Cardiology / Vascular

Foundations 1 | Foundations 2

FoEM Learning Pathways provide vetted self-study resources that pair with our flipped classroom Foundations I (F1) and II (F2) course units. To ensure your learning time is as high-yield as possible, use each unit’s objective list to guide your independent study before Foundations meetings. Learning Pathways offer a variety of specifically paired resources to best suit your learning preferences. For more details about specific resources and strategic use, visit our Learning Pathways How-To page.

Foundations 1

Unit & Objectives	Text-Based	Multimedia	Supplements
Cards I: Dysrhythmias & Devices Objectives: Identify clinical features, diagnosis and acute management of the following conditions: cardiac arrest requiring ACLS symptomatic bradycardia atrioventricular block narrow-complex tachycardia (regular irregular) wide-complex tachycardia (regular irregular) pacemaker malfunction ICD malfunction cardiac arrest with ICD	Rosen's Text (9th): Ch 8, 69, 70 Tintinnali Text (9th): Ch 18, 23, 24, 33 Tintinnali Manual (8th): Ch 2	EB Medicine: A-Fib SVT FOAMed: First10EM: Bradycardia LITFL: ECG Library emDocs: PM/AICD Podcasts: EM Cases: Tachydysrrhythmias Core EM: AFib EM Cases: Bradycardia Hippo Videos: Arrhythmia Bradycardia Tachycardia	Frameworks: Tachyarrhythmia Bradyarrhythmia Approach to Cardiac Arrest Pharmacy: AFib Meds SVT Meds VT Meds Pressors s/p CA Epi in CA
Cards II: ACS & CHF Objectives: Identify clinical features, diagnosis and acute management of the following conditions: undifferentiated chest pain stable angina unstable angina NSTEMI STEMI early complications of MI acute heart failure cardiogenic shock cardiomyopathy (including dilated hypertrophic restrictive)	Rosen's Text (9th): Ch 23, 68, 71, 72 Tintinnali Text (9th): Ch 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55 Tintinnali Manual (8th): Ch 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24	EB Medicine: NSTEMI Heart Failure FOAMed: EMCrit: CHF Smith's ECG: ACS Comp Podcasts: JAMA: ACS TotalEM: CHF Hippo Videos: ACS 1, 2 & 3 Heart Failure Cardiomyopathy	Case Based Imaging: ADHF Frameworks: Approach to CHF Pharmacy: HD Nitro Thrombolytics ACS
Cards III: Carditis, Valves & Syncope Objectives: Identify clinical features, diagnosis and acute management of the following conditions: undifferentiated syncope pericarditis (including uremic post-MI) pericardial effusion cardiac tamponade myocarditis Chagas' disease Lyme carditis infective endocarditis acute rheumatic fever acute mitral regurgitation decompensated aortic stenosis acute aortic insufficiency	Rosen's Text (9th): Ch 12, 72, 73 Tintinnali Text (9th): Ch 52, 54, 55, 156, 161, 162 Tintinnali Manual (8th): Ch 21, 23, 24, 93, 97, 98	EB Medicine: Syncope Endocarditis FOAMed: emDocs: Syncope CoreEM: Pericarditis ALIEM: PCE vs. PCT EMCrit: Endocarditis Podcasts: Core EM: Pericarditis EM Cases: Syncope Hippo Videos: Valves & Endocarditis Pericarditis Syncope	Frameworks: Approach to Shock Approach to Syncope
Vascular: Vascular Emergencies Objectives: Identify clinical features, diagnosis and acute management of the following conditions: hypertensive emergency hypertensive encephalopathy aortic dissection ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm acute arterial occlusion deep vein thrombosis	Rosen's Text (9th): Ch 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 Tintinnali Text (9th): Ch 56, 57, 59, 60, 61 Tintinnali Manual (8th): Ch 25, 26, 27, 28	EB Medicine: Aortic Pathology DVT FOAMed: emDocs: HTN Emerg emDocs: Aortic Dissection Podcasts: EM Basic: Aortic Dissection Curbsiders: HTN Hippo Videos: Vascular HTN Emerg	Case Based Imaging: AAA Aortic Syndromes Frameworks: Approach to HTN Pharmacy: HTN Emerg Meds

Foundations 2

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Unit & Objectives	Text-Based	Multimedia	Supplements
Cards I: Syncope & Narrow Arrhythmias Objectives: Identify clinical features, diagnosis and acute management of the following conditions: Cardiogenic Syncope Narrow Complex Arrhythmias Unstable Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter	Critical Care EM (2nd, Farcy) Ch 15, 18 Critical Care Med (5th, Parillo) Ch 31 Primary Literature: Article 1 Article 2 Article 3	EB Medicine: Syncope Atrial Fib SVT FOAMed: Afib/flutter ACEP AFib Tool Podcasts IBCC: Bradycardia CoreEM: Shocking AFib	Pharmacy: AFib Meds SVT Meds
Cards II: Myocardial Infarction & Cardiac Arrest Objectives: Identify clinical features, diagnosis and acute management of the following conditions: STEMI Acute Complications of Myocardial Infarction Wide Complex Arrhythmias Cardiac Arrest	Critical Care EM (2nd, Farcy) Ch 16, 18, 19, 53, 59 Critical Care Med (5th, Parillo) Ch 1, 23, 29, 31 Primary Literature: Article 1 CCA/AHA STEMI	EB Medicine: STEMI Care WC Tachy FOAMed: Post-MI VT/VF storm Podcasts IBCC: Takotsubo CM IBCC: Post-MI Comp IBCC: VF/VT Storm IBCC: Post-Arrest	Pharmacy: Thrombolytics ACS VT Meds Pressors s/p CA Epi in CA
Cards III: Cardiovasular Devices Objectives: Identify clinical features, diagnosis and acute management of the following conditions: Pacemaker Failure Complications of LVADs	Critical Care EM (2nd, Farcy) Ch 20, 21 Critical Care Med (5th, Parillo) Ch 5, 23, 27 Primary Literature: Article 1 Article 2	EB Medicine: Pacemaker Comp FOAMed: Pacemaker/AICD LVAD Podcasts EMRAP: LVADs CRACKCast: Cardiac Devices
Vasc: Vascular Emergencies Objectives: Identify clinical features, diagnosis and acute management of the following conditions: Aortic Dissection Acute Arterial Insufficiency Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Anticoagulation Reversal	Critical Care EM (2nd, Farcy) Ch 17, 19, 38, 39 Critical Care Med (5th, Parillo) Ch 32, 33, 34, 74 [no AAA] Primary Literature: Article 1 Article 2	EB Medicine: Aortic Emerg DOACs FOAMed: Anticoags Aortic Dissection Crashing AAA Podcasts IBCC: Anticoags REBEL Cast: Vascular	Case Based Imaging: AAA Aortic Syndromes Pharmacy: HTN Emerg Meds