Louisville Lectures

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

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Analyzing the Accuracy of Cardiac Risk Calculators with Dr. Defilippis

Dr. Andrew Defilippis discusses his very practical research into the data behind cardiovascular risk scores. His findings on variations between different cohort studies have been published and debated the Annals of Internal Medicine this spring

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Sodium, Potassium, and Diuretics with Dr. Lederer

Dr. Eleanor Lederer addresses sodium and potassium regulation including mechanisms of diuretics.  She presents a basic approach to addressing cases and analyzing serum and urine electrolytes in the context of presentation.

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Anemia with Dr. Bryan Moffett

Dr. Bryan Moffett presents a lecture on his approach to the differential and assessment of various types of anemia. He begins with some of his algorithms for determining testing and ends with his own set of cases to provide clinical vignettes on common presentations. 

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Minimizing Complications in Cirrhosis with Dr. Marsano

Dr. Luis Marsano delves into providing adequate nutrition for patients with cirrhosis to prevent hepatic encephalopathy and alcoholic hepatitis. He also addresses ascites and hepatorenal syndrome management as well as SBP prevention and GI bleeding.

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Aortic Stenosis and General Valvular Principles with Dr. Brown

Dr. Lorrel Brown gives a thorough review of aortic stenosis using cases: from making the diagnosis to management for asymptomatic and symptomatic stenosis including TAVR. She finishes with important clinical pearls to safely care for patients with aortic stenosis.

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Acute Pancreatitis: Medicine vs Surgery with Dr. Roberts

Dr. Roberts addresses one of the age-old discussions between medicine and surgery: what to do with an inflamed pancreas? He does a brief review of  presentation, etiology, severity assessment, complications of pancreatitis and then spends a good deal of time on endoscopic and surgical treatments for pancreatitis and it's complications.

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