Breathing: Ventilation Support – Patient Case of the WeekTry this free ventilation support patient case Q&A courtesy of Med-Challenger.This week’s clinical patient case Q&A involves ventilatory support. The patient case comes from Med-Challenger’s library of board exam review and CME question banks. For more free clinical knowledge review questions, subscribe to the Med-Challenger Medical Education Blog. Try this case and test … Read More
2021 Head Injury Guidelines for Patients on Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) – Guideline Knowledge Check
2021 Head Injury Guidelines for Patients on Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs): CaseThe American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) published a clinical practice statement in April 2021 addressing the risk of delayed intracranial hemorrhage after a mild traumatic brain injury in patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). What does these 2021 head injury guidelines recommend with regards to routine repeat Head … Read More
Pediatric Head Trauma Guidelines – Guideline Knowledge Check
Pediatric Head Trauma Guidelines for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: CaseThe Brain Trauma Foundation updated their guidelines for severe pediatric traumatic brain injury in 2019. To what degree do these guidelines replace the 2018 Advanced Life Support (ATLS) guidelines on all (mild and severe) traumatic pediatric brain injuries?Today’s Guideline Knowledge Check question comes from the desk of Med-Challenger Emergency Medicine Editor-in-Chief, … Read More
New Resuscitation Center CME Course Brings the Latest Resuscitation CME Content to Physicians, Nurses and PAs
New Resuscitation Center CME Course Brings the Latest Resuscitation CME Information to Physicians, Nurses and PAsResuscitation CME Course online provides the latest guidelines for resuscitation and AMA, ACEP and ANCC credits.Resuscitation center care and the effectiveness of the “resuscitationist” requires continuing education critical to saving lives. Med-Challenger has developed a new resuscitation CME course that provides current and continually-updated information … Read More
Trauma Resuscitation (ATLS): Board Review Questions
Trauma Resuscitation (ATLS)Board Review Questions of the WeekTrauma resuscitation is a fast-paced, high-risk clinical process requiring accurate and timely sharing of patient and process information for performing rapid diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Unlike other clinical settings in which patient management relies on existing information, trauma resuscitation primarily relies on emerging information. Test your knowledge of advanced trauma life support with … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Drowning ATLS
Free Medical Board Review Questions of the Week – DrowningThis week’s Med-Challenger CME Quick Quiz offers several multiple sclerosis review questions. Try this sample then head over and take the full quiz and earn CME credit, How’s your knowledge of advanced life support of the drowning patient?Here’s this week’s free board review sample question…Clinical Case:A 3-year-old, 30-pound boy rescued from 50°F … Read More
Free Board Review Questions of the Week – Respiratory Failure
This week’s free board review question…A 54-year-old man is involved in a moderate-speed motor vehicle collision. Upon evaluation, you find that he has several rib fractures, but he has no evidence of pneumothorax, hemothorax, or flail chest (clinically or via plain x-ray). You prescribe him oxygen as well as medication to relieve his pain; you also decide to admit him … Read More