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1 Skin
Blood draw
IV: Intravenous insertion
Cut: Laceration
Options for repair
Boil: Abscess
MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Paronychia
Crushed finger: Subungual hematoma Superficial clot: Superficial thrombophlebitis Airway anatomy
2 EENT (eye, ear, nose, throat)
Eye pain: Corneal abrasion & conjunctivitis Toothache: Dental caries vs dental abscess Nosebleed: Epistaxis
Sinus infection: Sinusitis
Inner ear infection: Otitis media
Swimmer's ear: Otitis externa
Sore throat: Strep pharyngitis & peritonsillar abscess (PTA)
3 Cardiopulmonary
Bronchitis vs pneumonia
Emphysema: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Blood clot: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) & pulmonary embolism (PE)
Swollen legs: Pedal edema
Heart attack: Myocardial infarction (MI)
Chest pain evaluation
Heart failure: Congestive heart failure (CHF)
Heart failure causes: Diastolic vs systolic disease High blood pressure: Hypertension (HTN) HTN+Symptoms: Hypertensive urgency Irregular heart beat: Atrial fibrillation
Fluid around heart: Pericarditis vs pericardial
effusion 33
Aortic dissection 34
Aortic aneurysm 35
Poor circulation: Peripheral artery disease &
venous insufficiency 36
4 Gastrointestinal 37
Digestion 38
Abdominal pain 39
Heartburn: Gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD) 40
Gastritis & ulcer 41
Vomiting blood: Upper gastrointestinal bleed
(UGIB) 42
Rectal bleed: Lower gastrointestinal bleed (LGIB) 43
Hiatal hernia 44
Hernia: Normal vs incarcerated 45
Foreign body in esophagus: Esophageal stricture 46
Bowel blockage: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) 47
Gallbladder disease: Biliary colic 48
Pancreatitis 49
Diverticular disease: Diverticulosis,
diverticulitis, & perforation 50
Constipation 51
Perirectal abscess 52
Hemorrhoids 53
Appendicitis 54
5 Genitourinary 55
Nephrolithiasis 56
Cystitis vs pyelonephritis 57
Enlarged prostate: Benign prostatic
hypertrophy (BPH) 58
Urinary retention 59
Testicular swelling: Epididymitis 60
Testicular swelling: Hydrocele vs varicocele 61
Testicular torsion 62
Ovarian torsion 63
| Ovarian cyst: Normal cyst vs ruptured cyst | 64 | Inflamed joint: Gout vs septic joint | 89 |
| Early pregnancy: Abdominal pain &/or vaginal | Baker's cyst | 90 | |
| bleeding | 65 | Ankle pain: Fracture vs sprain | 91 |
| Fibroids: Leiomyoma | 66 | Wrist pain: Carpal tunnel syndrome | 92 |
| Irregular periods: Abnormal uterine bleeding | 67 | Foot pain: Plantar fasciitis | 93 |
| Yeast infection: Vaginal candidiasis | 68 | Broken back: Compression fracture | 94 |
| Vaginal discharge: Bacterial vaginosis | 69 | ||
| Pelvic infection: Pelvic inflammatory disease | 7 Neurology | 95 | |
| (PID) & tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) | 70 | Stroke: Cerebral vascular accident (CVA) | 96 |
| Sexually transmitted infection | 71 | Mini-Stroke: Transient ischemic attack (TIA) | 97 |
| Lower abdomen: Male vs female | 72 | Brain bleed: Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) | 98 |
| Brain aneurysm: Subarachnoid hemorrhage | |||
| 6 Orthopedics | 73 | (SAH) | 99 |
| Broken: Fracture | 74 | Meningitis | 100 |
| Growth plate injury | 75 | Dizziness: Benign positional vertigo (BPV) | 101 |
| Arthritis: Degenerative joint disease | 76 | Bell's palsy: 7th cranial nerve palsy | 102 |
| Bursitis | 77 | Concussion: Closed head injury | 103 |
| Rib fracture | 78 | ||
| Collapsed lung: Pneumothorax | 79 | 8 Miscellaneous | 105 |
| Back pain: Musculoskeletal | 80 | Cancer: Diagnosis & work-up | 106 |
| Back pain: Sacroiliitis | 81 | Diabetes: Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 107 |
| Back pain: Side view | 82 | Alternating medications: Fever control or pain | |
| Sciatica: Lumbar radiculopathy | 83 | control | 108 |
| Neck pain: Cervical strain | 84 | Bacteria vs virus | 109 |
| Neck & back strain: Motor vehicle accident (MVA) | 85 | Code status | 110 |
| Knee arthritis: Osteoarthritis | 86 | ||
| Knee pain: Fracture vs sprain | 87 | ||
| Joint disease: Normal anatomy | 88 | Scripting Index | 111 127 |