Egyptian Board Emergency Medicine study plan

Build a one-page ACLS/bradycardia/tachycardia algorithm card from memory, then correct it against current resuscitation guidelines and note every gap.

Work through 40 cardiovascular ECG strips (STEMI, wide-complex tachycardia, hyperkalemia, toxidrome patterns) and write the single next action for each within 30 seconds.

Draft a personal checklist for undifferentiated hypotension covering bedside echo, fluid challenge reasoning, and vasopressor selection.

List the 10 highest-yield drug doses in cardiovascular resuscitation (epinephrine, amiodarone, adenosine, atropine, calcium, sodium bicarbonate, push-dose vasopressors) and recite them aloud until error-free.

Solve 30 mixed cases combining shock, dysrhythmia, and respiratory failure, and justify each disposition in two sentences.

Construct a ventilation troubleshooting table mapping high peak pressure versus high plateau pressure to five causes and first interventions each.

Practise interpreting 10 arterial blood gases (including mixed and triple disorders) and write the compensated versus uncompensated conclusion for each.

Summarize criteria and contraindications for non-invasive ventilation in acute pulmonary edema and COPD exacerbation, and state three failure predictors.

Apply the primary and secondary survey to 20 trauma vignettes and record which findings changed management.

Explain indications, contraindications, and technique for tube thoracostomy, resuscitative thoracotomy, and pelvic binder placement in writing without notes.

Build a decision tree for blunt abdominal trauma covering FAST, CT, and observation thresholds.

Classify 15 orthopedic injuries by injury pattern, neurovascular risk, and reduction/splinting plan, including compartment syndrome red flags.

Work through 25 neurological cases (stroke, status epilepticus, raised intracranial pressure, spinal cord, headache red flags) and state time-critical actions and door-to-needle or door-to-CT targets.

Compare thrombolysis and thrombectomy eligibility criteria and list absolute versus relative contraindications from memory.

Write a stepwise status epilepticus protocol with drug doses and escalation timing.

Differentiate the emergency management of ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage in a comparison table.

Build a toxidrome-to-antidote matrix covering cholinergic, anticholinergic, sympathomimetic, opioid, sedative-hypnotic, and serotonergic presentations.

Solve 20 poisoning cases requiring risk assessment, decontamination decisions, and antidote dosing, including paracetamol, organophosphate, methanol, and carbon monoxide.

Explain heat illness, hypothermia, drowning, and envenomation management, including the rationale for rewarming and antivenom timing.

List the correction formulas and pitfalls for sodium, potassium, calcium, and glucose emergencies and apply them to 10 electrolyte vignettes.

Differentiate surgical versus medical causes of acute abdomen in 15 cases and state the imaging and disposition plan for each.

Summarize the emergency approach to upper and lower GI bleeding, including risk scoring, transfusion thresholds, and reversal of anticoagulation.

Explain renal colic, acute urinary retention, and dialysis-emergency management, including hyperkalemia and pulmonary edema in end-stage renal disease.

Work through 20 pediatric cases emphasizing weight-based dosing, dehydration assessment, sepsis in infants, and bronchiolitis versus asthma.

Manage 12 obstetric emergencies (ectopic, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, cord prolapse) and write the first three actions for each.

Perform and document 10 supervised or simulated ultrasound studies covering FAST, cardiac, lung, aorta, and first-trimester pregnancy, recording image adequacy and interpretation.

Demonstrate procedural checklists for central line, lumbar puncture, and airway management, including consent and complication disclosure.

Draft a mass-casualty triage and surge plan applying a validated triage tool to a tabletop scenario.

Analyse 10 ethics and communication scenarios covering capacity assessment, informed refusal, breaking bad news, and conflict with families, and write the recommended response for each.

Appraise four emergency medicine papers using a structured critical-appraisal template (design, bias, applicability, number needed to treat).

Interpret sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and confidence intervals in five diagnostic-test abstracts and state the clinical implication.

Complete two timed 60-question mixed mock exams across all domains and categorize every error by domain and error type.