Critical pathways project

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ayokunle Olubaniyi, M.B,B.S [2]

Overview

The critical pathways project is designed to provide a quick guide in a chronological manner for interns and residents in making the most rapid diagnosis and treatment of medical emergenciesin a timely fashion.

How to get started

Select a topic

Topic Name	Download Link	File Page	# of Results
Abadie's symptom	Template:Filepath	Abadie's symptom search results	5
Abnormal posturing	Template:Filepath	Abnormal posturing search results	21
Aboulia	Template:Filepath	Aboulia search results	7
Absence seizure	Template:Filepath	Absence seizure search results	105
Acanthosis nigricans	Template:Filepath	Acanthosis nigricans search results	39
Acid indigestion	Template:Filepath	Acid indigestion search results	58

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Next Steps

1. Use the algorithm in the Resident Survival Guide of the topic.
2. Use the first branching point as a reference for the first question.
3. Provide answers to the quesitons. There could be two or more answers.
4. Link provided answers to corresponding pages on WikiDoc.
5. Give Definitions and Action Items for the first quesiton. Create References if required.
6. Use the second branching point after each answer as a reference for the second question
7. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5.
8. After finishing the critical pathways, add the Critical Pathways icon in the Main Page by using the following wikicode.

Wikicode for Icons

__NOTOC__
{| class="infobox" style="float:right;"
|-
| [[File:Siren.gif|30px|link={{PAGENAME}} resident survival guide]]|| <br> || <br>
| [[{{PAGENAME}} resident survival guide|'''Resident'''<br>'''Survival'''<br>'''Guide''']]
|}
{| class="infobox" style="float:right;"
|-
| [[File:Critical_Pathways.gif|88px|link={{PAGENAME}} critical pathways]]|| <br> || <br>
|}

Wikicode for Critical Pathways

__NOTOC__
{{CMG}}

==Critical Pathways==
{|CELLPADDING=20 STYLE="WIDTH:50%; HEIGHT:50px" BORDER="1"
| BGCOLOR=FLORALWHITE | {{Smallcaps|[[{{PAGENAME}} critical pathways|{{PAGENAME}} critical pathways]]}}
|}

{|CELLPADDING=20 STYLE="WIDTH:50%; HEIGHT:50px" BORDER="1"
| BGCOLOR=FLORALWHITE STYLE="WIDTH:50%"| Critical Point 1 || BGCOLOR=MEDIUMAQUAMARINE STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[{{PAGENAME}} A critical pathways|A]] ||BGCOLOR=LIGHTGRAY STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[{{PAGENAMEE}} B critical pathways|B]]
|}

{|CELLPADDING=20 STYLE="WIDTH:50%; HEIGHT:50px" BORDER="1"
| BGCOLOR=FLORALWHITE STYLE="WIDTH:50%" | Critical Point 2 || BGCOLOR=MEDIUMAQUAMARINE STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[{{PAGENAME}} A1 critical pathways|A1]] ||BGCOLOR=LIGHTGRAY STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[{{PAGENAMEE}} A2 critical pathways|A2]]
|}

==Definition==

==Action Items==

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

[[Category:Critical pathways]]
[[Category:Disease]]
[[Category:Emergency medicine]]
[[Category:Medicine]]
[[Category:Primary care]]
[[Category:Signs and symptoms]]

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Structure

Examples of Resident Survival Guide:

• Abdominal pain critical pathways
• Acidosis critical pathways

The structure of Critical Pathways pages should look like this:

Critical Pathways

Topic

Question

Answer 1

Answer 2

Definition

• Definitions of conditions

Action Items

• Do's and Don'ts

How to...

Include any help instructions specific to the project here.