Course Description

By the end of the course, you will develop an understanding of what observation medicine is and why it is important. Learn about the most common observation diagnoses and how to workup, diagnose, and treat each condition longitudinally using evidence based medicine

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Observation Medicine Basics

    • Observation Basics

    • Article 1

    • Article 2- Read Chapter 2, Principles of Observation Medicine by Louis G. Graff, MD, FACEP (page 19-26)
  • 2

    Chest pain: ED Evaluation and Risk Stratification

    • Chest Pain Intro

    • EM Practice: ED Patients with CP Low Risk for ACS

    • HEART Score

    • HEART_Original

    • HEART_Pathway

    • HEART_Validation

    • Chest Pain- Part 2

    • High Sensitivity Troponin

    • Shared Decision Making
  • 3

    Chest pain: After the ED

    • Chest Pain- Imaging and Testing

    • Cardiovascular Imaging in ED Patients, 2015 Guidelines

    • NICE Chest Pain Guidelines

    • CCTA Cost Effectiveness

    • CCTA 10 yr Follow-Up

    • ACEP MOC Low-Risk CP
  • 4

    Syncope and Near Syncope

    • Syncope Intro

    • EM Practice: Syncope, Risk Stratification and Decision Making

    • 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for Eval and Mgmt Syncope

    • Syncope: Duration of Telemetry Monitoring

    • Appropriate Use of Echocardiography

    • Validation Canadian Syncope Risk Score
  • 5

    Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

    • Congestive Heart Failure- ED to Observation Care

    • EB Medicine- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

    • Optimal Heart Failure Management updates
  • 6

    Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

    • AnnalEMTIA

    • ACEP Clinical Policy: TIA

    • TIA Lecture
  • 7

    Dizziness, Vertigo, and Posterior Circulation Stroke

    • Dizzy_PostCVA.pdf
  • 8

    Asthma and COPD Management

    • COPD: GOLD Guidelines 2020
  • 9

    Thromboembolism- DVT and PE Evaluation and Management

    • ACEP Policy ED Diagnosis and Treatment of Thromboembolism

    • DOAC Review Article

    • DVT Review Article

    • EBM PE

    • Low-Risk PE & DVT in the ED: ACEP's New POC Tool
  • 10

    Cellulitis

    • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Intro

    • ED Cellulitis.pdf

    • IDSA Skin and Soft Tissue Treatment Algorithm

    • IDSA-SSTI Guidelines

    • ED Compliance with Guidelines Article

    • Compression Therapy- decrease recurrence and increased quality of life
  • 11

    Urinary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis

    • Upper and Lower Urinary Tract Infections Introduction

    • Upper and Lower Urinary Tract Infections PPT

    • Asymptomatic Bacteriuria- IDSA 2019 Update

    • Other Resources
  • 12

    Gastroenteritis, Gastroparesis, and Cannabinoid Hyperemesis

    • Haldol for Gastroparesis

    • Gastroenteritis- ED Diagnosis and Management

    • Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

    • Cannabinoids: EM Practice Review Article
  • 13

    Blood Transfusions

    • Blood Transfusion Guidelines

    • Transfusion Reactions

    • Anemia and Blood Transfusions
  • 14

    Anaphylaxis and Angioedema

    • EB Medicine: Allergy and Anaphylaxis in ED

    • EB Medicine-Angioedema in the ED
  • 15

    Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, and Basic Diabetes Management

    • Intro

    • Inpatient Management of Diabetes (read pages 1-4 in the article below)

    • Management of Hyperglycemia Overview

    • Inpatient Management 2019 Standards of Care

    • Oral Hypoglycemic Flowchart

    • ADA DiabetesTreatment Recommendations