Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Altered level of consciousness - including the recognition and management of acute stroke
• Eye pain (including red eye)
• Neck and back pain
• Urinary symptoms
• Burns - minor / major
• Vaginal bleeding - pregnant
• Cardiac dysrhythmias. Synthesize ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) algorithms, recognize unstable ACLS states and use ACLS algorithms to guide treatment.
• Fever
• Head injury - minor
• Cardiorespiratory arrest
• Seizure
• Chest pain
• Anaphylaxis / severe allergic reaction
• Loss of consciousness (syncope)
• Shock - Recognize shock and predict underlying etiology (distributive, cardiogenic, hypovolemic, obstructive).
• Poisoning
• Dizziness / vertigo
• Minor trauma / MSK injuries (including fracture / dislocation/ sprain). Explain the ABCDE approach to major and minor trauma, identify resuscitative priorities and recognize injuries which require acute management.
• Abnormal behavior (psychosis, delirium, intoxication, violence).
• Headache
• Abdominal pain
• Shortness of breath

Assessments

• EM Medical Expert (presenting problem)

• Emergency Medicine Daily Evaluation

Tags

General Physical Examination Diagnosis Medical Expert Clerkship Emergency Medicine Rotation Emergency Medicine Clinical Judgement And Decision-Making Investigations Physical Examination Abdominal Pain (Children) Abnormal Heart Sounds and Murmurs Acute Abdominal Pain Allergic Reactions and Atopy Back Pain and Related Symptoms (e.g., Sciatica) Bone or Joint Injury Burns Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain Chronic Abdominal Pain Delirium Dizziness, Vertigo Dyspnea Dysuria, Urinary Frequency and Urgency, and/or Pyuria Early Pregnancy Loss / Spontaneous Abortion Eye Redness Fever and Hyperthermia Fever in the Immune Compromised Host / Recurrent Fever Head Trauma / Brain Death / Transplant Donations Headache Hypotension/Shock Lower urinary tract symptoms Neck Pain Poisoning Psychosis Seizures / Epilepsy Syncope and Pre-Syncope Trauma Vaginal Bleeding, Excessive/Irregular/Abnormal Clinical Skills Low Back Pain [C10.597.617.152.400] Low Back Pain [C23.888.646.172.500] Psychotic Disorders [F03.700.675] Abdominal Pain [C23.888.646.100] Abdominal Pain [C23.888.821.030] Alcoholic Intoxication [C25.775.100.175] Anaphylaxis [C20.543.480.099] Back Pain [C10.597.617.152] Back Pain [C23.888.592.612.107] Back Pain [C23.888.646.172] Burns [C26.200] Chest Pain [C23.888.646.215] Clinical Clerkship [I02.358.399.450.110] Delirium [C10.597.606.337.500] Delirium [C23.888.592.604.339.500] Delirium [F01.700.250.500] Dislocations [C26.289] Dizziness [C10.597.751.237] Dyspnea [C08.618.326] Dyspnea [C23.888.852.371] Emergency Medical Services [N02.421.297] Eye Infections [C01.375] Eye Injuries [C11.297] Fever [C23.888.119.344] Fractures, Bone [C26.404] Head Injuries, Closed [C10.900.300.350] Headache [C10.597.617.470] Headache [C23.888.592.612.441] Headache [C23.888.646.487] Heart Arrest [C14.280.383] Low Back Pain [C23.888.592.612.107.400] Medical History Taking [E01.370.510] Neck Pain [C10.597.617.576] Neck Pain [C23.888.592.612.553] Neck Pain [C23.888.646.501] Physical Examination [E01.370.600] Poisoning [C25.723] Seizures [C10.228.140.490.631] Seizures [C10.597.742] Seizures [C23.888.592.742] Shock [C23.550.835] Sprains and Strains [C26.844] Syncope [C10.597.606.358.800.600] Syncope [C23.888.592.604.359.800.600] Urinary Incontinence [C23.888.942.800] Urinary Tract Infections [C13.351.968.892] Urological Manifestations [C23.888.942] Uterine Hemorrhage [C23.550.414.993] Vertigo [C10.597.951] Violence [I01.880.735.900] Wounds and Injuries [C26]