Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine

Audience: This classic team-based learning (cTBL) session is appropriate for medical students or emergency medicine residents.

Introduction: Over 380,000 patients have renal failure in the United States and 90% of these patients are managed on hemodialysis. Hemodialysis patients have high rates of morbidity and mortality. Understanding the management of emergencies unique to these patients is essential for any emergency physician.^.

Objectives: By the end of this session, the learner will: 1) describe primary dialysis complications; 2) construct a full differential for a dialysis patient presenting with complications; 3) formulate an appropriate treatment and resuscitation in an acutely ill dialysis patient; 4) plan appropriate disposition and utilization of consultants for dialysis complications.

Methods: The format of this educational session is cTBL.

Topics: Hemodialysis emergencies, TBL, team-based learning, dialysis, ESRD, renal disease.