Nephrotic Syndrome with Dr. Caster
Dr. Dawn Caster summarizes nephrotic syndrome: definition, symptoms, and pathophysiology. She also addresses minimal change disease, types of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, membranous nephropathy.
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Glomerulonephritis with Dr. Caster
Dr. Dawn Caster leads us through when to consider glomerular disease, when to consult a nephrologist, classification of glomerular disease, searching for a cause for a pathologic diagnosis, and treatment options.
Read MoreAortic 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.
Read MoreApproach to Acute and Chronic Diarrhea with Dr. Moffett
Dr. Bryan Moffett outlines a practical algorithm to considering both acute diarrhea. He then approaches treatment for acute and chronic diarrhea. Finally, he cements this knowledge by presenting several cases.
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 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 MoreElectrolyte Emergencies with Dr. Lederer
Dr. Eleanor Lederer covers hyponatremia, hypernatremia and hyperkalemia with an eye to preventing these emergencies through applied physiology.
Read MoreArrhythmia Concepts, Tachycardias with Dr. Espinosa
Dr. Espinoza covers basic cardiac electrophysiology and what happens when it goes awry! He discusses supraventricular tachycardias (sinus tachycardia, atrial tachycardia, AVRT, AVNRT), atrial fibrillation and flutter, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. He discusses recognizing features of ventricular tachycardia to differentiate it from SVT. Finally, he addresses management of tachycardias.
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