Approach to trauma (with French narration) Uncategorized Here are the Approach to trauma series with French narration (By Justin Godbout and Katherine Soucie): Trauma 1.1 Airway Trauma 1.2 Breathing Trauma 1.3 Circulation, Disability and Exposure Trauma 1.4 Secondary survey Trauma 1.5 C-spine rule and CT head rule
Approach to Trauma Approach to, Trauma Part 1: We discuss the primary survey and approach to airway Managing the obstructed airway: Part 2: We discuss the approach to breathing assessment in trauma Needle thoracostomy for tension pneumothorax: Managing the open pneumothorax Part 3: We discuss circulation, disability and exposure in trauma Delivering a painful stimulus How to log roll Part 4: We discuss the secondary survey in trauma Part 5: We discuss the Canadian CT head rule and the Canadian c-spine rule in trauma Trauma – Flipped Classroom Summary
The Agitated Patient Psychiatry Worked example: Part 1 – Causes of acute agitation in the Emergency Department Part 2 – Approach and workup of the agitated patient in the Emergency Department Written summary (by Anali Maneshi) The agitated patient written summary
Meningitis Headache, Infectious Diease, Neurology Worked example in the Emergency Department Part 1 – Pathophysiology and Presentations Part 2 – Treatment and investigations Other resources: Discussion from EMPEM.org (with photo of petechiael rash in meningococcemia) How to interpret CSF results from Life in the Fast Lane blog Anatomy of lumbar puncture by Raeburn Forbes on YouTube Lumbar puncture by theedexitvideo on YouTube
Congestive Heart Failure Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Respiratory Worked Example: Part 1- Pathophysiology and presentation Part 2 – Investigations and Treatment Other resources: CXR findings on Radiopedia: Vascular redistribution, Kerley B lines, alveolar edema
Approach to Shortness of Breath Approach to, Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Respiratory A brief approach to shortness of breath: For more details, please see post for each clinical topic: Allergic reaction/Anaphylaxis Pneumonia Pneumothorax ACS Pulmonary Embolus Asthma COPD Respiratory Distress – Flipped Classroom Summary
Approach to Chest Pain Uncategorized Approach to Chest pain Please refer to the specific clinical topics for further details. Acute Coronary Syndrome Pulmonary Embolism Aortic Dissection Pneumothorax Written summary of video (by AJ Kadhim-Saleh)
Acute Coronary Syndrome Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Chest pain Part 1: Presentations of ACS Part 2: ECG changes in ACS (Note: This is not a comprehensive approach to ECG. For ECG approach, please see ECG approach on the skills page) Part 3: Non-ECG modalities for diagnosis Part 4: Treatment for ACS Other resources: Reading the ST segment on ECG on Life in the Fast Lane blog (includes discussion on non-ischemic causes of ST elevation/depression) Ultrasound images for Pericardial effusion on Life in the Fast Lane blog
Pulmonary Embolus Chest pain, Pulmonary, Respiratory, Uncategorized Worked example Part 1 – We discuss the causes and presentations of PE. Part 2 – We discuss the available diagnostic tests for PE. Part 3 – We discuss how to put it together for diagnosis Other resources: ECG changes in PE on Life in the Fast Lane blog PE case on Radiopaedia.org CXR signs on Radiopaedia.org Well’s criteria for PE on MD Calc Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index score on MD Calc
How to present in the Emergency Department Non-clinical, Presentation The way we like learners to present can be very different from other specialities. This post is meant for learners new to the Emergency Department. Part 1: How Emerg Docs think Part 2: The EM Presentation Other resources: Pocket card with common presenting complaints (courtesy of Dr. Adam Jones-Delcorde): Rules Outs 3.1 Discussion at Academic Life in Emergency Medicine blog Discussion at Life in the Fast Lane Supplement to The 3-minute emergency medicine medical student presentation: variation on a theme by Davenport C, Honigman B and Druck J: ACEM_145_sm_DataSupplementS1