Table 1. Description of cases for patients in the task-scenarios.
Patient name | Case description |
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Sharpay Evans | 31-year-old female patient with shortness of breath, fever and cough, and abdominal pain, with influenza and possible preeclampsia Later, she is ready to be discharged. She has been given discharge instruction for influenza, a prescription for Tamiflu and close follow-up with her primary care doctor as well as return instructions |
Theodore Gusterson | 87-year-old male presenting with shortness of breath and lower extremity edema. He presented with a congestive heart failure exacerbation, requiring treatment, and admission to the hospital |
Bartholomew Milankovic | Russian only speaking 64-year-old male with difficulty breathing, diagnosed with pneumonia and sepsis. He is admitted to the ICU |
Rani Kapoor | Ms. Kapoor is a 61-year-old female with cellulitis of her leg with a history of diabetes. She is stable and admitted to the floor under the hospitalists. Later tests indicate that the patient has developed necrotizing fasciitis |
Penelope Drake | 21-year-old female presenting with sore throat, fever, and feeling unwell. She is diagnosed with mononucleosis that improves with medical management |
Charles Klause | 25-year-old male presenting with intentional medication overdose and cardiac arrest. Requires critical stabilization intubation and admission to ICU |
Abbreviation: ICU, intensive care unit.