Introduction: You are working at Clerkship General when the next chart is handed to you. It’s a 35-year-old female with a chief complaint of dizziness and fatigue. She is here accompanied by her husband. Initial Vitals: HR: 118 BP: 150/91 Temp: 100.4F RR: 20 O2: 99% Room Air Critical Actions:Kirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

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You are working at Clerkship General when you hear a woman screaming from triage… It’s baby time! Initial Vitals: HR: 120 RR: Shallow O2: 58% Critical Actions:Kirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

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You are working at Clerkship General when the nurse comes up to you and says, “Hey doc, EMS dropped off this guy named Randy from the memory care unit at the nursing home down the street. He’s in the hall bed outside of room 7. EMS says he’s here for confusion, we will get him […]Kirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

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You are working at Clerkship General when you hear an EMS call on the radio. “Clerkship General, we are bringing you a 3 year old female with complaints of altered mental status. We are pulling in now.” Initial Vitals: HR: 129 BP: 98/66 Temp: 99.7F RR: 35 O2: 99% Room Air Critical Actions:Kirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) – Autoimmune polyneuropathy that results in widespread demylination of peripheral nerves Typically occur 1 week after a triggering infection Paresthesias/Neuropathic Pain -> Ascending symmetric paralysis -> Respiratory Failure Major Diagnostic Criteria Treatment – IVIG and monitor respiratory status…

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Orbital Compartment Syndrome – needs to be diagnosed CLINICALLY On exam, LOOK for: Proptosis, Ophthalmoplegia, Afferent Pupillary Defect, Vision Loss On exam, FEEL for: Rock hard globe, tense eyelids, resistance to retropulsion IOP > 40 means immediate canthotomy is indicated! Don’t perform if open globe is present Lateral Canthotomy Procedure: Ane…

You are working at Clerkship General when the next chart is put into your rack. It’s a 76 year-old male who has fallen. Initial Vitals: HR: 101 BP: 138/85 Temp: 98.0F RR: 20 O2: 99% (Room Air) Critical Actions:Kirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

Symptoms of stroke – weakness, facial droop, slurred speech. vision loss, vertigo, ataxia, confusion or changes to mental status. The “typical” stroke workup – blood glucose level, CTH non-con, CTA head/neck, CT Perfusion, CBC BMP Troponin EKG CXR and Coags. Common stroke mimics – hypoglycemia, drug/alcohol intoxication, Bell’s palsy, aortic dissec…

You are working at Clerkship General when one of the nurses comes and grabs you. “Hey doc, we need you in bed 10. I think this patient is having a stroke.” Initial Vitals: HR: 51 BP: 201/98 Temp: 98.0F RR: 18 O2: 99% (Room Air) Critical Actions:Kirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

* Common during the first year of life as well as during puberty * Presents with nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, and/or testicular pain * ALWAYS examine a child for signs of torsion who presents with abdominal pain (especially lower abdominal pain) * Look for tenderness, firmness, high riding testicle or testicle with unequal lie, swelling, and th…

You are working at Clerkship General when the next patient is put into your rack. It is an 8 year-old male with vomiting Initial Vitals: HR: 119 BP: 104/63 Temp: 98.0F RR: 20 O2: 99% (Room Air) Critical Actions: References: Mellick LB, Sinex JE, Gibson RW, Mears K. A Systematic Review of Testicle Survival Time […]…

Phase One: CNS Phase Two: Cardiopulmonary Phase Three: Renal Diagnosis: Treatment: Further Reading: EMCrit Toxic AlcoholsKirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

You are working at Clerkship General when you hear an EMS call on the radio. Clerkship General, we are bringing you Arthur. He is intoxicated… Again Initial Vitals: HR: 116 BP: 150/70 Temp: 98.8 RR: 26 O2: 85% (Room Air) Critical Actions:Kirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

Hypertensive Emergencies of Pregnancy PreEclampsia, Eclampsia, HELLP syndrome Diagnosis: BP >140/90 plus end organ dysfunction TreatmentKirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

You are working at Clerkship General when the next chart is put in your rack. It’s a 41-year-old female with a chief complaint of headache. Initial Vitals: HR: 56 BP: 172/93 Temp: 98.8F RR: 18 O2: 97% Critical Actions:Kirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

Diagnosing PE: Step 1: Consciously consider the diagnosis Step 2: Risk Stratify into low, intermediate, and high risk Step 3: Choose appropriate testing based on pre-test probability Classification of PE Treatment of PEKirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

You are working at Clerkship General when you overhear the base command radio. “Clerkship General. We have a 57 year-old female coming in for leg pain. She just had surgery at your hospital. Her blood pressure is 85/50. We’ll be there in 5 minutes.” Initial Vitals: HR: 122 BP: 75/40 Temp: 100.1 RR: 24 O2: […]…

Shock – A state of deranged physiology characterized by systemic, widespread hypoperfusionKirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

You are working at Clerkship General when you hear and EMS call on the radio. “Clerkship General, we are activating a trauma alert. We are bringing you a 33 year old male from a high-speed single vehicle collision” Initial Vitals: HR: 65 BP: 88/50 Temp: 97.0F RR: 20 O2: 96% Room Air Critical Actions:…

* Differential * Traumatic causes: non-accidental trauma, fracture, dislocation, sprain, strain, tendonitis, osgood schlatter * Non-traumatic causes: septic arthritis, transient synovitis, osteomyelitis, SCFE, LCP disease, rheumatologic disease, bony tumors * Work-up * XRay * Labs to evaluate for septic arthritis – CBC BMP ESR CRP * Kocher Criteria…

You are working a beautiful sunny day in Pennsylvania when the next chart gets put in your rack. It is a 2 year-old male with a leg injury. Initial Vitals: HR: 112 BP: 97/67 Temp: 99.2F RR: 20 O2: 97% Room Air Critical Actions:Kirjoittanut Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD