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

Description 

Format: 78 Videos & 2 PDFs

Edition: 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.

 

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