Resident survival guide checklist
| Resident Survival Guide |
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| Introduction |
| Team |
| Guide |
| Page Template |
| Examine the Patient Template |
| Navigation Bar Template |
| Checklist |
| Topics |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [3]
Overview
The following items in this checklist describe in details the resident survival guide pages. All those items should be present for a page to be complete and ready for quality check.
Checklist
- Each page contains the following titles:
- Overview
- Classification (if needed for the management)
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Do's
- Dont's
- References
Overview
- The overview section is a short and straight to the point statement that summarizes the disease in few sentences.
- The overview section should include the disease name in the first sentence.
- To see an example of an overview section on the resident survival guide, click here.
Classification
- The classification section should be included when the classification of the disease is needed for the management plan.
- This section provides a list of the categories that the disease can be classified under.
- To see an example of a classification section on the resident survival guide, click here.
Causes
- The causes section contains two subheadings:
- Life Threatening Causes
- Common Causes
- Under life threatening causes, the following definition of life threatening is provided: Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- If the disease itself is life threatening, the following sentence is written: [[Name of the disease]] is life threatening and should be treated as such irrespective of the underlying cause.
- Under common causes, only the common causes are provided, without including rare etiologies.
- The causes are listed in alphabetical order.
- The causes are all hyperlinked.
Diagnosis
- The diagnosis section contains the diagnostic algorithm(s).
- The number of algorithms depends on each topic.
- If the diagnostic approach is very big and the algorithm is complicated, the algorithm is divided into more than one.
- If more than one algorithm is provided, a subtitle is given for each.
- When more than one algorithms are provided, separate them with <br>.
Treatment
- The treatment section contains the therapeutic algorithm(s).
- The number of algorithms depends on each topic.
- If the therapeutic approach is very big and the algorithm is complicated, the algorithm is divided into more than one.
- If more than one algorithm is provided, a subtitle is given for each.
- When more than one algorithms are provided, separate them with <br>.
Description of The Algorithm
- Before starting the algorithm, the following sentence is written and the main reference(s) of the algorithm are cited:
Shown below is an algorithm depicting [...] based on [...].(references)
- Abbreviations should be avoided, example: hour and not hr, minute and not min.
- If abbreviations are used, provide a list of abbreviated terms above the algorithm as follows:
<span style="font-size:85%">'''BUN''': Blood urea nitrogen; '''CAD''': Coronary artery disease; '''CBC''': Complete blood count; '''EKG''': Electrocardiogram; '''Hb''': Hemoglobin; '''ICU''': Intensive care unit; '''INR''': International normalized ratio; '''IV''': Intravenous; '''GI''': Gastrointestinal; '''NPO''': Nil per os; '''NSAIDs''': Non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs</span>
And it will appear this way:
BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; CAD: Coronary artery disease; CBC: Complete blood count; EKG: Electrocardiogram; Hb: Hemoglobin; ICU: Intensive care unit; INR: International normalized ratio; IV: Intravenous; GI: Gastrointestinal; NPO: Nil per os; NSAIDs: Non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs
To see an example, click here.
- The algorithm should be drawn on a paper then replicated on WikiDoc in a way that the algorithm is minimally spaced.
- The algorithm and content are aligned to the left, and the size of each box is adjusted using the following formula:
- <div style="float: left; text-align: left; height: 20em; width: 20em; padding:1em;"> [content of the box] </div>
- The algorithm should contain the following:
- Characterize the symptoms:
- Obtain a detailed history:
- Examine the patient:
- Order labs and test:
- Consider alternative diagnoses:
- Action verbs are used before medications or treatment, for example: "Administer aspirin" instead of aspirin
- Check-boxes ❑ are placed in front of every action.
- Urgent or Immediately are added when an action should be taken as soon as possible.
- When a medication is to be administered, the dose and mode of administration are included.
- When the algorithm contains a big management plan already developed on another resident survival page, the management should not be replicated but rather redirected to the other reisdent survival guide page.
Do's
- Extra information and details about the management are provided in this section.
- Each sentence is written as an order, for example:
- Order an EKG. (correct)
- An EKG should be ordered. (incorrect)
Dont's
- Extra information and details about what should be avoided in the management are provided in this section.
- Each sentence is written as an order, for example:
- Do not administer beta blockers. (correct)
- Beta blockers should not be administered. (incorrect)
General Notes
- Provide synonyms and keywords on the top of each page.
- Expand buttons should be avoided as much as possible.
- Hyperlinks through [[ ]] are used to link key words to their pages.
- The page should be reviewed for typographical errors and capitalization.
- Add categories for each section. Make sure that is present among others, for example: .
Example of Pages
For examples of high quality pages, please check: