Free 10-Topic

EM EOR Survival Guide

Built for PA students who need rapid recall before the EM EOR — high-yield diagnoses, memory hooks, and 'what to do next' framing in 60 minutes of reading

  • 10 highest-yield EM diagnoses from the PAEA blueprint

  • Classic presentations + can't-miss red flags

  • First-line workup and treatment for each

  • Memory hooks built for rapid recall under exam pressure

  • Designed for final-week review — 30 minutes cover to cover

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What's Inside the Free Guide

Ten high-yield EM topics structured for pattern recognition

Every topic follows the same SCOPE framework: One-Liner · When to Think of It · Red Flags · Diagnosis Fast · Differentials · Exam Traps · What They Want You to Pick · Memory Hook · Treatment

TOPIC 01 · CARDIOLOGY

Congestive Heart Failure

  • Left vs. right-sided failure pattern recognition
  • Kerley B lines, BNP, and echo for ejection fraction
  • Cardiogenic shock red flags you can't miss
TOPIC 02 · CARDIOLOGY

Cardiac Tamponade

  • Beck's Triad memory hook + the 3 D's breakdown
  • Electrical alternans on EKG and "water bottle" CXR
  • Why CHF is the #1 EOR look-alike — and how to separate them
TOPIC 03 · DERMATOLOGY

Burns

  • Burn classification by depth — 1st through 4th degree
  • Parkland formula worked example with timing breakdown
  • Inhalational injury red flags + Rule of Nines for TBSA
TOPIC 04 · PULMONOLOGY

Community Acquired Pneumonia

  • Outpatient vs. inpatient antibiotic selection
  • CXR patterns and CBC findings that point to CAP
  • Heart failure and PE as the look-alikes EORs love
TOPIC 05 · GI

Appendicitis

  • Periumbilical → RLQ migration and rebound tenderness
  • Best imaging by age and pregnancy status
  • McBurney's, Rovsing's, Psoas, Obturator signs explained
TOPIC 06 · NEURO

Epidural Hematoma

  • Lucid interval timeline and rapid deterioration pattern
  • Lens-shaped (convex) CT finding vs. subdural crescent
  • Middle meningeal artery rupture and skull fracture link
TOPIC 07 · PULMONOLOGY

Epiglottitis

  • Tripod position, drooling, and the "do not touch" rule
  • Thumbprint sign on lateral neck X-ray
  • HIB vaccination history and airway management priority
TOPIC 08 · OBGYN

Ovarian Torsion

  • Sudden-onset pain + ovarian cyst as the lead point
  • Pelvic ultrasound with Doppler as the first imaging move
  • Why "repeat ultrasound in 24 hours" is a trap answer
TOPIC 09 · UROLOGY

Testicular Torsion

  • Absent cremasteric reflex + high-riding testicle
  • The 6-hour viability window — time is testicle
  • Epididymitis as the classic look-alike to rule out
TOPIC 10 · ORTHO

Scaphoid Fracture

  • Anatomical snuffbox tenderness — the hallmark exam finding
  • Why initial radiographs often miss it (and what to do)
  • Thumb spica splinting and avascular necrosis prevention

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