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PHILIPPINE BOARD OF PAIN MEDICINE, INC.
The certifying Board for the practice of Pain Medicine in the Philippines
TOPICS TO REVIEW
PBPM Examination Matrix 2024
SUBJECT/TOPIC NO. OF QUESTIONS (200 QUESTIONS)​
General/Basic (45%)
Background Concepts (5%)
Assessment of Pain (5%)
Treatment of Pain - Pharmacotherapy (15%)
Treatment of Pain - Procedural (10%)
Treatment of Pain - Psychological, Physical, and Integrative Therapies (10%)
Clinical/Practical (55%)
Chronic Widespread Pain Syndromes (1%)
Acute Pain, Pain due to Trauma, Procedural Pain and Postoperative Pain (6%)
Musculoskeletal Pain (10%)
Cancer Pain and Cancer-related Pain (6%)
Visceral Pain (4%)
Headache and Orofacial Pain (3%)
Neuropathic Pain (6%)
Special Cases (8%)
Hospice and Palliative Care (15%)
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10
30
20
20
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1
12
20
12
6
5
10
14
30