meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
EM Clerkship

Round 4 (MW) – Shortness of Breath

EM Clerkship

Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

Education, Courses, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5 β€’ 795 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

You are working a shift at Clerkship General when the charge nurse comes and grabs you to see a 24yo male who appears to be in respiratory distress. Critical Actions: Diagnose DKA Replete potassium Start insulin AFTER potassium repletion EITHER place central line for faster K repletion OR initiate bipap to allow time for potassium […]

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hello, residents. My name is Mike Estefan. I'm joined today by Maddie Watts, and thank you for downloading this month's episode of the EM Clerkship podcast.

0:11.8

This episode is sponsored by Pearson Ravits Insurance, my personal, independent disability insurance agent. We will talk more about Pearson Rabbit later into the episode.

0:24.3

All right, Maddie. Let's get into it. I believe today is round number five. Is this really already

0:29.7

your fifth case? Yeah, I'm kind of blown away too. Wait, is it four or five? Is it four? It might be four.

0:38.0

It might be four.

0:39.3

I think it's four.

0:40.3

But it still feels like it shouldn't be that new cases.

0:44.3

Time is flying.

0:45.9

Okay, for everyone who has not listened to us before,

0:49.9

Maddie will need to perform today's case in real ABEM oral boards format.

0:55.3

She will have 15 minutes to complete the full case.

0:58.8

She does not know what this case is ahead of time.

1:02.0

If Maddie hits all of the critical actions that I have listed out beforehand, she wins.

1:07.5

If she doesn't, or if she performs one of the many dangerous actions that have been

1:13.4

put into the case intentionally, I win. These cases were created by me. They are not derived

1:20.1

from actual ABM cases that I've had, not that I've taken the boards yet, but, uh, and they

1:26.8

are not real patients.

1:29.4

Maddie, take out a piece of paper and a pencil.

1:31.5

Place the paper sideways in front of you, outline a human body on the left side, and let me

1:36.0

know it when you are ready.

1:38.3

I'm ready.

1:40.6

Okay, Dr. Watts, this will be a single patient encounter. You will have 15 minutes to complete

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -836 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright Β© Tapesearch 2025.