Attitudes Towards Introduction of Multiple Modalities of Simulation in Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) of Emergency Medicine (EM) Final Board Examination: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is the current modality of choice for evaluating practical skills for graduating emergency medicine residents of final Saudi board examination. This study aims to evaluate the attitudes of both residents and faculty towards the idea of utilizing multiple modalities of simulation in a high-stakes emergency medicine (EM) examination. The goal is to propose a method to improve the process of this examination.

Simultaneous Multiple Thromboembolic Events in a Postpartum Patient.

We report the case of a postpartum patient who presented to the emergency department in status epilepticus. She was initially treated for eclampsia; however, she was subsequently found to have simultaneous cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). While thromboembolic events may be seen frequently in the postpartum period, the combination of CVT and PE is an unusual occurrence.