This month’s featured module is the Adolescent with Chest Pain module. The Module was developed by Dr. Amanda R. Emke, reviewed, and published to the Resource Bank in the Summer of 2013. The Adolescent with Chest Pain module was designed for Pre-Clinical Pediatrics in the second year of a medical student course in pediatrics.

The Module focuses on five learning goals. The Learning Goals are:

• Compare and contrast confidentiality and consent
• Compare and contrast confidentiality and consent in the unique context of the adolescent patient
• List the vaccination recommendations for teenagers including timing, correct preparation, and contraindications
• List the components of and when to use the following adolescent interview tools:
  • HEEADSSS
  • GAPS
  • CRAFFT
• Compare and contrast the following causes of chest pain in the adolescent with respect to signs and symptoms, history, and physical exam findings:
  • Costochondritis
  • Psychogenic
  • Gastroesophageal reflux
  • Mitral valve prolapse

The Adolescent with Chest Pain module includes a 10 question RAT and a three-part Application Exercise.