Internal Medicine — Weekly Site-Based Lectures

Shock

Teaching

Competencies covered in this activity

1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise
1.3. Apply knowledge of the clinical and biomedical sciences relevant to Internal Medicine
1.3.3. Pathophysiology of the cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary, renal, endocrine, neurological, musculoskeletal, hematologic and immunologic systems, as well as of infection and shock
1.4. Apply knowledge of the following systems, clinical scenarios, conditions, diseases and therapies applicable to Internal Medicine, including the manifestations, investigation, and management
1.4.7. Neurological
1.4.7.3. Disorders
1.4.7.3.1. Acute spinal cord compression
1.4.13. Medical aspects of specific situations
1.4.13.1. Common medical emergencies
1.4.13.1.1. Life-threatening cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, metabolic, neurologic and other organ system dysfunction and abnormalities
1.4.13.1.2. Hyperthermia / hypothermia
1.4.13.1.3. Shock, including knowledge and identification of the different etiologies
1.4.13.1.4. Cardio-respiratory arrest
1.4.13.1.5. Poisoning
1.4.13.1.6. Severe drug reactions including but not limited to anaphylaxis and toxic epidermal necrolysis
1.4.13.1.7. Complications of chemotherapy
1.4.13.1.7.1. Febrile neutropenia
1.4.13.1.7.2. Tumour lysis syndrome