lung Cancer	Oncology	19
Heart Failure	Cardiovascular	19
Endocarditis	Cardiovascular	18
Graves Disease	Endocrine	18
Diabetes Mellitus	Endocrine	18
Atrial Fibrillation	Cardiovascular	17
Asthma	Pulmonary	17
Low Back Pain	Neurology	17
Normal Development Landmarks	Pediatrics	16
Major Depressive Disorder	Psychiatry	16
Transfusion	Heme	15
Evaluating Diagnostic Tests	Stats	15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Rheumatology	14
Mechanisms of Trauma	Orthopedics	14
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and PPD	Infectious Dis.	14
Prenatal Care	Obstetrics	14
Pericarditis	Cardiovascular	14
Hashimoto Thyroiditis	Endocrine	14
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)	Endocrine	14
Syphilis (Adult)	Infectious Dis.	13
Cardiac Tamponade	Cardiovascular	13
Aortic Stenosis	Cardiovascular	13
Atrioventricular (AV) Heart Block	Cardiovascular	13
Multiple Myeloma	Oncology	13
Ego Defenses	Psychiatry	13
Anesthesiology Medications	Drugs	12
Anticoagulants	Heme	12
Breast Cancer General	Oncology	12
Ovarian Cancer	Oncology	12
Intrapartum Fetal Assessment	Obstetrics	12
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	Cardiovascular	12
Angina	Cardiovascular	12
Diarrhea	Gastrointestinal	12
Vaginitis	Gynecology	11
Primary Hyperaldosteronism	Endocrine	11
Cushing Syndrome / Disease	Endocrine	11
Aortic Dissection	Cardiovascular	11
Meningitis	Neurology	11
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders	Psychiatry	11
Bipolar Disorder	Psychiatry	11
Gout	Rheumatology	11
Urinary Incontinence	Renal	11
Vaccines	Infectious Dis.	11
Animal and Human Bites	Infectious Dis.	11
Legal Principles	Stats	11
Observational Studies	Stats	10
Diverticulitis	Gastrointestinal	10
Oncology Medications	Drugs	10
Ankylosing Spondylitis	Rheumatology	10
Schizophrenia	Psychiatry	10
Abdominal Trauma	Gastrointestinal	10
Alzheimer Disease	Neurology	10
Ectopic Pregnancy	Obstetrics	10
Colorectal Cancer	Oncology	10
Hypothyroidism vs. Hyperthyroidism	Endocrine	10
Arterial Insufficiency	Cardiovascular	10
Acute Pancreatitis	Gastrointestinal	10
Spinal Cord Lesions	Neurology	10
Crohn Disease	Gastrointestinal	10
Celiac Disease	Gastrointestinal	10
Contraception	Gynecology	10
Cholelithiasis and Biliary Colic	Gastrointestinal	10
Statistical Distributions	Stats	9
Anemia of Chronic Disease	Heme	9
Hereditary Spherocytosis	Heme	9
Migraine Headache	Neurology	9
Normal and Abnormal Findings of the Newborn	Pediatrics	9
Generalized Anxiety Disorder	Psychiatry	9
Compartment Syndrome	Orthopedics	9
Community-Acquired Pneumonia	Infectious Dis.	9
Pleural Effusion	Pulmonary	9
Systemic Lupus Erythematous	Rheumatology	9
Dermatomyositis / Polymyositis	Rheumatology	9
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)	Infectious Dis.	9
Toxic Shock Syndrome	Infectious Dis.	8
Syncope	Cardiovascular	8
Lithium	Psychiatry	8
Antihypertensives	Cardiovascular	8
Cystic Fibrosis	Pulmonary	8
Pheochromocytoma	Oncology	8
Preeclampsia and Eclampsia	Obstetrics	8
Glaucoma	Ophthalmology	8
Septic Arthritis	Orthopedics	8
Paget Disease of Bone (Osteitis Deformans)	Orthopedics	8
Acute Cholecystitis	Gastrointestinal	8
Deep Venous Thrombosis	Cardiovascular	8