Acute Medicine
The complete acute medicine curriculum for frontline providers in Bangladesh. Every topic runs from a must-remember card you can act on immediately to the depth behind it — five levels, each unlocked by the one before.
Unit 1
Resuscitation & the acutely ill patient
- Principles of resuscitation and the ABCDE approach0/5 levels
- Triage and clinical prioritisation0/5 levels
- The collapsed and undifferentiated patient0/5 levels
- Cardiac arrest and advanced life support0/5 levels
- Shock: recognition and resuscitation0/5 levels
- Airway management, oxygen therapy and ventilation0/5 levels
- Unit testPass ≥80% · route to Mastered
Unit 2
Cardiovascular emergencies
- Acute coronary syndrome: ECG, antiplatelets and reperfusion0/5 levels
- Acute heart failure and pulmonary oedema0/5 levels
- Bradyarrhythmias and heart block0/5 levels
- Tachyarrhythmias0/5 levels
- Hypertensive emergencies0/5 levels
- Acute aortic syndromes and aortic dissection0/5 levels
- Pulmonary embolism: recognition, risk stratification and anticoagulation0/5 levels
- Unit testPass ≥80% · route to Mastered
Unit 3
Respiratory emergencies
- Acute severe asthma: grading and emergency treatment0/5 levels
- COPD exacerbation and respiratory failure0/5 levels
- Community-acquired pneumonia: severity assessment and antibiotics0/5 levels
- Pneumothorax: recognition, decompression and drainage0/5 levels
- Haemoptysis: from blood-streaked sputum to massive haemorrhage0/5 levels
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome: recognition and protective ventilation0/5 levels
- Unit testPass ≥80% · route to Mastered
Unit 4
Neurological emergencies
- Stroke and transient ischaemic attack0/5 levels
- Seizures and status epilepticus0/5 levels
- Coma and impaired consciousness0/5 levels
- Meningitis and encephalitis0/5 levels
- Raised intracranial pressure0/5 levels
- Headache and subarachnoid haemorrhage0/5 levels
- Acute neuromuscular weakness0/5 levels
- Unit testPass ≥80% · route to Mastered
Unit 5
Metabolic & endocrine emergencies
- Diabetic ketoacidosis0/5 levels
- Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state0/5 levels
- Hypoglycaemia: recognition and emergency correction0/5 levels
- Disorders of potassium: hyperkalaemia and hypokalaemia0/5 levels
- Disorders of sodium and water: hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia0/5 levels
- Disorders of calcium and magnesium0/5 levels
- Acid–base disorders: reading the gas and treating the cause0/5 levels
- Thyroid emergencies: thyroid storm and myxoedema crisis0/5 levels
- Adrenal crisis: recognition and emergency glucocorticoid0/5 levels
- Unit testPass ≥80% · route to Mastered
Unit 6
Sepsis & infectious emergencies
- Sepsis and septic shock: recognition and the first hour0/5 levels
- The febrile patient: assessment and empirical management0/5 levels
- Malaria: recognition, severity and parenteral treatment0/5 levels
- Dengue: the plasma leak and its fluid management0/5 levels
- Enteric (typhoid) fever: diagnosis, resistance and the third week0/5 levels
- Tetanus: recognition, spasm control and prevention0/5 levels
- Rabies: post-exposure prophylaxis and established disease0/5 levels
- Fever with rash and meningococcal disease0/5 levels
- Influenza, COVID-19 and viral respiratory infection0/5 levels
- Infection control and occupational exposure0/5 levels
- Unit testPass ≥80% · route to Mastered
Unit 7
GI, liver & renal emergencies
Unit 8
Poisoning & toxicology
- Poisoning: general principles and initial management0/5 levels
- Organophosphate and carbamate poisoning0/5 levels
- Paracetamol poisoning0/5 levels
- Opioid and sedative poisoning0/5 levels
- Corrosive and hydrocarbon ingestion0/5 levels
- Alcohol intoxication and withdrawal0/5 levels
- Snake bite: envenoming, antivenom and supportive care0/5 levels
- Scorpion sting and arthropod envenomation0/5 levels
- Unit testPass ≥80% · route to Mastered
Unit 9
Environmental & allergic emergencies
- Heat stroke and hyperthermia0/5 levels
- Hypothermia: recognition, rewarming and cold arrest0/5 levels
- Drowning: fatal and non-fatal submersion0/5 levels
- Electrical injury and lightning strike0/5 levels
- Anaphylaxis: recognition and adrenaline0/5 levels
- Transfusion reactions: recognition and immediate management0/5 levels
- Unit testPass ≥80% · route to Mastered
Unit 10
Special situations
- Febrile neutropenia and neutropenic sepsis0/5 levels
- Oncological emergencies: cord compression, SVCO, hypercalcaemia and tumour lysis0/5 levels
- Severe anaemia: transfusion and treating the cause0/5 levels
- Bleeding disorders and anticoagulation reversal0/5 levels
- The agitated patient: acute agitation and psychosis0/5 levels
- Self-harm and suicide risk0/5 levels
- Acute illness in the older patient0/5 levels
- Medical illness in pregnancy0/5 levels
- Mass casualty and disaster triage0/5 levels
- Medico-legal principles in acute care0/5 levels
- Clinical handover and communication0/5 levels
- Transfer of the critically ill patient0/5 levels
- Unit testPass ≥80% · route to Mastered
Final certification exam
60 minutes· 40 questions · pass ≥70%