Nephrology IM Board Review with Dr. Lederer
Dr. Eleanor Lederer presents a Nephrology Board Review for residents at the University of Louisville.
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Interstitial Lung Disease with Dr. Chaaban
Dr. Said Chaaban presents Interstitial Lung Disease by discussing the historical and physical history as well as lung exams. He then discusses risks, causes of death, disease progression and various treatments.
Read MoreIntroduction to Interventional Radiology with Dr. Missy Potts
Dr. Missy Potts discusses the wide variety of procedures for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes performed by interventional radiologists. She then explains how knowledge of the procedure indications and details can help triage the patient and provide the patient with the best procedural option. Finally, Dr. Potts emphasizes the importance of physicians and radiologists working together to provide the safest and most appropriate treatment.
Read MoreHepatitis with Dr. Michael Wellner
In this presentation, Dr. Michael Wellner discusses Hepatitis by first identifying patients with alcoholic hepatitis who are at high risk for poor outcomes. He then recognizes the different viral hepatitides as well as when and whom should receive treatment. After, he describes autoimmune hepatitis and finally, recognizes acute liver failure and which patients need urgent or emergent GI evaluation.
Read MorePatients with Epilepsy and Special Considerations in Women with Dr. Brittany Chapman
Dr. Brittany Chapman begins her discussion with a few definitions like provoked and unprovoked seizures, as well as epilepsy. She then details the work up for seizures along with treatment. After, she reviews special considerations for women with epilepsy.
Read MorePolypharmacy: The Silent Syndrome with Dr. Demetra Antimisiaris
Dr. Demetra Antimisiaris is discusses polypharmacy, how it can be a geriatric syndrome, and different factors in medication-use practices leading to unintentional medication-related harm. She then presents a systematic approach to management of polypharmacy as well as the potential impact of proactive medication management.
Read MoreHeroin in the Hospital Patient with Dr. Martin Huecker
Dr. Martin Huecker presents "Heroin in the Hospital Patient" by first discussing heroin's impact on public health. He then describes analgesia in opioid-dependent patients and ends his talk with specific clinical presentations.
Read MoreSyncope and ECGs with Dr. Brain Ferguson
In this presentation, Dr. Ferguson discusses how to define when Syncope is an issue and needs to be admitted as well as identifying rare manifestations of serious and potentially fatal heart conditions. He does this with the use of many different ECGs.
Read MoreMalnutrition: Identifying Nutritional Risk and Implications in Patient Care with Dr. Ryan Hurt
In this presentation, Dr. Ryan Hurt discusses malnutrition by first describing the concept of nutritional risk in both hospital and ambulatory patients. He then explains how to recognize the complications associated with sarcopenia in elderly populations as well as different strategies to diagnose and treat patients at high nutritional risk.
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