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Evaluate and manage ED patients using a prioritized differential diagnosis |
- Form a DDx focused on threats to life and limb
- Perform a problem-focused history and physical
- Create a diagnostic plan to refine DDx
- Create treatment and disposition plan
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02 |
Demonstrate clear and effective communication skills in the context of the ED |
- Present patients concisely and organized by differential diagnosis
- Document an organized patient evaluation demonstrating consideration of diagnoses in differential
- Formulate a clear clinical question when speaking with consultants
- Present clear summary of ED course to admitting services
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03 |
Demonstrate the professional behavior expected of an emergency physician (and Rush’s I Care values) |
- INNOVATION: in your educational projects and in presenting the clerkship directors with ways to improve the rotation
- COLLABORATION: work cooperatively with ED staff to deliver quality care to patients
- ACCOUNTABILITY: accountability to your patients by keeping them informed and completing all required patient care activities; accountability to your education by completing all required activities
- RESPECT: by demonstrating conscientious behavior and maintaining an appropriate appearance
- EXCELLENCE: by putting your best effort forward each and every time
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04 |
Perform a simple running suture, horizontal mattress and running suture |
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05 |
Evaluate an EKG |
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06 |
AIRWAY: List the indications for intubation in the Emergency Department |
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07 |
BREATHING: Demonstrate effective bag-valve-mask ventilation |
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08 |
CIRCULATION: Create a management plan for the patient presenting in pulseless arrest |
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09 |
Describe the general approach to the poisoned patient |
- List the components of the toxidromes and their treatments
- Compare and contrast methods of GI decontamination and enhanced elimination
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10 |
List the components of the initial management of the trauma patient |
- List the components of the trauma primary survey
- Classify traumatic injuries based on mechanism and anatomic location
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