
Detect subtle injuries that, unless treated, can have impact on long term musculoskeletal function. Trauma and Orthopedic Pitfalls – Injuries Not To Be Missed. Describe essential elements of documentation regarding emergent deliveries for improved medical communication and medicolegal protection. Describe delivery techniques for complicated emergent birth on arrival. Understand what equipment and resources are needed to be prepared for ED deliveries. Describe the risks and pitfalls of emergency department deliveries. “I Gotta Push!” Emergent Deliveries in the ED. Outline options and indications for special blood products to be used for transfusion. Recognize and manage transfusion complications. Identify and anticipate which patients are at risk for transfusion complications. Describe the management of cancer immunotherapy-related adverse events and toxicities. Anticipate and identify adverse events and toxicities related to these treatments. Recognize immune therapies as new generation therapies used in cancer therapy regimens. Next Gen Oncology: Coming to an ED Near You. Recognize communication pitfalls to avoid when caring for the critically ill cancer patient. Apply ultrasound skills to identify critical, intervenable causes of hemodynamic instability in cancer patients. Outline cancer-specific factors that affect sepsis management. Develop a treatment strategy for ophthalmic trauma. Review the treatment plans for emergent ophthalmic conditions, including glaucoma, and retinal vein and artery occlusions as per the American Academy of Ophthalmology preferred practice pattern guidelines. Create a diagnostic strategy for sudden monocular and binocular blindness. Develop an algorithm for the differential diagnosis of the red eye. Review common drug-drug interactions and their complications commonly seen in the emergency room. Explore interactions between prescription and non-prescription medications and review their treatments in the context of the Beers Criteria. Assess the scope of the problem of drug-drug interactions as it pertains to both the outpatient and emergency settings. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, GL Compare and contrast upper and lower motor neuron disease.
Demonstrate techniques to be able to discriminate between organic and functional weakness.Discriminate between various clinical entities causing neuromuscular weakness, including Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and others.Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP