Product Description
American Medical Seminars, Inc. Emergency Medicine – Day 2 2/17/2026
Original Release Date: July 1, 2026
Expiration Date: July 1, 2029
Presenting Faculty: Joel Kravitz; Andrew Chang;
Ophthalmologic Emergencies
Attendees of this presentation should be able to:
- Develop an algorithm for the differential diagnosis of the red eye.
- Create a diagnostic strategy for sudden monocular and binocular blindness.
- Review the treatment plans for emergent ophthalmic conditions, including glaucoma, and retinal vein and artery occlusions as per the American Academy of Ophthalmology preferred practice pattern guidelines.
- Develop a treatment strategy for ophthalmic trauma.
Trauma and Orthopedic Pitfalls – Injuries Not to Be Missed
Attendees of this presentation should be able to:
- Detect subtle injuries that, unless treated, can have impact on long term musculoskeletal function.
- Develop a treatment plan for subtle presentation of severe traumatic and neurologic injuries.
- Distinguish particular injury patterns to avoid missing correlated injuries in a traumatically injured patient.
Endocrine Emergencies
Attendees of this presentation should be able to:
- Develop, using the latest evidence and the ADA position statement, a comprehensive treatment plan for diabetic ketoacidosis (OKA).
- Compare and contrast OKA and hyperosmolar non-ketotic states (HHNK).
- Detect adrenal insufficiency and formulate an efficient treatment plan.
- Construct treatment algorithms as per the AACE guidelines, for the management of thyrotoxicosis, hyperthyroidism and thyroid storm.
The Thunderclap Headache
Attendees of this presentation should be able to:
- Determine characteristics suggesting a thunderclap headache.
- Construct a differential diagnosis beyond subarachnoid hemorrhage in the patient presenting with a thunderclap headache as per the ACEP clinical policy on acute headache.
- Interpret spinal fluid results in the workup of a thunderclap headache.
Atrial fibrillation in the ED
Attendees of this presentation should be able to:
- Review factors associated with increased seriousness in tachycardic ED patients
- Differentiate subtle atrial flutter from sinus tachycardia and PSVT
- Utilize correct treatments for dysrhythmias in patients with Wolf-Parkinson-White
