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Week 42: Cadaver Lab!

This week is the long awaited yearly cadaver lab! Please review your procedure logs prior to Thursday in order to know what to focus on. We’ll be going through LPs, cricothyroidotomies, lateral canthotomies and the Papa Wahl Thoracotomy. Below are some helpful videos to review prior to heading to cadaver lab.

Please don’t forget to complete your Wayne Campus Daily Screener Thursday morning!

Video Resources

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Week 38: Endo Pt. II

You have 10 minutes to answer 10 questions

Hey guys! Back again with more endocrine this week. We’ll be kicking off the day with a Flip led by Dr. Ratnam and facilitated by Dr. Welch covering thyroid disease, the parathyroid and pituitary. We’ve also got an endocrine foundations session with Drs. Saker and O’Neil. Following our main content, we’ve got some more senior Mock Oral Boards with Drs. Padgett and White. Capping off the day we have two faculty lectures – Hypothermia with Dr. Lagina and EM Coding and Billing with Dr. Janowicz. Rounding us off will be the CC/US duo of Drs. Marshall and Tausch.

*Required Material*

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Core Content: Harwood & Nuss

Core Content: Rosen’s

Supplementary Material

Hippo EM:
Hypothermia
Thyroid & Parathyroid
Pituitary & Adrenal

CorePendium:
Thyroid Emergencies
Thyroid Storm & Hyperthyroidism
Decompensated Hypothyroidism
Disorders of Calcium

Core EM:
Thyroid Storm

EM Crit:
Thyroid Storm
Myxedema Coma & Decompensated Hypothyroidism

REBEL EM:
Decompensated Hypothyroidism

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Week 37: Endocrine Part I

You have 10 minutes to answer 10 questions

This week we will be focusing on Acid/Base and Fluid/Electrolyte Disorders. We will also be having a very special lecture on Glucose Metabolism by the one and only Dr. Robert P. Wahl. We know this stuff is complicated, but now that Inservice is over, let’s start preparing for next year’s exam with everyone’s favorite material: Endocrine!

CORE CONTENT

Rosen’s Chapters: 124, 125, 127
Harwood and Nuss Chapters: 203, 210-213

HIPPO EM

COREPENDIUM

MISCELLANEOUS

Crack Cast: Chpt 124 Acid Base
Crack Cast: Chpt 125 Electrolytes

EMCrit: Acid Base in the Critically Ill Part 1
EMCrit: Acid Base in the Critically Ill Part 2
EMCrit: Acid Base in the Critically Ill Part 3
EMCrit: Acid Base in the Critically Ill Part 4
Life in the Fast Lane: Electrolyte Abnormalities

EB Medicine: Pediatric Metabolic Disorders

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Week 33: Neuro Pt III

You have 10 minutes to answer 10 questions

For our final week of Neuro, we will be doing a FLIP with Dr. Unold and Foundations with Dr. Praamsma. Special guests include Dr. Eden and Kelsey Neeley with Palliative Care.

FOUNDATIONS

CORE CONTENT
Harwood and Nuss Chapter 160 Neuropathies & Disease of NMJ Transmission
Harwood and Nuss Chapter 161 Demyelinating Disease
Harwood and Nuss Chapter 162 Parkonsonism and Movement Disorders

OR

Rosen’s Chapter 105 – Brain/CN Disorders
Rosen’s Chapter 106 – Spinal Cord
Rosen’s Chapter 107 – Peripheral Nerve disorders
Rosen’s Chapter 108 – Neuromuscular Disorders

COREPENDIUM

HIPPO

MISC

EMDocs Case: Guillian Barre
EMDocs Case: Parkinson’s in the ED

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Week 32 – Neuro Pt. II

Another week, more neuro! This week we’ll be starting off with a Follow Up Rounds with Dr. Shawn Sloan. Then we’ll kick off our Flips with Drs. Rousseau and Shane. We’ve got some attending led lectures this week as well – Dr. Dubey will be talking about CVAs and Dr. Wazim Mohamed from the neuro ICU will give us a deep dive into status epilepticus. We’ll wrap up the day with a journal club with Dr. McGlynn!

Core Content: Harwood & Nuss

Core Content: Rosen’s

Supplementary Material

Robert & Hedges
Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure and Intracranial Shunts

HippoEM
Cranial Nerves & Vertigo
Hydrocephalus

EMRP CorePendium
Seizures in Adults
VP Shunts

CORE EM:
Bell’s Palsy

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Week 31: Neuro Part 1

You have 10 minutes to answer 10 questions

Welcome to week one of our 3-part Neurology Series. Get ready for 2 great FLIPs and another awesome Foundations! This week is a lot of bread and butter of EM so make sure to review. See you there!

FOUNDATIONS MATERIAL

CORE CONTENT

Harwood and Nuss Chapter 92 Seizures
Harwood and Nuss Chapter 93 Headache Disorders
Harwood and Nuss Chapter 94 Delirium and Dementia
Harwood and Nuss Chapter 99 CNS Infections
Harwood and Nuss Chapter 174 Neuro Disorders (Peds)

Rosen’s Chapter 102 Seizures and corresponding Crackcast
Rosen’s Chapter 101 Stroke and corresponding Crackcast
Rosen’s Chaprer 103 Headaches and corresponding Crackcast

EMRAP

Seizures and Pediatric Seizures. Written summaries available in PDF form at their respective links.

COREPENDIUM:

HIPPO EM

MISCELLANEOUS:

PulmCrit: Status epilepticus

FOAMCast: Episode 50 Seizures and Headaches

EMDocs Seizures pearls and pitfalls, and Seizure mimics.

EBM Article: Seizures and Status Epilepticus Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department

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Week 28: Infectious Disease Pt. 2

Hey friends! Another week, more bugs. This week we’re kicking off with another PGY-3 M&M with a DMC legacy, Dr. Saker. We’ll also have Dr. Berk joining us for another session of ECG rounds as well as a guest lecture from Dr. Ridelman on sepsis. Our flips this week will cover some environmental infectious with (our first intern Flip!!) Dr. Svinarich and fungal infectious with resident fun-guy, Dr. Pickos. We’ll wrap up the day with journal club with Krit-Kare-Keith Dr. Alangaden.

Core Content: Harwood & Nuss

Core Content: Rosen’s

Supplementary Material

HippoEM:
Fungal Infectious & Tick Borne Illnesses

EM Crit:
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Antifungal Agents
Tick-borne Illnesses

CorePendium:
Tick-Borne Diseases
Critical Fungal Infections

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Week 27: Infectious Disease

You have 10 minutes to answer 10 questions

Welcome to week one of our Infectious Disease Block. This week, we will be delving deep into HIV, STDs and Pediatric Infections! It’s a wide variety of stuff but great review for the boards and the ultimate bread and butter. Get excited for another fun Foundations session as well!

FOUNDATIONS MATERIAL

CORE CONTENT

Harwood and Nuss:

Chapter 189: Infectious Mononucleosis 
Chapter 190: Influenza 
Chapter 191: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Related Disorders

Rosens:

  • Chapter 88: STDs
  • Chapter 121: Bacteria
  • Chapter 122: Viruses
  • Chapter 124: HIV and AIDs
  • Chapter 166: Pediatric Fever

ONLINE MATERIAL

EMRAP
EMRAP C3 – HIV (really great overview)
Crunch Time – (boards oriented snippets/overview of all the topics)

C3: Sexually Transmitted Infections

http://www.drhem.com/education/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/HIV-Related-Illnesses-The-Challenge-Of-ED-Management.pdf

COREPENDIUM

HIPPO EM

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Week 25: Psychiatric Emergencies

You have 10 minutes to answer 10 questions

This week concludes our discussion on Psychiatric Emergencies! We will be focusing on diagnosis and treatment of common psychiatric conditions and discuss some of the Pharmacology of Psych meds and sedation meds. See you there!

TEXTBOOK:

Rosen’s Chapter 110 Thought Disorders
Rosen’s Chapter 111 Mood Disorders
Rosen’s Chapter 112 Anxiety Disorders
Rosen’s Chapter 113 Somatoform Disorders
Rosen’s Chapter 114 Factitious Disorders and Malingering
Rosen’s Chapter 115 Suicide

ORHarwood Nuss Chapter 163 Medical Clearance

Harwood Nuss Chapter 164 Depression and Suicidal Ideation

Harwood Nuss Chapter 165 Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attack

Harwood Nuss Chapter 166 Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders

Harwood Nuss Chapter 167 Agitated or Violent Patient

Harwood Nuss Chapter 168 Factitious Illness, Malingering, and Conversion Disorder

Harwood Nuss Chapter 169 Bereavement and Grief Reactions

COREPENDIUM:

HIPPO EM:

MISCELLANEOUS ONLINE CONTENT

EMRAP Ketamine Continuum (there is more than just a B52 for chemical restraints)

ERCast on examining the mental health patient

EBMedicine Differential Medical from Psychiatric Disease

EBMedicine Depressed and Suicidal Patient

EMRAP peds psych

EMRAP Crunch Time Psych Chapter

EMRAP C3 Psych Chapter

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Week 24: Psych Pt. 1

Hey team! This week starts our two week block into our psychiatry/psychology block. We’ll start off with an M&M from US Extraordinaire, Dr. Simon Yousif. Then we’ll get into some substance use disorders with Dr. Marshall and how to recognize patterns of abuse in vulnerable populations with Dr. Gyory. Everyone’s favorite nocturnal toxicologist will also be joining us (in the daylight!) for a focused talk on managing alcohol withdrawal. We’ll finish off the day with our first oral boards with Drs. Darr & Saker.

Core Content: Harwood & Nuss

Core Content: Rosen’s

Supplementary Material

EMRAP CorePendium:
Opioid Dependence and Abuse
Benzodiazepine Dependence and Abuse
Alcohol Dependence and Abuse
Intimate Partner Violence
Sedatives/Hypnotics
Non-Accidental Trauma in Children

HippoEM:
Delirium, Substance Use, Withdrawal

EM Crit:
Alcohol Withdrawal
Hydrocarbon Huffing

REBEL EM:
Bridging the Gap in the Opioid Crisis

Other:
— EP Monthly – Identifying Trafficking Victims in the ED
— emDOCs – Human Trafficking in the ED