Episodes (Page 10)
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Make patients remember your name through clear introductions and repetition.
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Introduce yourself clearly to everyone, regardless of their role.
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Verbalize the plan before rapid sequence intubation.
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Preoxygenate the patient thoroughly before attempting RSI.
Rapid Sequence Intubation
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Use pharyngeal airways to bypass the tongue for BVM ventilation.
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Recognize mucormycosis: black discharge, facial swelling, eschar.
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Perform medical clearance and psychiatric risk assessment for psychiatric complaints.
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In women of childbearing age, always consider A-B-C-P (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Pregnancy Test).
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For stroke, check blood glucose and CT head without contrast.
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Differentiate PE types: massive (hypotension), submassive (RV strain), low risk.
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Consider acute mesenteric ischemia with atrial fibrillation and 'pain out of proportion'.
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Classify hernias as reducible, incarcerated, or strangulated (emergent).
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Define unstable arrhythmias by hypotension, edema, chest pain, or altered mental status.
Common Arrhythmias
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Diagnose corneal abrasion with fluorescein stain and woods lamp.
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Manage bite wounds with irrigation, tetanus update, and appropriate antibiotics/suturing.
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Simple febrile seizures are age 6mo-5yr, <15min, one in 24h, no focal deficits.
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Penetrating abdominal trauma below the nipple requires immediate laparotomy if unstable or peritonitis.
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For test questions, read the last sentence and answer choices first.
General Concepts
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CPR should stop when death is irreversible, like rigor mortis or decay.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms present with sudden pain, syncope, or pulsatile masses.