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EM Clerkship

Round 12 (MW) Respiratory Distress

EM Clerkship

Zack Olson, MD ; Mike Estephan, MD ; Maddie Watts, MD

Health & Fitness, Science, Education, Medicine, Life Sciences

4.9816 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary


You are working at Clerkship General when you hear an EMS call on the radio. “Clerkship General. We are bringing you an unresponsive 6-year-old female found foaming at the mouth by her babysitter. ETA 2 minutes.”



Initial Vitals:



BP: 125/80



HR: 62



RR: 34



O2: 81% (Non Rebreather)



Critical Actions:




* Grab the Broslow!



* Fingerstick Glucose



* Choose Endotracheal Tube Size



* Administer Atropine until bronchial secretions stop



* Pralidoxime

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, residents. My name is Mike Estefan. I'm joined today not only by Maddie Watts, but also by a special guest, Maris Schewarter. We thank you for downloading this month's episode of the EM Clerkship podcast.

0:18.3

This episode is sponsored by Pearson Rabbit's Insurance, my personal independent disability

0:24.3

insurance agent.

0:26.0

We will talk more about Pearson Rabbits later in the episode, but for now, let's get into

0:31.6

it.

0:32.6

Today is round number 12 of the game.

0:36.6

Maddie will need to perform today's case in real ABEM

0:39.8

oral boards format. She has 15 minutes to complete the full case and she does not know what

0:46.0

this case is ahead of time. If Maddie hits all of the critical actions that I have listed

0:50.9

out beforehand, she wins. If she doesn't, or if she performs a dangerous action, I win.

0:58.1

These cases were created by me. They are not derived from actual ABM cases that I had, and they are not real patience.

1:06.0

Maddie, how are you doing today?

1:08.0

I'm good. How about you?

1:10.0

I am doing well. I am very excited for today's episode.

1:13.6

You should be nervous.

1:15.6

I was about to say I do not know what this surprise guest has in store for me, so I am a

1:21.6

little bit nervous.

1:22.6

No, you're going to do fine.

1:24.6

You're going to do just fine. Okay, Maddie, take out a piece of paper and a pencil.

1:31.8

Place the paper sideways in front of you, outline a human body on the left side of it, and let me know when you are ready.

1:38.8

I am ready to go.

1:41.3

Dr. Watts, this will be a single patient encounter. You will have 15 minutes to complete the case before we begin. Do you have any questions?

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