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
Electrolyte Disturbances	General	24
Toxicology	General	23
Antipsychotics	Psychiatry	22
Personality Disorders	Psychiatry	20
Sickle Cell Anemia	Hematology	19
Substance Intoxication and Withdrawal	Psychiatry	18
Diabetes Mellitus	Endocrinology	16
Graves Disease	Endocrinology	16
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)	Infectious Dis.	15
Myocardial Infarction	Cardiovascular	14
Pericarditis	Cardiovascular	14
Multiple Sclerosis	Neurologic Sciences	14
Major Depressive Disorder	Psychiatry	13
Bipolar Disorder	Psychiatry	13
Normal Development Landmarks	Pediatrics	12
Vaginitis	General	12
Prenatal Care	General	12
Pulmonary Embolism	Pulmonary	12
Hypertension	Cardiovascular	11
Congestive Heart Failure	Cardiovascular	10
Cholelithiasis and Biliary Colic	Gastroenterology	10
Urinary Tract Infections	General	10
Asthma	Pulmonary	9
Meningitis	Neurologic Sciences	9
Cardiac Tamponade	Cardiovascular	9
Valvular Diseases	Cardiovascular	9
Sinusitis	Otolaryngology	9
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder	Psychiatry	9
Schizophrenia	Psychiatry	8
Preeclampsia / Eclampsia / HELLP Syndrome	General	8
Breast Cancer General	Oncology	8
Lung Cancer	Oncology	8
Otitis Media	Otolaryngology	8
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)	Gastroenterology	8
Aortic Stenosis	Cardiovascular	8
Endocarditis	Cardiovascular	8
Hypothyroidism	Endocrinology	8
Aortic Dissection	Cardiovascular	8
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	Cardiovascular	8
Contraception	General	8
Folic Acid Deficiency	Hematology	8
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)	Endocrinology	8
Chronic Hepatitis	Gastroenterology	8
Acute Pancreatitis	Gastroenterology	8
Diverticular Disease	Gastroenterology	8
Gout	Rheumatology	8
Pneumonia	Infectious Dis.	8
Lithium	Psychiatry	8
Ego Defenses	Psychiatry	8
Antihypertensives	Cardiovascular	7
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)	Psychiatry	7
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)	Infectious Dis.	7
Tuberculosis and PPD	Infectious Dis.	7
Sarcoidosis	Pulmonary	7
Hemorrhagic Shock	Cardiovascular	7
Ankylosing Spondylitis	Rheumatology	7
Adult Polycystic Kidney	General	7
Celiac Disease	Gastroenterology	7
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis	Gastroenterology	7
Heart Block	Cardiovascular	7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	Gastroenterology	7
Septic Arthritis	Orthopaedics	7
Paget Disease of Bone	Orthopaedics	7
Abruptio Placentae	General	7
Ovarian Cancer	Oncology	7
Neonatal Jaundice	Pediatrics	7
Intussusception	Pediatrics	7
Abdominal Trauma	Gastroenterology	7
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders	Psychiatry	6
Anorexia Nervosa	Psychiatry	6
Multiple Myeloma	Oncology	6
Turner Syndrome	Pediatrics	6
Panic Attack / Panic Disorder	Psychiatry	6
Spontaneous Abortion	General	6
Postpartum Endometritis	General	6
Melanoma	Oncology	6
Intrapartum Fetal Assessment	General	6
Gestational Diabetes	General	6
Osteoarthritis	Orthopaedics	6
Compartment Syndrome	Orthopaedics	6
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma	Oncology	6
Colon Cancer	Oncology	6
Addison Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency)	Endocrinology	6
Hypertensive Crisis	Cardiovascular	6
Lyme Disease	Infectious Dis.	6
Acute Cholecystitis	Gastroenterology	6
Hereditary Spherocytosis	Hematology	6
Hemophilia	Hematology	6
Endometriosis	General	6
Nephrotic Syndrome	General	6
Nephrolithiasis	General	6
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy	Cardiovascular	6
Low Back Pain	Neurologic Sciences	6
Arterial Blood Gases	Pulmonary	6
Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia (PCP)	Infectious Dis.	6
Transfusion	Hematology	6
Pulmonary Hypertension	Pulmonary	6
Smoking Cessation	Psychiatry	6
Vaccines	Infectious Dis.	6
Animal and Human Bites	Infectious Dis.	6