Simulation in a high stakes clinical performance exam.

Background: Hi-fidelity simulation is becoming accepted as a teaching tool for medical providers. Advanced simulations allow educators to test difficult clinical scenarios. The goal of this study was to test the diagnostic and treatment skills of a third-year medical student faced with a simulated patient having evidence of a stable pneumothorax.

Profound hypothermia secondary to normal ziprasidone use.

Clinically significant hypothermia is a commonly evaluated condition in emergency medicine. Most cases are related to prolonged exposure to the environment, infection, or endocrinopathies. Presented here is a case of hypothermia likely induced by an atypical antipsychotic medication.