Medical Student Education

LECTURE SCHEDULE

Wk 1	Major Trauma Basics	Resuscitation	Altered Mental Status	Chest Pain
Wk 2	Shortness of Breath	Overdose	Hypertensive Emergencies	Alcoholic Emergencies
Wk 3	Hyperthermia	Dizziness	Seizures	Headaches
Wk 4	Visual Complaints	Acute Back Pain	Vaginal Bleeding	Family Violence

Gay will email you with date, time and location of lectures during your rotation.

Overall Goal :

The curriculum should develop the student's bedside skills, in particular, the approach and process of diagnosis and management in the undifferentiated patient with potentially emergent conditions. Therefore, a detailed examination of specific diseases is beyond the scope of each lecture topic.

Topics: (relevant subtopics and diagnoses are noted) (final exam will derive from these)

Major Trauma Basics: ATLS primary and secondary surveys, Head injuries, NEXUS, Thoracolumbar trauma
Resuscitation: BLS, ACLS/Arrythymia Basics, Hypotension, Shock differentiation and management
Altered Mental Status: AEIOU TIPS, ED Management
Acute Chest Pain: ACS, PE, PTX, Dissection, Pericarditis, Esophageal Rupture
Shortness of Breath: Airway obstruction (FB, Trauma, Neck Masses, Infectious,Anaphylaxis), Acute Respiratory Distress, Asthma/COPD, CHF, PNA/ARDS, PTX, Tamponade, Panic attack
Toxicology Basics: Initial approach (ABCD/IV/O2/Monitor, Narcan/D50, Decontamination, Elimination), Toxidromes, Specific ingestions and antidotes (ASA, APAP, Toxic Alcohols)
Hypertensive Emergencies: Emergency vs. Urgency, Encephalopathy, ACS/CHF, ARF, Sympathomimetics, Eclampsia
Alcohol Related Emergencies: DTs, AKA, Alcoholic Hepatitis, Pancreatitis, Trauma, Cirrhosis complications
Environmental Emergencies: Burns (thermal/electrical), Heat/Cold emergencies, Submersion injuries, Animal bites
Dizziness: Syncope differential and evaluations (Cardiogenic, Neurogenic, Vasovagal, Situational, Orthostasis, etc); Central vs. Peripheral Vertigo
Seizures: Status Epilepticus, New Onset versus Breakthrough Seizures
Acute Headache: Life threatening Headaches (SAH and other CNS bleeding, Meningitis, CNS mass lesions, Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma, Temporal Arteritis, CO toxicity), Primary Headaches (Migraine, Cluster, Tension)
Acute Visual Complaints: Red Eye/Eye Pain/Visual Loss (Corneal diseases/injury, Conjunctivitis, Iritis, Acute angle closure glaucoma, Retinal artery/vein occlusion, Retinal detachment, Eye trauma)
Acute Back Pain and Fractures: Acute Back Pain (AAA, Cauda Equina, Epidural Abscess/Osteo, Epidural Hematoma, Vertebral Fractures); Fracture Complications (Compartment syndrome, Neurovascular compromise, Open fractures)
Vaginal Bleeding and Pregnancy Complications: Ectopic pregnancy, Abortion (threatened/complete/incomplete/inevitable), Placenta Abruptio and Previa, Trauma and Pregnancy
Family Violence/Pain Management: Domestic violence, Child Abuse, Elder Abuse, Sexual Assault