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Cambron's Core Emergency Medicine Review & Perspectives

Corpus Christi Emergency Medicine Residency Program

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Vitals of Emergency Medicine — Topics

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Acute Coronary Syndrome

High-yield approach to ACS, STEMI equivalents, and OMI.

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Abdominal Pain

Differential diagnosis and ED workup for undifferentiated abdominal pain.

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Airway

Preparation, RSI, and rescue airway techniques.

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Cardiac Arrest

Quality CPR, defibrillation, and post-arrest care.

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Chest Pain

PET-MAC killers: PE, Esophageal rupture, Tension PTX, MI, Dissection, Tamponade.

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Common Dislocations/Reductions

Shoulder, elbow, hip, and mandible reduction techniques.

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Fluid resuscitation, electrolyte repletion, and gap closure.

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Dyspnea

Approach to undifferentiated respiratory distress.

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The Febrile Infant

Age-stratified workup per updated AAP guidelines.

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1st Trimester Bleeding

Ectopic, miscarriage, and discriminatory zone concepts.

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Headache

Primary vs secondary headache and red flags.

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Regional Anesthesia

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for ED use.

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Shock

Hypovolemic, cardiogenic, distributive, and obstructive shock.

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Stroke

Ischemic stroke recognition, mimics, and thrombolytic criteria.

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Syncope

Risk stratification and the Syncope Plus approach.

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Trauma

Primary/secondary survey and damage control resuscitation.

EM Clerkship — Weekly Curriculum

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ClerkshipWeek 1

Week 1 — Airway Management

Preoxygenation, RSI, DSI, and difficult airway approach.

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ClerkshipWeek 2

Week 2 — Chest Pain & Cardiac Arrest

PE, OMI, and ACLS resuscitation.

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ClerkshipWeek 3

Week 3 — Trauma Resuscitation

Initial assessment, chest tubes, and pelvic binding.

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ClerkshipWeek 4

Week 4 — Toxicology

Toxidromes, acetaminophen, digoxin, and TCA overdose.

Week 1 — Airway Management

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Preoxygenation

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Intro to Intubation Intubation Prep Airway Devices Intubation Technique Scalpel / Finger / Bougie

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The Difficult Airway The Resus Manual — Ch. 12

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Preoxygenation RSI DSI

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EMCrit RSI ChecklistDense resource — do not memorize. Familiarize yourself with general concepts.

Week 2 — Chest Pain & Cardiac Arrest

🎙️ Podcast — Chest Pain

EM Basic Chest Pain EM Basic PDF Pulmonary Embolism

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Approach to Chest Pain Intro to the ECG

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Chest Pain — SAEM The OMI Manifesto

Note: The YEARS algorithm is not included in this discussion but is becoming a popular and valuable PE risk stratification tool.

🎙️ Podcast — Cardiac Arrest

Core EM — Cardiac Arrest

📝 Blog / Article — Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac Arrest — SAEM ACLS Algorithm

📖 Textbook — Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac Arrest Updates

Week 3 — Trauma Resuscitation

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Intro to Trauma

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Unstable Trauma Resus Chest Tube Pelvic Binder Closing Pelvis with Sheet

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The Crashing Trauma Patient CDEM Trauma

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Intro to Trauma — Core EM LITFL Trauma

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10 Commandments of Trauma

The Core EM podcast and blog article are best utilized together — read the blog shortly after listening to the podcast.

Week 4 — Toxicology & Poisonings

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Toxicology Basics — Big 5 Toxidromes

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Acetaminophen Toxicity Digoxin Toxicity TCA Toxicity

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Heat Kills LAST Tylenol Toxicity

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The Critically Ill Poisoned Patient

MICU Curriculum — Critical Care for EM-bound Students

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MICUWeek 1

Week 1 — Pulmonology

Mechanical ventilation and pulmonary edema.

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MICUWeek 2

Week 2 — Cardiology & Shock

Post-ROSC care, undifferentiated shock, killer ECGs.

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MICUWeek 3

Week 3 — Critical Procedures

Push-dose pressors, arterial lines, IJ catheters, TV pacing.

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MICUWeek 4

Week 4 — GI Emergencies

Upper GI bleeding, SBP, and hepatic encephalopathy.

Week 1 — Pulmonology

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Acute Pulmonary Edema — Core EM

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Mechanical Ventilation Pt. 1 Mechanical Ventilation Pt. 2

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ABG, VBG & Pulse Oximetry — EMCrit

No textbook assigned this week.

Week 2 — Cardiology & Shock

The podcast episodes for this week correspond to the blog posts listed — the author of the blog posts is covering that content in podcast form.

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Post ROSC Care Undifferentiated Shock

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Amal Mattu on Killer ECGs

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Post-Cardiac Arrest Mgmt — EMCrit Approach to Shock — EMCrit

Week 3 — Critical Procedures

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Visualization

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Mixing Epi for Push-Dose Pressors Femoral Arterial Line U/S Guided IJ Catheter Transvenous Pacemaker

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Preoxygenation & Apneic Oxygenation — REBEL EM

Week 4 — Gastrointestinal Emergencies

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Upper GI Bleeding — Core EM

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Blakemore Tube for Varices

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Upper GI Bleeding — Core EM SBP Hepatic Encephalopathy

Handouts & PDFs

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Acute Coronary Syndrome

ACS paradigm, STEMI equivalents, anti-platelets & anticoagulants.

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Abdominal Pain

AAA, appendicitis, pancreatitis, and more.

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Airway

SOAP-ME prep, RSI meds, and rescue techniques.

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Cardiac Arrest

Good CPR, early defibrillation, art lines & POCUS.

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Chest Pain

The PET-MAC killer differential and workup.

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Common Dislocations/Reductions

Shoulder, elbow, hip, and mandible techniques.

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Fluid resuscitation, K+ repletion, close the gap.

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Dyspnea

Therapy-focused approach to respiratory distress.

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The Febrile Infant

AAP guidelines by age group.

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1st Trimester Bleeding

Ectopic, miscarriage, and discriminatory zone.

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Headache

Primary vs secondary HA, SAH workup.

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Regional Anesthesia

U/S-guided nerve blocks for ED.

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Shock

Four shock types and targeted treatment.

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Stroke

BE-FAST, tPA/TNK criteria, mimics.

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Syncope

San Francisco & Canadian Syncope Rules.

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Trauma

CAB primary survey, RSI pearls, massive transfusion.

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Lecture

Approach to the Contaminated Airway

Massive vomiting / hemoptysis airway strategy.

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Necrotizing Fasciitis

Types I-III, LRINEC limitations, Finger test.

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Resuscitative Hysterotomy

Peri-mortem C-section: 24 weeks, 4 minutes.

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Sodium Bicarbonate in the ED

Hypertonic vs isotonic in HyperK, TCA, salicylates.

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Tales of Dogma

Epi in fingers, contrast allergy myths, LR in hyperK.

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Topical Anesthesia & Fiberoptic Intubation

Step-by-step awake intubation setup.

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U/S Guided Regional Anesthesia

Supraclavicular, serratus, fascia iliaca, and more.

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Unstable Afib with RVR

Cardioversion, rate control, digoxin comeback.

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Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia

BP control, mag sulfate, emergency delivery.

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