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In the Fourth lecture of our Research Series, Dr. Stephen Furmanek discusses the various issues that could arise while conducting a study. Some of the topics he covers are how to determine the correct sample size, and how results can be effected by the effect size, and variance or the data set.
Read MoreLouisville Lectures welcomes you to the third phase of our Boot Camp series. We continue presenting high-yield, critical topics that are useful to starting interns.
This week, we will look at two highly anticipated videos, Acute Kidney Injury by Dr. George Aronoff and Acute Mental Status Changes by Dr. Charlene Mitchell.
If you missed phase one & two, now is your chance to view them.
In this Lecture, Dr. George Aronoff provides a working definition of acute kidney injury and discusses relative risks of AKI, a practical clinical algorithm for diagnosis and a rapid approach to treatment.
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In this Lecture, Dr. Charlene Mitchell gives a thorough talk on altered mental status including clinical features, risk factors, epidemiology, pathogenesis, management and prevention. A must for all house staff officers, intensivists and hospitalists!
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In the third lecture of our research series, Dr. Ruth Carrico discusses quality and performance improvement as a research topic. She covers design approaches specific to QI projects, specifically in comparison to clinical research. She then discusses how to interpret the results and make changes that result in performance improvement.
Read MoreIn this second lecture of our research series, Dr. Paula Peyrani discusses where research questions come from and what makes a good research question. She covers designing a study including selecting the appropriate type of study for your research question.
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