Medical Training AIPost-Operative Care Fundamentals
Work through this track to sharpen how you manage pain control, DVT prevention, wound checks, and early complication recognition in post-surgical patients.
What this track covers
This track covers the core decisions in the post-operative period: multimodal pain control, thromboprophylaxis selection, wound and drain assessment, fluid and electrolyte management, and recognizing complications like surgical site infection, ileus, and atelectasis before they escalate. It also touches discharge readiness and handoff communication.
What you will practice
- Choosing a multimodal analgesia plan and adjusting for opioid stewardship
- Stratifying DVT risk and selecting pharmacologic vs. mechanical prophylaxis
- Assessing an incision and deciding when a wound finding is concerning
- Selecting IV fluids and tracking the transition to oral intake
- Distinguishing expected post-op findings from early signs of infection, ileus, or atelectasis
Simulator scenario
A timed case where a patient several days post-laparotomy develops increasing abdominal distension and reduced oral intake, and the clinician must work through the differential and next steps for possible ileus versus infection.
Board question topics
- Selecting appropriate DVT prophylaxis by risk category
- Recognizing surgical site infection versus normal wound healing
- Post-op fluid and electrolyte management decisions
- Discharge readiness criteria after major surgery
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