Abdominal Emergencies Part 1: The Acute Abdomen

• Anatomy of the abdominal cavity and key component of the history for patients presenting with abdominal pain

• Acute abdominal complaints based on the location of presenting pain

• Pediatric abdominal emergencies

Abdominal Emergencies Part 2: Abdominal Trauma, Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Diarrhea & Vomiting

• Blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma, including diaphragmatic injury, hollow-viscus injury, and solid-organ injury

• Upper versus lower gastrointestinal bleeding presentations, including peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, esophageal varices, diverticulosis, angiodysplasia, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease

• Causes of vomiting and diarrhea

Chest Trauma

• Anatomy in the chest cavity and associated injuries based on mechanism

• Blunt chest trauma and low- and high-energy penetrating chest trauma

• Identify injuries associated with penetrating chest trauma

• Proper workup and management of common chest wall injuries

Hematological & Oncological Emergencies

• Neutropenic fever, superior vena cava syndrome, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), and vaso-occlusive crises in patients with sickle cell anemia

• Tumor lysis syndrome and hypercalcemia of malignancy

Obstetrical & Gynecological Emergencies

• Early changes in pregnancy, including key markers of fetal development and maternal health

• First-trimester bleeding caused by ectopic pregnancies, spontaneous abortion, and placental complications

• Pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia

• Stages of labor and labor progression

• Complications that may arise during labor and delivery

Renal & Genitourinary Emergencies

• Acute renal failure, acute renal colic, pyelonephritis, renal abscess

• Testicular torsion, epididymitis, prostatitis, balanitis, phimosis, paraphimosis, Fournier's gangrene, and priapism