Louisville Lectures

Open Access Medical Education

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Committed to sharing Internal Medicine focused lectures as free open access medical education.

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pneumonia: Empiric Thoughts and Approaches with Audry Hawkins
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pneumonia: Empiric Thoughts and Approaches with Audry Hawkins

Audry Hawkins is back to discuss antimicrobial stewardship in pneumonia. She starts with comparing differences in guidelines and recent primary literature on empiric treatment of pneumonia. Hawkins then evaluates appropriate empiric step-down therapy and durations and after, discusses the nuances in guideline recommendations for pneumonia.

Introduction to Infection Prevention with Crystal Heishman
Introduction to Infection Prevention with Crystal Heishman

Crystal Heishman presents an introduction on the broad topic of Infection Prevention. Heishman presents how to identify methods to prevent infectious disease transmission and how to implement device related infection prevention strategies for CAUTI and CLABSI. After, she discusses appropriate testing requirements for C.Diff.

Sodium Derangements in the Medical Patient with Dr. Bryan Moffett
Sodium Derangements in the Medical Patient with Dr. Bryan Moffett

Dr. Bryan Moffett presents "Sodium Derangements in the Medical Patient" by first differentiating the difference between total body sodium and sodium concentration. The then breaks down the physiology, causes, and treatment of hyponatremia.

"I have reflux" with Dr. Ben Rogers
"I have reflux" with Dr. Ben Rogers

Dr. Ben Rogers presents a lecture on reflux by discussing a classic presentation of reflux as well as testing. Dr. Rogers emphasizes modifying care and diagnosis towards each patient with their own unique symptoms.