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Emergency Medicine Essentials (Exp)

Emergency Medicine Essentials (Exp)

Course Summary

Credits:

15 CME

Format:

Cost:

Course

$650

Prepare for the common and the rare conditions that can come through the ED.

Enhance your fundamental skills and build confidence to manage your patients in urgent care or the emergency department. This course covers a myriad of cases ranging from common presentations to chest pain and abdominal pain to pediatric emergencies and even to STIs. You will be provided with strategies to manage these conditions, differentiate common from life-threatening conditions, and expand your differential diagnosis based on history, examination, and diagnostic testing results. This course includes 15 hours of video content, downloadable pdfs of the slides, 3 BONUS podcasts, more than 140 diagnostic imaging views, and a pre- and post-course quiz to test your knowledge.

Topics Covered in the

Course

Chest Pain


  • Assessment of chest pain based on history, physical examination, ECG, and x-ray findings

  • Characteristics of chest pain that need to be assessed and risk factors for high-risk chest pain

  • Typical and atypical presentations of ACS

  • ECG findings in pulmonary embolism and aortic dissection


Abdominal Pain


  • Approach to workup of abdominal pain

  • Differentiation of various abdominal complaints, including cholecystitis, cholangitis, pancreatitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis, and small/large bowel obstruction

  • Assessment of pelvic pain in women, and diagnosis of ovarian torsion, ectopic pregnancy, tubo-ovarian abscess, and ovarian cyst.


Shortness of Breath


  • Clinical decision rules and diagnostic strategies for assessing shortness of breath

  • Management of upper airway causes of shortness of breath, including airway edema, epiglottitis, retropharyngeal abscess, and Lemierre’s syndrome

  • Diagnosis and management of intrathoracic causes of shortness of breath, including pulmonary embolism, congestive heart failure, COPD, pneumothorax, pneumonia, tamponade, and pleural effusion


Fever in Babies


  • Systematic approach to evaluation of neonates and infants with fever

  • Well-appearing neonates and full sepsis evaluation

  • Causes, incidence, and management of SBI in neonates and infants

  • Components of a full sepsis workup

  • Evidence-based guidelines and clinical decision rules for risk screening and management

  • Management of special cases, such as premature infants, immunocompromised patients, and infants with hardware


Pediatric Abdominal Emergencies


  • Common causes of abdominal pain, including colic, gastroenteritis, UTI, constipation, viral syndromes, appendicitis, and dysmenorrhea versus emergent causes of abdominal pain, including intussusception, necrotizing enterocolitis, incarcerated hernias, mesenteric adenitis, pancreatitis, and ovarian torsion, among others, based on age group

  • Systematic approach to the history and physical examination

  • Risk factors and clinical presentations for each of the conditions covered, as well as necessary diagnostic testing


Childhood Rashes, Benign or Worrisome?


  • In-depth review of presentation of rashes based on age group to aid in diagnosis

  • Treatment approaches for common versus emergent rashes, including HSP, Kawasaki disease, diaper dermatitis, impetigo, roseola, fifth disease, measles, and many more


The Autistic and Special Needs Child in the Acute Care Setting


  • Review of autism spectrum disorder and creating an ASD-friendly environment in your practice

  • Proper approach to examining and treating a pediatric patient with autism who presents with common conditions such as sore throat or otitis media and more urgent conditions such as lacerations and fractures

  • Strategies to avoid common missed diagnoses and mistakes made in the treatment of patients with autism


Common Presentations and Pitfalls


  • Implementation of improved practice patterns to deliver quality care and avoid errors

  • Recognition the “lurking acuity” diagnoses of concern which may present similarly to benign illnesses, and the appropriate management and disposition of these patients, including transfer to a higher level of care, if needed

  • Key steps to ensure that all aspects of diagnosis and management are addressed for each condition, with a focus on expanding the differential diagnosis based on examination and testing results

  • Management of commonly seen conditions, including back pain, rashes, fevers, pyelonephritis, abdominal aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, midfoot fractures, scaphoid fractures, and occult elbow fractures


Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls in STI Management


  • Basics of STI testing, routine screening, and interpretation of results, including testing appropriate for MSM, based on timing of exposure and other history as well as the physical examination

  • Presentation of STIs, including HIV, syphilis, HSV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes

  • Common pitfalls in STD evaluation, including differentiation of STIs from other conditions

  • Treatment recommendations based on diagnosis as well as empiric treatment

  • Counseling and disposition

  • The most recent CDC STD Guidelines from 2021

Courses Included

Emergency Medicine Essentials (Exp)

Emergency Medicine Essentials (Exp)

Emergency Medicine Essentials (Exp)

Continuing Medical Education

ACCME Accreditation:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Oakstone Publishing and Master Clinicians, LLC. Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA Accreditation:

This educational activity is eligible for 15 Category 2-B credit hours by the American Osteopathic Association.

Emergency Medicine Essentials (Exp)

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