Cardio On-Call (Research)

About Cardio On-Call (Research)

Content on this site was generated with the help of AI (Claude); the author set the topics and structure and checks the results. Errors are still possible; please report them.

Purpose

Cardio On-Call (Research) is a pixel-art teaching game about a night on call on a cardiology ward. It is played in a fixed order: read the research participation agreement, choose your country and status, a 12-question pre-test, a tutorial case, six cases with one patient each, a mini night shift with two patients at once, a 12-question post-test, a certificate, and then free practice.

In each case you read the nurse's report, see the patient, check the chart and write orders; waiting time is skipped. When the patient's story is over, the case is scored and you move on, whatever the score. The cases are fictional practice cases, not a treatment reference.

This edition is also used for an education study. Taking part is voluntary, and you can withdraw at any time; see Research.

Author

Made by WLK M.D., without a software engineering background, with Claude Code helping with the code and content.

AI-generated content

Content on this site was generated with the help of AI (Claude); the author set the topics and structure and checks the results. Errors are still possible; please report them.

  • The game code, case rules, scoring and test questions were written by AI within the author's structure; the author playtests and checks each round.
  • Medical content is compiled from public clinical guidelines and literature, with the source of each point recorded in the game's content files.
  • The art is pixel art made with scripts and open-source assets. No AI image generation is used.

Disclaimer

  • For education only, not medical advice. The game is for practising the steps of a night on call. It does not replace clinical judgement.
  • Based on published guidelines, simplified for play. Time is compressed and some details are simplified for game pacing.
  • Not yet reviewed by a cardiology specialist. Content may contain errors or be out of date.
  • All cases are fictional. They do not correspond to any real patient. Do not use this game to diagnose or treat yourself.
  • In real practice, follow your institution's rules and current guidelines.

Licences

Some cases are adapted from EM Sim Cases "Nightmares Course" (Copyright © 2015 EmSimCases.com) and are released under CC BY-SA 4.0. Third-party licences and full credits: LICENSES.txt.