Selections from Immune System Disorders, Musculoskeletal Disorders (Nontraumatic), and Thoracic-Respiratory Disorders

Content Area 9. Immune System Disorders

• Infection in solid-organ transplant recipients.
• Orthopedic illnesses in patients with HIV

Content Area 11. Musculoskeletal Disorders (Nontraumatic)

• Does this patient with diabetes have osteomyelits of the lower extremity?
• How common is MRSA in adult septic arthritis?

Content Area 16. Thoracic-Respiratory Disorders

• Does coughing adolescent or adult patient have pertussis?
• Critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected pulmonary embolism.

Selections from the Remainder of the Listings of Conditions and Components. The Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine

Content Area 1. Signs, Symptoms and Presentations

• Older patients in the emergency department: a review

Content Area 3. Cardiovascular Disorders

• Appropriate Cardiac Cath Lab Activation: Optimizing electrocardiogram interpretation and clinical decision-making for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
• Chest compression-only CPR by lay rescuers and survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Content Area 12. Nervous System Disorders

• Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

Content Area 18. Traumatic Disorders

• Blast Injuries

Appendix 1. Procedures and Skills Integral to the Practice of Emergency Medicine

• Avoiding circulatory complications during endotracheal intubation and initiation of positive presssure ventilation.