Resident survival guide project

Editor-In-Chief: Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Mahmoud Sakr, M.D. [2]

Overview

The resident survival guide project is a high quality collaborative effort between the editor , associate and assistant wikidoc editors with prior expertise in medical education and training in various specialties. This project is designed in a simple but efficient way to address common medical conditions encountered by medical graduates in training such as interns, residents and house staff officers. Some of the goals for this project is to enhance the abilities of medical and surgical residents in various specialties to properly evaluate, diagnose and treat patients presenting acutely with common medical problems. It also implements the evidence based approach that healthcare professionals should follow in common public health conditions.

Logo

We chose to design a logo of a siren for the resident survival guide project as that will facilitate access from any page for that particular topic on wikidoc.org.

Resident Survival Guide

Goals of the (Resident Survival Guide) Project

• Provide residents in various medical specialties with a quick and effective way to diagnose and treat acute medical problems without having to read a monograph during emergency situations.
• Educate medical students and resident with the newest approaches and standard of care for common acute medical emergencies
• Reduce medical errors commonly encountered by interns and residents due to long work hours
• Implement evidence based medicine and recent guidelines

Who Can Contribute to the (Resident Survival Guide) Project?

Resident survival guide project prefers input from medical professionals with prior graduate training or practice experiences.

• Medical and surgical residents and fellows
• Attending physicians
• Lecturers, instructors, associate professors and full professors in a medical school in the field of contribution
• Post doctoral fellows with prior or current medical practice experience.

How to get started

If you're equally interested and qualified to participate in the resident survival guide project, the wikidoc foundation will be happy to hear from you and guide you on how to start. Once you're on board as an editor, you will be able to select your topic of expertise and start editing.

Select a Topic

Topic	Resident Survival Guide Page	Authorship
Abdominal pain	Abdominal pain resident survival guide
Abnormal Liver function tests	Abnormal Liver function tests resident survival guide
Acetaminophen overdose	Acetaminophen overdose resident survival guide
Acidosis	Acidosis resident survival guide
Acute coronary syndrome	Acute coronary syndrome resident survival guide
Acute decompensated heart failure	Acute decompensated heart failure resident survival guide
Acute kidney injury	Acute kidney injury resident survival guide
Acute liver failure	Acute liver failure resident survival guide
Acute meningitis and encephalitis	Acute meningitis and encephalitis resident survival guide
Acute pain management	Acute pain management resident survival guide
Acute pancreatitis	Acute pancreatitis resident survival guide
Acute pulmonary edema	Acute pulmonary edema resident survival guide
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	Acute respiratory distress syndrome resident survival guide
Acute vision loss	Acute vision loss resident survival guide
Adrenal insufficiency	Adrenal insufficiency resident survival guide
Agitation	Agitation resident survival guide
Alcohol withdrawal	Alcohol withdrawal resident survival guide
Alkalosis	Alkalosis resident survival guide
Altered mental status	Altered mental status resident survival guide
Anaphylaxis	Anaphylaxis resident survival guide
Anemia	Anemia resident survival guide
Arrhythmia	Arrhythmia resident survival guide
Arthritis	Arthritis resident survival guide
Ascites	Ascites resident survival guide
Asthma	Asthma exacerbation resident survival guide
Atrial fibrillation	Atrial fibrillation resident survival guide
Back pain	Back pain resident survival guide
Bleeding disorders	Bleeding resident survival guide
Bradycardia	Bradycardia resident survival guide
Brain death	Brain death resident survival guide
Carbon monoxide poisoning	Carbon monoxide poisoning resident survival guide
Cardiac arrest	Cardiac arrest resident survival guide
Chemotherapy toxicity	Chemotherapy toxicity resident survival guide
Chest pain	Chest pain resident survival guide
Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and cholangitis	Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and cholangitis resident survival guide
COPD exacerbation	COPD exacerbation resident survival guide
Cocaine overdose	Cocaine overdose resident survival guide
Congestive heart failure	Congestive heart failure resident survival guide
Constipation	Constipation resident survival guide
Contrast-induced nephropathy	Contrast-induced nephropathy resident survival guide
Deep vein thrombosis	Deep vein thrombosis resident survival guide
Diabetic ketoacidosis	Diabetic ketoacidosis resident survival guide
Diarrhea	Diarrhea resident survival guide
Dizziness	Dizziness resident survival guide
Dysphagia	Dysphagia resident survival guide
Dyspnea	Dyspnea resident survival guide
Endocarditis	Endocarditis resident survival guide
Fever	Fever resident survival guide
Gastrointestinal bleeding	Gastrointestinal bleeding resident survival guide
Headache	Headache resident survival guide
Hematuria	Hematuria resident survival guide
Hemoptysis	Hemoptysis resident survival guide
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia	Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia resident survival guide
Hiccup	Hiccup resident survival guide
Hypercalcemia	Hypercalcemia resident survival guide
Hyperglycemia	Hyperglycemia resident survival guide
Hyperkalemia	Hyperkalemia resident survival guide
Hypernatremia	Hypernatremia resident survival guide
Empiric antibiotic regimen	Empiric antibiotic regimen resident survival guide
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state	Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state resident survival guide
Hyperphosphatemia	Hyperphosphatemia resident survival guide
Hypertensive crisis	Hypertension resident survival guide
Hyperthermia	Hyperthermia resident survival guide
Hypocalcemia	Hypocalcemia resident survival guide
Hypoglycemia	Hypoglycemia resident survival guide
Hypokalemia	Hypokalemia resident survival guide
Hypomagnesemia	Hypomagnesemia resident survival guide
Hyponatremia	Hyponatremia resident survival guide
Hypophosphatemia	Hypophosphatemia resident survival guide
Hypotension	Hypotension resident survival guide
Hypothermia	Hypothermia resident survival guide
Hypoxemia	Hypoxemia resident survival guide
Ileus	Ileus resident survival guide
Infection control	Infection control resident survival guide
Influenza	Influenza resident survival guide
Insomnia	Insomnia resident survival guide
Low urine output	Low urine output resident survival guide
Metabolic acidosis	Metabolic acidosis resident survival guide
Metabolic alkalosis	Metabolic alkalosis resident survival guide
Narcotic withdrawal	Narcotic withdrawal resident survival guide
Nausea and vomiting	Nausea and vomiting resident survival guide
Neutropenic fever	Neutropenic fever resident survival guide
Nosocomial infection	Nosocomial infection resident survival guide
Oncologic emergencies	Oncologic emergencies resident survival guide
Overdose	Overdose resident survival guide
Pericarditis	Pericarditis resident survival guide
Pneumonia	Pneumonia resident survival guide
Pulmonary embolism	Pulmonary embolism resident survival guide
Rash	Rash resident survival guide
Respiratory acidosis	Respiratory acidosis resident survival guide
Respiratory alkalosis	Respiratory alkalosis resident survival guide
Respiratory failure	Respiratory failure resident survival guide
Seizure	Seizure resident survival guide
Sepsis	Sepsis resident survival guide
Shock	Shock resident survival guide	[
Sickle cell crisis	Sickle cell crisis resident survival guide
Spinal cord compression	Spinal cord compression resident survival guide
Stroke	Stroke resident survival guide
Subarachnoid hemorrhage	Subarachnoid hemorrhage resident survival guide
Syncope	Syncope resident survival guide
Tachycardia	Tachycardia resident survival guide
Thrombocytopenia	Thrombocytopenia resident survival guide
Thyroid storm	Thyroid storm resident survival guide
Transfusion	Transfusion resident survival guide
Tricyclic antidepressant overdose	Tricyclic antidepressant overdose resident survival guide
Urinary tract infection	Urinary tract infection resident survival guide
Vertigo	Vertigo resident survival guide
Wide complex tachycardia	Wide complex tachycardia resident survival guide

Next Steps

• Once you complete your topic, you will be asked to submit it to our reviewers for quality checking and publishing on wikidoc.org. Worldwide viewers will be able to navigate through your topic and learn.

• Also make sure you link the topic you work on with the table above, and add your name in the author space so we know the topic is completed.