This lecture focuses on acute pathologic entitiels visible on Chest and Abdominal radiographs obtained in an acute-care outpatient environment. At the conclusion of this lecture, participants will be able to:
Illustrate the concept of fine-detail vs. low-detail findings
Demonstrate recognition of common patterns of disease visible on plain radiographs of the chest and abdomen
Recognize and identify unusual presentations and features of cardiopulmonary diseases
After attending the lecture the clinician will be able to:
Recognize the developmental differences of infants to adolescents and the impact this has on emergency management
Discuss the unique anatomical and physiological differences of children, especially relating to airway, assessment of vital signs, mental status and pain.
Review the evaluation and management of a variety of emergency conditions seen in infants and children, such as shock, respiratory diseases, seizures and trauma
Recognize injury patterns in infants and children consistent with child abuse.
Discuss appropriate equipment, medications and training to have available for pediatric emergencies.
CL14 - Developing a Quality Improvement Program (Same as PM13)
Following the presentation of Acute Abdominal Pain, Recognizing ‘Cannot Miss’ Etiologies, the learner should be able to:
Identify potential challenges to the clinical assessment of abdominal pain
Recognize atypical presentations of abdominal pain requiring surgical intervention
Consider non-gastrointestinal diseases which may present with referred abdominal pain
Identify key components of the approach to patients with abdominal pain which will reduce the likelihood of missing potentially life-threatening diseases
Gain an appreciation for the high morbidity and mortality of undifferentiated abdominal pain in the elderly
Recognize several diagnoses that should be reconsidered before being applied to a patient
This lecture focuses on acute pathologic entities visible on Chest and Abdominal radiographs obtained in an acute-care outpatient environment.
At the conclusion of this lecture, participants will be able to:
1. Illustrate the concept of fine-detail versus low-detail findings.
2. Demonstrate recognition of common patterns of disease visible on plain radiographs of the chest and abdomen.
3. Recognize and identify unusual presentations and features of cardiopulmonary disease.
4. Quickly identify life-threatening abdominal processes.
5. Demonstrate renewed confidence in the ability to assess radiographs in the setting of acute cardiopulmonary or abdominal crisis. X-rays referred to in the lecture are proprietary and are not included in this version of the presentation.
At the conclusion of the Chest Pain lecture, attendees will have:
1. Discussed common etiologies for chest pain in the urgent care setting.
2. Discussed risk stratification of patients with chest pain.
3. Differentiated between common non life-threatening causes of chest pain and life-threatening causes of chest pain.
4. Discussed the evaluation of chest pain in the urgent care setting including:
a. History
b. Physical Exam
c. Appropriate Lab Testing and Imaging if available
5. Discussed appropriate evidence based management of chest pain in the urgent care setting.
a. Treatment for common causes of chest pain.
b. Transfer of patients to higher level care when indicated.