The Flipped EM Classroom

This curriculum is based on that created by the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (PubMed reference) and brought to life on the student curriculum website.

The Approach To…

This is based on ten “Approach To” topics which cover a suggested approach a student may take when a patient presents with one of the following complaints.

1. Abdominal Pain
2. Altered Mental Status
3. Cardiac Arrest
4. Chest Pain
5. GI Bleed
6. Headache
7. Poisoning
8. Respiratory Distress
9. Shock
10. Trauma: versions by SY and RP and with French narration

Specific Diseases

There are also modules which are based on specific diseases, grouped by category.

Cardiovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Acute Coronary Syndrome Thoracic Aortic Dissection Acute Heart Failure Pulmonary Embolus Arrhythmias*	Endocrine and Electrolytes Hyperglycemia Hypoglycemia Hyperkalemia Thyroid Storm	Environmental Burns & Smoke Inhalation Envenomation Hyperthermia Hypothermia Drowning
Gastrointestinal Appendicitis Biliary Disease Bowel Obstruction Massive GI Bleed Mesenteric Ischemia Perforated Viscus	Genito-Urinary Ectopic Pregnancy PID/TOA Ovarian Torsion Testicular Torsion	Neurological CVA Intracranial Hemorrhage Meningitis Seizure
Psychiatry Agitated Patient Suicidal Patient	Pulmonary Asthma COPD Pneumonia Pneumothorax	Sepsis

Extra-curricular activities

Other conditions not covered by the curriculum objectives:

• Anaphylaxis
• ACLS: Airway
• ACLS: Cardiac arrest
• PALS
• Penetrating Neck Trauma