Open Access Medical Education
Committed to sharing Internal Medicine focused lectures as free open access medical education.
Dr. Russell Farmer covers the acute abdomen for internists (from a surgeon's perspective). He reviews history and physical findings tailored to an acute abdomen and works through cases to discuss the following: diverticulitis, appendicitis, pancreatitis, peptic ulcer disease, bowel obstruction, cholecystitis, ovarian torsion, testicular torsion.
Read MoreDr. George Aronoff reviews terms used in description of acid-base disorders then creates a construct in which to quickly identify which disorder is present as well as appropriate compensation.
Read MoreDr. 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.
Read MoreDr. Marsano discusses evidence regarding diagnosis and management of fulminant hepatic failure. Dr. Marsano is a professor of medicine at the University of Louisville and holds a Distinguished Chair in Hepatology in the department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Read MoreOr Why Electricity is Good For Patients. In this lecture, Dr. Lorrel Brown distills the scary heart rhythms into easy to remember principles and helps ease the heart pains of house staff officers.
Read MoreEKGs. Your Cardiology attending makes it look like it's something you should have mastered in pre-school, and when you ask your fellow explain what a J-point is, it turns in to an opportunity to "broaden your reading"...
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