suggestions for M3 lectures?

[timbuktu]

i'm supposed to give 3 lectures/discussions (20-30min each) to our M3s during their IM rotation; naturally, i got assigned "useful MICU topics"


i figured i'd give one on empiric antibiotics/surviving sepsis since those are Step 2 material.


other ideas that would be high-yield for the med students? i'm pretty awful at acid-base and i don't remember vents/pressors being covered very much on the shelf/Step 2 (unless that's changed)

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[dotcb]

sepsis
GI bleed
alcohol withdrawal
vent management
how to run a code

 

[NontradICUdoc]

status asthmaticus, acid base, DKA, hhnk,

 

[secants]

Hyponatremia
AKI

 

[TraumaLlamaMD]

Are your M3s in the ICU at all or mainly on the floors? I know I'd have appreciated a basic crash course in "stuff attached to my patient" - various lines, drains, chest tubes, Foley, maybe even trach tubes and ostomy bags. Nothing too complicated, but especially this early in the year, I know there are definitely students wondering, "What is this for? Why is it in my patient? Can I move it if need be? How do I know if it's working correctly?"

Maybe not the most high yield for testing purposes, but I think feeling comfortable and not intimidated by a patent's accessories will be helpful nonetheless.