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Prioritization: Run This Board: Septic Shock, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Small Bowel Obstruction, and Penetrating Chest Trauma

Colleen Donovan, MD1, Nicole Novotny, MD2, Charles Lei, MD3, Alaa Aldalati, MBBS4, Andrew Melendez, DO5, Neil Wallace, MD6, Tiffany Moadel, MD7, Stephanie Stapleton, MD8 and Shagun Berry, DO9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52355 Issue 10:5[mrp_rating_result]
By the end of this case learners will be able to: 1) Become familiar with format of a prioritization case (a component of the ABEM Certifying Exam), 2) Practice their ability to prioritize multiple patients and provide stabilizing care, 3) Consider changes in status/patient acuity/new cases as presented, 4) Understand how to utilize team resources appropriately.
Current IssueAbdominal/GastroenterologyCardiology/VascularCertifying Exam CasesClinical Decision-MakingInfectious DiseaseNeurologyOb/GynPediatricsPrioritizationTrauma

Prioritization: Intracranial Hemorrhage, Testicular Torsion, and Tricyclic Antidepressant Toxicity Presenting to a Community Emergency Department

Brian Milman, MD*, Marshall Howell, MD*, Joshua Ginsburg, MD* and Samuel Parnell, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52346 Issue 10:5[mrp_rating_result]
By the end of this case learners should: 1) Become familiar with the format of a prioritization case (a component of the ABEM Certifying Exam), 2) demonstrate their ability to prioritize multiple patients and provide stabilizing care, 3) consider changes in status/patient acuity/new cases as presented, 4) understand how to utilize team resources appropriately.
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In Too Deep: A Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Escape Room

Brandon M Wubben, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52100 Issue 10:4[mrp_rating_result]
By the end of this session, the participant will be able to: 1) evaluate and identify the nature of metallic foreign bodies using POCUS; 2) identify common emergency department fractures on X-Ray and identify relevant sonoanatomy for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia applications relevant to those fractures; and 3) identify normal lower extremity venous POCUS sonoanatomy and demonstrate understanding of proximal versus distal anatomical location within the lower extremity venous system.
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Myopericarditis and Pulmonary Edema

Lubna Ahmad Saffarini, MBBS*^

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52187 Issue 10:4[mrp_rating_result]
At the end of this oral board session, learners will be able to: 1) Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and treat a somnolent and hypoxic patient, 2) Identify a critical airway situation and manage it with a holistic approach, 3) Interpret the history, physical examination, ECG, and chest x-ray findings and discuss the list of differential diagnoses, 4) Identify a state of cardiogenic shock induced by myopericarditis and treat it appropriately, 5) Assess the presence of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade utilizing bedside echocardiography.
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