Bacteremia and Intravascular Infections with Dr. Ramirez
Dr. Ramirez delivers a summary of patterns of bacteremia and treatments.
Read MorePulmonary and Critical Care Review (Comprehensive) with Dr. El-Kersh
Dr. Karem El-Kersh gives a four part review of common Pulmonary and Critical Care topics: Hypoxia, PFTs, Asthma, COPD, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Pulmonary Hypertension, Cystic Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax, Lung cancer, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Surveillance, Pulmonary Embolism, Sleep Disorders, Acid-Base Disturbances, Ventilator management, ARDS.
Read MoreAcute 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.
Read MoreAntibiotics Review (Part Two) with Julie Harting, Pharm.D
Julie Harting covers penicillins and cephalosporins including cases, adverse reactions, and other considerations.
Read MoreAntibiotics Review (Part One) with Julie Harting, Pharm.D
Julie Harting focuses primarily on basic antimicrobial principles including pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, elimination), mechanisms of bacterial resistance and real-life considerations when ordering antibiotics on rounds.
Read MoreQuality Improvement (QI) with Dr. Kubiak
Dr. Nancy Kubiak discusses principles of quality improvement: practiced based learning, PDSA cycles (Plan, Do, Study, Act). She then leads us through the creation of an aim statement and implementation of a PDSA project.
Read MoreElectrolyte Emergencies with Dr. Lederer
Dr. Eleanor Lederer covers hyponatremia, hypernatremia and hyperkalemia with an eye to preventing these emergencies through applied physiology.
Read MoreRenal Transplant with Dr. Mackelaite
Dr. Lina MacKelaite gives a case-based, practical lecture on the topic of renal transplant with a focus on evaluation, qualification, benefits and management. She also discusses complications after transplant.
Read MorePreoperative Cardiac Evaluation with Dr. Stillman
Dr. Michael Stillman covers the history of pre-operative evaluation, the ACC/AHA guidelines, and on optimizing risk of patients with major clinical risk factors.
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