Internal Medicine — Onboarding and Orientation

Common Medical Emergencies Lecture

Teaching

== Central nervous system ==
- Status epileptics
- Approach to patient with altered conscious level / acute confusion Approach to patient with Stroke

== Cardiovascular system ==
- Approach to patient with chest pain / acute coronary syndrome Hypertensive emergency / encephalopathy
- Pulmonary embolism

== Respiratory system ==
- Approach to patient with Acute shortens of breath
- Acute asthmatic attack
- Respiratory distress

== Gastrointestinal ==
- Acute abdominal pain
- Upper and lower GI bleeding
- Hepatic encephalopathy

== Endocrine / Diabetes ==
- DKA/hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
- Adrenal insuffincy
- Thyroid storm/myxedema coma

== Others ==
- Approach to patient with shock (anaphylactic/cardiogenic/hypovolemic/septic)
- Approach to the overdose patient

Competencies covered in this activity

1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise
	1.4. Apply knowledge of the following systems, clinical scenarios, conditions, diseases and therapies applicable to Internal Medicine, including the manifestations, investigation, and management
		1.4.13. 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

Training experiences included in this activity

Transition to Discipline

Required
2.2.2. Diagnosis and management of common medical emergencies