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Gilbert Program in Medical Simulation<br />

Simulation Casebook<br />

Harvard Medical School Draft of the 1 st edition (2011), updated 3/2/12<br />

***If inhaler is used to provide medication, patient cannot take in a dose before needing to take a breath<br />

and does not improve.<br />

***Failure to give supplemental O 2 and nebulized medication within the first 10 minutes of the case will<br />

result in increasing tachycardia and decreased O 2 saturation, the vitals will read:<br />

HR BP Temperature ( o C) O 2 Sats (RA) RR<br />

102 120/80 37.0 o 85% 27<br />

***If single dose of nebulized β-agonist (albuterol), antimuscarinic (ipratropium) administered alongside<br />

supplemental O 2 , shortness of breath and wheezing improve but patient cannot maintain O 2 saturation on<br />

room air:<br />

HR BP Temperature ( o C) O 2 Sats (RA) RR<br />

106 120/80 37.0 o 91% (O 2 ) 20<br />

***If continual nebulized albuterol and antimuscarinic medication (ipratropium) administered along with<br />

O 2 therapy, blood pressure and respiratory rate normalize. Shortness of breath and wheezing are<br />

completely resolved.<br />

For advanced participants, consider continuing scenario to include worsening respiratory<br />

decompensation after nebs, requiring PPV vs. intubation. Thus, after nebulizers, vitals read:<br />

HR BP Temperature ( o C) O 2 Sats (2L NC) RR<br />

125 140/92 37.0 o 79% (O 2 ) 36<br />

VI.<br />

Instructor Notes<br />

A. Tips to keep scenario flowing<br />

B. If students are unsure of pathology, prompting can come in form of a primary<br />

care physician calling to check in on their patient.<br />

1. laboratory studiesIf supplemental O 2 is not provided, nurse can verbalize need for<br />

supportive care as patient becomes increasingly dyspneic<br />

C. Scenario programming<br />

1. Optimal management path:<br />

O 2 /IV/monitor<br />

History and physical examination<br />

Appropriate lab workup: CBC, BMP, ABG<br />

Appropriate imaging: CXR, ECG<br />

Continual nebulized β-agonist and antimuscarinic<br />

Consider corticosteroid (Prednisone)<br />

Consider antibiotics<br />

2. Potential complications/errors path(s):<br />

Failure to administer O 2<br />

Failure to administer medications via nebulizer<br />

3. Program debugging: N/A<br />

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