Emergency diagnostics and how to interpret them. Most emergency presentation benefit from some form of diagnostic work-up. What are those? How in-depth does this need to be? Do I have to repeat this test? If yes, when? In this session we will look at different ways on how certain diagnostic procedures, e.g. physical examination, blood tests, ultrasound, etc. can be helpful in different emergency situations. We will discuss which tests are helpful, under which circumstances to use them and why even “normal” results can be alarming! 

Key Learning Objectives:

• Identify useful diagnostics to use in specific emergencies.
• Be able to judge how relevant the information gained is for the current patient,
• Learn to establish a diagnostic follow-up plan.