Need-to-Know Emergency Medicine: A Review for Physicians in a Hurry 2022

Need-to-Know Emergency Medicine: A Review for Physicians in a Hurry covers the multispecialty problems, conditions, and dilemmas emergency physicians face every day. Included in this online CME course are very brief, highly-focused and laser-sharp overviews of signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing, diagnostic decision making, treatment, and disposition. Get expert advice and clinical guidance you can use in making time-sensitive healthcare decisions for patients with myriad, complex conditions. This continuing medical education program delivers expert take-home points with each lecture, such as:
Congestive Heart Failure. Be sure to assess perfusion in addition to volume status, since normotensive patients can still be in cardiogenic shock.
Esophageal Disorders. Esophageal foreign body or food impaction is most often seen in pediatric patients. Depending on the foreign body, it may require urgent endoscopy and removal. Often glucagon can be administered for spontaneous passage.
Nonaccidental Trauma. U.S. physicians are legally mandated to report any nonaccidental trauma to child protective services. The ultimate determination of whether abuse has occurred can take days to weeks. Focus on treating injuries and establishing a safe disposition.
Electrical Injuries. The extent of surface burns does NOT predict the extent of internal injuries. Therefore, unlike in the management of other burns, Parkland’s formula for fluid resuscitation should not be used for these burns.
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Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Summarize a diagnostic approach for a patient with elevated blood pressure
• List the risk factors and causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
• Compare the etiologies of primary spontaneous pneumothorax with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
• Recognize which bone fractures are orthopedic emergencies
• Identify the signs and symptoms of pneumonia found on physical examination
• Describe the emergency physician’s role in the treatment of a victim of sexual assault
• List the most commonly found pediatric abdominal emergencies
• Discuss the ABCs — Airway, Breathing, Circulation — in the assessment of patient with burns
• Differentiate between primary headache disorders and secondary headache disorders
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of psychosis
• Summarize the physical examination findings of anemia
• Describe the clinical presenting features of opioid use disorder

TOPICS / SPEAKERS

Cardiac Disorders

• Acute Coronary Syndromes – Jason Morris, MD
• Congestive Heart Failure – Joseph Stegeman, MD
• Pericarditis and Myocarditis – Lorenzo Albala, MD
• Peripheral Vascular Disease – Laura Dean, MD
• Bradyarrhythmias – Todd Jaffe, MD
• Tachyarrhythmias – Inkyu Kim, MD
• Hypertension – Laura Dean, MD
• Shock – Abraham Akbar, MD

Gastrointestinal Disorders

• Gastrointestinal Bleeding – Todd Jaffe, MD
• Esophageal Disorders – Drew Birrenkott, MD, Dphil
• Pancreaticobiliary Disorders – Jason Morris, MD
• Liver Disorders – Alexander Zirulnik, MD, MPH
• Appendicitis and Diverticulitis – Diana Bongiorno, MD

Pulmonary Disorders

• Pneumothorax – Jason Morris, MD
• Pulmonary Embolism – Christiana K. Prucnal, MD, ScM
• Pulmonary Hypertension – Christiana K. Prucnal, MD, ScM
• Asthma and Acute Bronchitis – Daniel (DJ) Wendler, MD
• Obstructive Lung Disease – Benjamin Lin, MD

Orthopedic Disorders

• Common Fractures – Madeline Schwid, MD
• Common Dislocations – Madeline Schwid, MD
• Musculoskeletal – Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions – Madeline Schwid, MD
• Low Back Pain – Gideon Loevinsohn, MD

 

Infectious Disease Disorders

• Sepsis – Savanah Harshbarger, MD, MBA
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Lachlan Driver, MD
• Respiratory Infections – Drew Birrenkott, MD, Dphil
• Meningitis and Encephalitis – Savanah Harshbarger, MD, MBA
• Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Savanah Harshbarger, MD, MBA
• COVID-19 – Imikomobong (Micky) Ibia, MD

Obstetric & Gynecologic Disorders

• Ectopic Pregnancy – Savanah Harshbarger, MD, MBA
  
• Complicated Labor and Delivery – Benjamin Lin, MD
• Sexual Assault – Alyssa Zupon, MD

Pediatric Disorders

• Foreign Objects – Jossie A. Carreras Tartak, MD
• Sports Injuries – Benjamin Lin, MD
• Nonaccidental Trauma – Benjamin Lin, MD
• Pediatric Fever – Inkyu Kim, MD
• Pediatric Abdominal Pain – Imikomobong (Micky) Ibia, MD
• Pediatric Respiratory Disease – Imikomobong (Micky) Ibia, MD

Trauma

• Initial Evaluation of the Traumatically Injured Patient – Alyssa Zupon, MD
• Blunt Trauma – Kathryn Oskar, MD
• Penetrating Trauma – Kathryn Oskar, MD
• Burns – Alexander Zirulnik, MD

Neurologic Disorders

• Stroke – Katherine Mayes, MD, PhD
• Seizures in Adults – Amar Deshwar, MD
• Intracranial Hemorrhage – Katherine Mayes, MD, PhD
• Dizziness and Vertigo – Katherine Mayes, MD, PhD
• Headache – Madeline Schwid, MD

Psychiatric Disorders

• ED Substance Use Disorder Management – Jason Morris, MD
• Delirium – Lorenzo Albala, MD
• Psychosis – Benjamin Lin, MD
• Suicidal Ideation – Alexander Zirulnik, MD

Cutaneous Disorders

• Lesions and Rashes – Katherine Mayes, MD, PhD
• Cutaneous Emergencies – Diana Bongiorno, MD

Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders

• Diabetic Ketoacidosis – Lachlan Driver, MD
• Electrolyte Abnormalities – Benjamin Lin, MD
• Thyroid Disease – Benjamin Lin, MD
• Vitamin Deficiencies – Benjamin Lin, MD
• Eating Disorders – Gideon Loevinsohn, MD

Hematologic Disorders

• Bleeding Disorders – Paul Ginart, MD
• Transfusion Reactions – Benjamin Lin, MD
• Anemia – Drew Birrenkott, MD, Phil
• Neutropenia and Immunocompromised – Benjamin Lin, MD

Renal Disorders

• Acid-Base Disorder – Drew Birrenkott, MD, Phil
• Renal Failure – Drew Birrenkott, MD, Phil

Ophthalmologic Disorders

• Ocular Injuries – Joseph Stegeman, MD
• The Red Eye – Carrie Dianne Walsh, MD
• Atraumatic Visual Loss – Amar Deshwar, MD

ENT Disorders

• ENT Disorders – Benjamin Lin, MD
• Head and Neck Disorders – Benjamin Lin, MD

Urologic Disorders

• Urinary Tract Infections – Jossie A. Carreras Tartak, MD
• Genitourinary Tract Disorders – Lorenzo Albala, MD

Toxicology

• Drugs of Abuse – Lorenzo Albala, MD
• Toxidromes – Linda Johnson, MD, PhD
• Common Antidotes – Linda Johnson, MD, PhD
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – Gideon Loevinsohn, MD

Environmental Disorders

• Bites and Stings – Laura Dean, MD
• Drowning – Laura Dean, MD
• Altitude Sickness – Jossie A. Carreras Tartak, MD
• Electrical Injuries – Abraham Akbar, MD