How to create a critical pathways page

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ayokunle Olubaniyi, M.B,B.S [2]

Overview

This section provides a guide on how to create a critical pathways page.

How to create critical pathways

Select a Topic

A topic of interest is selected from the Resident Survival Guide page and a name is assigned next to it.

Below is picture of what a resident survival guide page looks like. Click here to select a topic.

Topic	Resident Survival Guide Page	Authorship
Abdominal pain	Abdominal pain resident survival guide	(Add name here)
Abnormal Liver function tests	Abnormal Liver function tests resident survival guide
Acetaminophen overdose	Acetaminophen overdose resident survival guide
Acidosis	Acidosis resident survival guide
Acute coronary syndrome	Acute coronary syndrome resident survival guide
Acute decompensated heart failure	Acute decompensated heart failure resident survival guide

Next Steps

• Use the algorithm in the Resident Survival Guide of the selected topic as reference.

First branching point

Answer 1

Answer 2

• Use the first branching point on the algorithm as a guide for constructing the first question.
• Provide answers to the question. There could be two or more answers to this question.
• Link provided answers to corresponding pages on WikiDoc.
• Give Definitions and Action Items for the first question. Please add references when necessary.
• Use the second branching point after each answer as a reference for the second question.
• Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5.
• After the completion of the critical pathways, please add the Critical Pathways icon to the topic on the Main Page.

Structure of the Critical Pathways

The structure of the critical pathways looks like this:

Topic from the resident survival guide

First question

Answer 1

Answer 2

Definition

The definition of the answers must be provided and referenced when possible. For example:

Metabolic acidosis is a state in which the blood pH is less than 7.35 due to increased production of H⁺ by the body or the inability of the body to form bicarbonate (HCO3^-) in the kidney.

Anion gap= [Na⁺] - [Cl^-] - [HCO3^-

Normal reference range for anion gap is between 8 and 16 meq/L.

Action Items

• This involves determining the next step to take in the patient management. For example: Should I check for respiratory compensation in the case of metabolic acidosis or not? Should I administer bicarbonate or not?

Resources

• Wikicode for Icons

__NOTOC__
{| class="infobox" style="float:right;"
|-
| [[File:Siren.gif|30px|link={{PAGENAME}} resident survival guide]]|| <br> || <br>
| [[{{PAGENAME}} resident survival guide|'''Resident'''<br>'''Survival'''<br>'''Guide''']]
|}
{| class="infobox" style="float:right;"
|-
| [[File:Critical_Pathways.gif|88px|link={{PAGENAME}} critical pathways]]|| <br> || <br>
|}

• Wikicode for Critical Pathways

__NOTOC__
{{CMG}}

==Critical Pathways==
{|CELLPADDING=20 STYLE="WIDTH:50%; HEIGHT:50px" BORDER="1"
| BGCOLOR=FLORALWHITE | {{Smallcaps|[[{{PAGENAME}} critical pathways|{{PAGENAME}} critical pathways]]}}
|}

{|CELLPADDING=20 STYLE="WIDTH:50%; HEIGHT:50px" BORDER="1"
| BGCOLOR=FLORALWHITE STYLE="WIDTH:50%"| Critical Point 1 || BGCOLOR=MEDIUMAQUAMARINE STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[{{PAGENAME}} A critical pathways|A]] ||BGCOLOR=LIGHTGRAY STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[{{PAGENAMEE}} B critical pathways|B]]
|}

{|CELLPADDING=20 STYLE="WIDTH:50%; HEIGHT:50px" BORDER="1"
| BGCOLOR=FLORALWHITE STYLE="WIDTH:50%" | Critical Point 2 || BGCOLOR=MEDIUMAQUAMARINE STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[{{PAGENAME}} A1 critical pathways|A1]] ||BGCOLOR=LIGHTGRAY STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[{{PAGENAMEE}} A2 critical pathways|A2]]
|}

==Definition==

==Action Items==

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

[[Category:Critical pathways]]
[[Category:Disease]]
[[Category:Emergency medicine]]
[[Category:Medicine]]
[[Category:Primary care]]
[[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Help]]

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