EM Clerkship
The purpose of this podcast is to help medical students crush their emergency medicine clerkship and get top 1/3 on their SLOE. The content is organized in an approach to format and covers different chief complaints, critical diagnoses, and skills important for your clerkship.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 262
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Trauma (Deep Dive R28)
ATLS – Advanced Traumatic Life Support
Primary Survey
* Airway* Breathing* Circulation* Disability* Exposure
Secondary Survey
* Head to Toe Examination* Look for injury patterns and impo…
Wed 15 Dec 2021
Round 28 (Burn)
You are working a shift at ABEM General when you receive a call from EMS over the radio for a patient involved in a house fire.
Initial Vitals
* Temp 99.0* HR 150* RR 40* BP 90/50* O2 95%
…
Wed 01 Dec 2021
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Deep Dive R27)
* 50% of cases of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is caused by common STIs (Gonorrhea, Chlamydia ) but up to 50% is caused by native vaginal flora/other organisms* No SINGLE historic, physical, or…
Mon 15 Nov 2021
Round 27 (Back Pain, Dysuria, Knee Pain)
You are working a shift at ABEM General when three patients check in simultaneously at the start of your shift at 6AM.
Initial Vitals#1 (Ms. Taylor, 65F with Back Pain)
* Temp 98.8* HR 120*…
Fri 05 Nov 2021
Cardiac Tamponade (Deep Dive R26)
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiac Tamponade – A physiological state caused by a pericardial effusion in which the pressure in the pericardial sac is higher than the pressure inside the right sided chambe…
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Round 26 (Stridor, Vomiting, Shock)
Case Introduction
You are working a shift at your local free-standing emergency room when a family of three checks in to be seen (a father and his two sons).
Initial Vitals#1 (Chris, 18mo wit…
Fri 01 Oct 2021
Hyponatremia (Deep Dive R25)
Hyponatremia in the ED
Four questions to ask yourself:
* Is the patient symptomatic from their hyponatremia (confusion, nausea/vomiting, ams, seizures, etc)?* If not, outpatient followup (unle…
Wed 15 Sep 2021
Round 25 (Seizure)
CAUTION: THESE NOTES CONTAIN SPOILERS!!
Case Introduction
You are working a shift at EM Clerkship General when you are called to the waiting room by the charge nurse for a seizing patient.
…
Wed 01 Sep 2021
Acetaminophen Overdose (Deep Dive R24)
Acetaminophen Overdose & Toxicology Pearls
* History: Figure out how much was taken, what time the ingestion occurred, and if any other toxins were ingested* Physical Exam: Perform a regular phy…
Mon 16 Aug 2021
Round 24 (Altered Mental Status)
CAUTION: THESE NOTES CONTAIN SPOILERS!!
Case Introduction
You are working a shift at EM Clerkship General when you receive a radio call from EMS who are bringing in a young female who was foun…
Sun 01 Aug 2021
Asymptomatic Hypertension (Deep Dive R23)
Asymptomatic Hypertension
* Make SURE the patient isn’t having symptoms of end organ dysfunction, which could make this hypertensive emergency (confusion, severe headache, blurry vision, weakness…
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Round 23 (High Blood Pressure)
CAUTION: THESE NOTES CONTAIN SPOILERS!!
Case Introduction
You are working a shift at EM Clerkship General when you are handed the next chart, a 60 year old male presenting with high blood pres…
Thu 01 Jul 2021
Neonatal Resuscitation (Deep Dive R22)
Neonatal Resuscitation
*THIS IS A BASIC FRAMEWORK AND IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE*
* EVALUATE* Is the newborn crying/breathing spontaneously? Does the newborn have good tone? Is the newborn a term i…
Tue 15 Jun 2021
Round 22 (Cardiac Arrest)
CAUTION: THESE NOTES CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!
Case Introduction
You are working a shift at EM Clerkship General when the triage nurse runs and grabs both you and your attending for a patient in tri…
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Torsades de Pointes (Deep Dive R21)
Torsades de Pointes (TdP)
A type of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that is inherently unstable and often quickly degrades into ventricular fibrillation. It usually occurs in the setting of …
Sat 15 May 2021
Round 21 (Drowning)
CAUTION: THESE NOTES CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!
Case Introduction
You are working a shift at EM Clerkship General when EMS calls you on the radio… “Hey doc we’re bringing a young female who drowned i…
Sat 01 May 2021
Kawasaki Disease (Deep Dive R20)
Kawasaki Disease
A small vessel vasculitis that affects children, usually <5 years old.
Symptoms – remember the CRASH AND BURN mnemonic!
Conjunctivitis
Rash – nonspecific morbilliform…
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Round 20 (Dehydration)
CAUTION: THESE NOTES CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!
Case Introduction
You are working a shift at EM Clerkshift General when the next chart is handed to you – a four year old male named Tommy with chief c…
Thu 01 Apr 2021
Beta Blocker Overdose (Deep Dive R19)
“The Brady Bunch” – Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin, Clonidine
Treatment of Beta Blocker OD
* Activated Charcoal – Only if ingestion time was <1 hour ago, and only if patient …
Mon 15 Mar 2021
Round 19 (Bradycardia)
CAUTION: THESE NOTES CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!
Case Introduction
You are working a shift at EM Clerkshift General when you are called to the resuscitation bay to see an elderly patient with unstable…
Mon 01 Mar 2021
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