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Duplicate of Crash Course in Medical Emergencies
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1
The EH ED treats all of the following EXCEPT which special population?
Special population? No such thing.
Trauma
Pregnant patients
Peds
2
You arrive at room 506. There is a woman lying on the bed. You...
Observe for a few seconds then call a rapid response.
Observe for a few seconds then try to awaken her.
Observe for a few seconds then start chest compressions.
Observe for a few seconds then tell the nurse she is asleep.
3
Per the Army, your first step in trauma (especially with few resources) is to address what?
circulation
major hemorrhage
airway
breathing
4
Young female CRC patient with abdominal pain. What test do you want first?
sweat
tears
blood
urine
5
A long term psych inpatient is complaining of a headache. What's the best history question?
onset
quality
duration
aggravating/alleviating factors
6
Which is the longest?
Since breakfast
A few days
A minute
A week
7
A nurse calls: " The man in 506 is not responding." While in the elevator, you think...
I absolutely should have called out today.
What is the number for the rapid response team?
What floor is 506 on?
dead, stroked out, hypoglycemic, post-ictal, asleep? I'll see. I got this.
8
What's my specialty?
urology
IM
general surgery
cardiology
9
After shaking the woman in 506, she doesn't wake up. You...
Tell the nurse that you've heard that she is really a heavy sleeper.
Call a rapid response.
Feel for a pulse, ask for some vital signs including an accu-check.
Tell the nurse to give a B52.
10
An employee in the cafeteria has sudden onset slurred speech and R-sided weakness. Next move?
take them to CT scan
call a rapid response
call 911
call T3
11
What's my specialty?
CT Surgery
Derm
EM
psych
12
What's my specialty?
nephrology
plastics
Family med
ophthalmology
13
T/F: A patient says there is a bug in their ear. They are right.
False
True
14
Tachycardic patient at Episcopal. Always think...
PE
cocaine
thyroid!
withdrawal
15
T/F: Chest pain pt looks well and computer read is "normal ECG" - so its definitely not an MI.
True
False
16
You send diabetic pt down for eval for fever. We clear them. They get worse - what was missed?
UTI
meningitis
PNA
cellulitis
17
You just delivered a baby on the subway. Next you do all of the following except:
dry and stimulate baby
clamp and cut the cord
warm baby
pull on the umbilical cord to deliver the placenta
18
You're at a restaurant and a young person starts wheezing and appears SOB. Next move?
run
definitely Heimlich
ask if anybody has "x"
call 911
19
What's EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act) in a nutshell?
all of the above
includes people who present within 250 yards of main bldgs
all comers to the ED get a medical screening exam
an unfunded mandate
20
Mass casualty event occurs nearby - you're called to help. What do you google in the elevator?
splinting
how to put in a chest tube
START triage
IV placement
21
T/F: A patient says they were bit by a spider. They are right.
True
False
22
That's all?
Yes
Maybe
How do you feel about that...
No
23
The woman in 506 wakes up when the tech pricks her finger for the Accu-check. You...
all of the above
call the er.
stop chest compressions.
see that her vitals are all normal and wonder what happened.
24
What's our number in the ER?
2-1234
just call a rapid response
2-3333
2-0800
25
A family member has a medical question...
Examine them in the living room.
Do a comprehensive H&P.
Reassure them they're probably fine.
Help them navigate the system.
26
Back pain + THIS = LESS likely than the others to be an emergency
anticoagulation
incontinence
trauma
IVDA
27
Your inpatient psych patient is complaining of chest pain. THIS should make you most nervous.
substernal pressure ("elephant on my chest")
history of diabetes
"feels like my prior MI"
sweat
28
Uncle Joe is seizing at your family BBQ. What's your move?
Sit him up
Sweep his mouth
Make sure he doesn't hurt himself or anyone else
Grab a beer
29
What's my specialty?
IM
Infectious Disease
psych
Nephrology
30
You're on the sidelines at your nephew's HS basketball game and a player goes down. Next move?
Check a pulse
Start chest compressions
Call 911
Grab the AED
31
I graduated from this medical school.
Yale
Starfleet Academy
UCSF
University of Mississippi
32
Who is your go-to contact for issues with EH ED docs?
Me
Bob McNamara
Jennifer Rosenbaum
Ruby Barghini
