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UNM Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Students
Emergency Medicine Elective

Educational Material

The student educational program is made up of the clinical portion plus four key didactic portions as described above.  This page provides a list of suggested reading material.  We review the cases as part of the Wednesday morning conference every week.  Additional educational materials are available in the form of the lectures and review articles available on the CD ROM given to every student.

Suggested Readings

The following readings out of Tintinalli are your core material for the month. These chapters cover many of the main topics of importance in emergency medicine.

Each week there will be three cases with study questions for you to review. The cases will be discussed at the Wednesday student conference and through these cases we will cover the core material for the month.

Week 1

Airway                                     Tintinalli: Chapter 14, 15

Shock and Sepsis                    Tintinalli: Chapter 26, 27, 28, 29

            Trauma                                    Tintinalli: Chapter 243

 Week 2

            Pediatric Emergencies              Tintinalli: Chapter 110, 120, 122

Pain Management                     Tintinalli: Chapter 32, 33

Pregnancy                                Tintinalli: Chapter 100, 101

 Week 3

            Chest Pain                              Tintinalli: Chapter 45, 46, 47

            Respiratory/Allergy                   Tintinalli: Chapter 30, 58

            Abdominal Pain                        Tintinalli: Chapter 68, 69

Week 4

            Toxicology                               Tintinalli: Chapter 151

            Neuro Emergencies                  Tintinalli: Chapter 220, 221

            Endo Emergencies                   Tintinalli: Chapter 202, 203, 208

 

“Tintinalli” refers to Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide 5th Ed

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