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Clinical Decision-Making Case: Pediatric Sexually Transmitted Infections and Consent

Emily Drone, MD*, Andrew Shedd, MD^, Leslie Rodriguez, RN, MSN† and Chinmay Patel, DO^

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52335 Issue 10:5[mrp_rating_result]
By the end of this case the learner will be able to: 1) demonstrate competency with the new ABEM Certifying Exam Clinical Decision-Making Case format, 2) manage a simulated pediatric care encounter that requires navigating the details of pediatric consent, 3) explain common exceptions to requiring parental consent in emergency situations according to established guidelines as well as state and local laws, 4) report increased comfort managing ethical dilemmas related to pediatric consent in the ED.
Current IssueInfectious DiseaseOb/GynPediatrics
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Clinical Decision-Making Case: Seizing the Diagnosis: Eclampsia

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

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52338 Issue 10:5[mrp_rating_result]
By the end of this Mock Certifying Exam session, learners should be able to: 1) demonstrate familiarity with the Clinical Decision-Making case format and structure, 2) elicit relevant historical information and connect that information to the diagnosis of eclampsia, 3) describe and interpret physical exam findings and their significance in establishing a pertinent differential diagnosis, which includes eclampsia, 4) initiate appropriate diagnostic testing, interpret results accurately, and formulate a stabilization and treatment plan for a patient with eclamptic seizures, and 5) reassess the patient's condition, modify the management plan as needed, provide relevant anticipatory guidance for disposition, and articulate the clinical decision-making rationale at each stage of the encounter.
Current IssueClinical Decision-MakingOb/Gyn
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Clinical Decision-Making Case: Pulmonary Embolism

James H Lee, MD* and Linda Herman, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52339 Issue 10:5[mrp_rating_result]
By the end of the clinical decision-making case, the learner will: 1) gain familiarity with clinical decision-making (CDM) case format to be used in the new American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) certification examination starting in 2026, 2) demonstrate the ability to obtain a focused history and physical examination and develop appropriate differential diagnoses for chest pain and dyspnea, 3) demonstrate understanding of clinical decisions rules to estimate the pre-test probability for pulmonary embolism and the application of rules to guide appropriate diagnostic testing, 4) recognize high clinical suspicion for pulmonary embolism and indication for empirical treatment, 5) recognize the unstable patient and provide appropriate hemodynamic and respiratory support, 6) understand indications for thrombolytic therapy or embolectomy in unstable pulmonary embolism, 7) demonstrate communication skills with patients and specialists across the health care spectrum, and 8) arrange appropriate disposition for the unstable patient with a pulmonary embolism.
Current IssueCardiology/Vascular
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Clinical Decision-Making Case: A Giant Headache

Mark Portman, MD* and Linda Herman, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52322 Issue 10:5[mrp_rating_result]
By the end of this clinical decision-making case, learners will be able to: 1) demonstrate increased knowledge pertaining to ABEM’s clinical decision-making case, 2) communicate the differential diagnosis of a new acute onset headache in patients over the age of 50 and the importance of giant cell arteritis in that differential, 3) acquire an appropriate history and physical exam in this clinical setting, 4) verbalize, interpret, and justify the appropriate diagnostic testing for this clinical case (at minimum CT head, complete blood count (CBC), basic metabolic panel (BMP), comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and 5) explain the appropriate treatment and disposition of a patient with temporal arteritis.
Current IssueCertifying Exam CasesClinical Decision-MakingOphthalmology
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Clinical Decision-Making Case: Thyroid Storm

Stephanie Cohen, DO1, Amrita Vempati, MD2, Charles Lei, MD3, Hillary Moss, MD4, Tiffany Moadel, MD5, Suzanne Bentley MD6, Stephanie Stapleton, MD7 and Kelly Roszczynialski, MD8

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.53003 Issue 10:5[mrp_rating_result]
By the end of the session, learners will be able to: 1) verbalize key pertinent historical and physical exam findings in a young female patient presenting with altered mental status; 2)  formulate a prioritized differential diagnosis based on the history and physical exam; 3) order appropriate diagnostic studies and recognize abnormalities suggesting thyroid storm; 4) describe pathophysiology, management and rationale of sequential pharmacologic therapy in thyroid storm; 5) communicate patient’s medical care and course to family; and 6) review essential disposition actions including consultations and level of care for admission. 
Current IssueCertifying Exam CasesClinical Decision-MakingEndocrine
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Clinical Decision-Making Case: Non-Accidental Trauma

H Michelle Greene, DO*, Anne P Runkle, MD*^, Jennifer M Mitzman, MD*^, Christopher E San Miguel, MD, MEd^, Krystin N Miller, MD^, Simiao Li-Sauerwine, MD, MSCR^, Geremiha Emerson, MD^, Sorabh Khandelwal, MD^, Kelsey H Jordan, PhD, MPH^ and Jennifer Yee, DO, MAEd^

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.53233 Issue 10:5[mrp_rating_result]
By the end of this clinical decision-making case, learners will be able to: 1) demonstrate familiarity with the CDM case format and case play, 2) describe important historical information to obtain when suspecting non-accidental trauma, 3) recognize potential physical exam findings in non-accidental trauma, 4) justify appropriate diagnostic studies based on clinical findings and current evidence on occult injury in suspected pediatric abuse, and 5) propose an appropriate disposition plan for patients with non-accidental trauma.
Current IssueCertifying Exam CasesClinical Decision-MakingPediatricsTrauma
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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
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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.
Current IssueCertifying Exam CasesNeurologyPrioritizationToxicologyTraumaUrology
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Novel Asynchronous Emergency Medicine Sub-Internship Curriculum Utilizing Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM)

Sophia Murphy, MD*, Courtney Kim, MD*, Tomas Diaz, MD*, Jimmy Truong, DO* and Emmagene Worley, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52135 Issue 10:4[mrp_rating_result]
The global purpose of the curriculum is to supplement sub-interns' learning with high-yield emergency medicine topics while introducing them to various FOAM resources.
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A Low-Cost Task Trainer Constructed from Silicone Nipple Covers

Aubrey Bethel, MD* and Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH^

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8.52244 Issue 10:4[mrp_rating_result]
Educational Objectives: By the end of this training session, learners will be able to anesthetize an abscess, perform incision and drainage, develop manual dexterity maneuvering instruments to break up the abscess, and place packing using both the linear incision and loop techniques.
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