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ARE YOU READY? GET RESIDENT READY.Resident Readiness: Emergency Medicine prepares you for success during your emergency medicine internship. Inside is a full range of clinical scenarios you may experience during your emergency medicine residency, supported by comprehension questions with detailed answer explanations and tips to remember. You will also learn the clinical problem-solving process so you can think quickly on your feet, especially when time is critical. With this book's step-by-step guidance, you will gain the confidence you need to perform at your best on Day One of your residency.
Beyond treating your patient, Resident Readiness prepares you to:
Build a framework for an efficient approach to ED patient care
Recognize life-threatening presentations
Prepare for critical care challenges
Build a solid foundation in EMS and Ultrasound
Provide appropriate discharge planning and follow up from the ED
Contents
I. Approach to the Patient in the Emergency Department
1. A New Resident Begins the First Day of Emergency Medicine ResidencyII. The ED Rotation - Cases you will Definitely See
2. A 67-year-old Male with Severe Chest Pain
3. A 35-year-old Female with Left-sided Chest Pain
4. A 15-year-old Female with Acute Abdominal Pain
5. A 50-year-old Male with Upper Adbominal Pain
6. A 23-year-old Female with Dyspnea
7. A 72-year-old Male wth Dyspnea
8. A 64-year-old Female with Vertigo
9. A 32-year-old Mael with Vertigo
10. An 82-year-old Female with Altered Mental Status
11. A 30-year-old Female with Altered Mental Status
12. A 72-year-old Femal with Lower Back Pain13. A 40-year-old Male with Lower Back Pain
14. An 84-year-old Male Becomes Unresponsive
15. A 21-year-old Female with a Reported Overdose
16. A 3-week-old Male with a Fever
17. A 5-year-old Female with a Fever
18. A 5-year-old Male with Abdominal Pain
19. A 9-month-old Female with Abdomibnal Pain, Vomiting and Diarrhea
20. A 32-year-old Female with Headache
21. A 47-year-old Male with Headache
22. A 32-year-old Female with Vaginal Bleeding
23. A 19-year-old Female with Vaginal Bleeding
III. The Trauma Service
24. A New Emergency Medicine Resident Joins the Trauma Team
25. A 23-year-old Female Status Post High-speed Motor Vehicle Accident
IV. The Intensive Care Unit
26. A New EM Resident Joins the ICU Team
27. A 35-year-old Male on a Ventilator Develops Hypoxia
28. A 60-year-old Male with Fever and Hypotension
29. A 40-year-old Female with Headache
30. A 65-year-old Male with Hematemesis
31. A 45-year-old Male with Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Altered Mental Status
32. A 76-year-old Male with Dyspnea
33. A 70-year-old Male with Altered Mental Status
34. An 84-year-old Female with Cough and Fever
35. A 32-year-old Male with Multi-system Trauma
36. A 77-year-old Male Status Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
V. Emergency Ultrasound
37. A New EM Resident is Asked to Perform a Bedside Ultrasound
38. A 30-year-old Patient Status Post Motor Vehicle Crash
39. A 27-year-old Female with First Trijmester Vaginal Bleeding
40. A 60-year-old Male with Flank Pain
VI. Emergency Medical Services
41. A 54-year-old Male with Chest Pain
42. A 94-year-old Female with Altered Mental Status
43. An Earthquake Strikes a Medium-sized City
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