OVERVIEW

EMed-Emergency Medicine - Emergency Department Challenges: Chest Pain; Head Injury; Nephrolithiasis & Pyelonephritis is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS), Inc. This conference has been approved for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Release Date: July 1, 2020
Expiration Date: July 1, 2023

TOPIC 1: Chest Pain in The Emergency Department – Value of Heart Score.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP
• Who should they heart score - Appraise which patients they should heart score in the ED.
• Do risk factors matter -Identify specific risk factors that are significant and will change your approach to the patient with Chest Pain using the HEART Score of the European Society of Cardiology.
• What is the incidence of a missed MI - Assess the incidence of a missed MI in patients discharged from the ED.
• Determine when stress testing is most appropriate - where are they today with a stress test?
• What about a slightly elevated troponin - Interpret how a slightly elevated troponin will affect your care and a patient’s disposition.

TOPIC 2: Minor Closed Head Injury: An evidence-based Approach.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP
• Assess and relate the pathophysiology of minor closed-head injuries.
• Appraise the literature as it pertains to minor closed head injuries and apply ACEP Guidelines as they relate to minor CHI.
• Recommend diagnostic algorithms appropriate for the evaluation and management of minor CHI in light of the best evidence available.

TOPIC 3: Nephrolithiasis & Pyelonephritis.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP
• Illustrate the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of these two entities.
• Specify the best-evidence strategy in both imaging for the diagnosis of nephrolithiasis and management of this pathology in the Emergency Department.
• Discuss the classifications of upper urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis, as current IDSA guidelines for the treatment of these classifications.

TARGET AUDIENCE

PhysicianUrologistsNephrologists

SPECIALITIES

Emergency MedicineUrologyNephrologyInfectious Disease

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