Sample Case

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Available cases include:

Pediatric Cases

  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (Frustration)
  • Rheumatic Fever (Floundering)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation/Neonatal Death (Futility)
  • Shock & Malnutrition (Failure)
  • Pneumonia (Frustration)
  • Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis (Floundering)
  • Spinal Cord Injury (Futility)
  • Nephrotic Syndrome vs Kwashiorkor (Failure)
  • Status Asthmaticus (Frustration)
  • Non-Accidental Burn (Futility)
  • Rape (Floundering)*
  • Neglect (Floundering)*
  • Amish Buggy Accident (Frustration)*
  • Diarrheal Disease and Public Health (Floundering)*

* denotes community based setting

Obstetrics & Gynecology Cases

  • Hypertension in Pregnancy (Frustration)
  • Female Genital Mutilation (Floundering)
  • Septic Abortion (Failure)
  • Preterm Labor (Floundering)

Surgical Cases

  • Orthopedic Injury (Frustration)
  • Abdominal Mass (Floundering)
  • Rabies (Futility)
  • Ascariasis (Floundering)
  • Hypovolemic Shock (Frustration)
  • Acute Appendicitis (Failure)
  • Tetanus (Failure)

EM Cases

  • Tamponade
  • AML
  • Sepsis

SUGAR CANE (Cases about Non-Medical Events) - focuses on non-medical/systems challenges which may arise when traveling to work in a resource-limited setting

  • Rabies (Floundering)

GHEARD-SUGAR Cases

  • Malaria (Frustration)

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