Louisville 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.
Phase Three
Or Anything But Cute
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.
Catch up - Phase One & Two
If you missed phase one & two, now is your chance to view them.
Acute Mental Status Changes
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Rebecca Redman presents an approach to GI cancers from the perspective of an internist. She covers workup of gastrointestinal cancers, the differences between curative and palliative treatment, and types of treatment. She spends a great deal of time on colorectal cancer then discusses esophageal and gastric cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma, pancreatic cancer and GI neuroendocrine tumors.
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Dr. Gerry Lee highlights important differences between allergic and non-allergic rhinosinusitis and emphasizes how to evaluate and treat the presentation of rhinitis. He discusses when to refer patients with rhinitis to allergists and how to recognize relationships between upper and lower airway diseases.
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Dr. Kris Krueger reviews the epidemiology and pathogenesis of C.difficile in the U.S. Then, she gives an update on current medical treatments including antibiotic, probiotic and surgical treatment before covering the evidence behind fecal microbial transplant. She also addresses prevention strategies and emerging C.difficile therapies such as immunotherapy and vaccines.
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Dr. Andrew Defilippis discusses his very practical research into the data behind cardiovascular risk scores. His findings on variations between different cohort studies have been published and debated the Annals of Internal Medicine this spring
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Dr. Lorrel Brown recaps the electrical system of the heart then uses cases to discuss AV blocks and reviews many EKGs! This your chance to get inside the brain of a cardiologist!
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Dr. Eleanor Lederer reviews the balance of calcium in the body and mechanisms of homeostasis in the kidneys and bones. She then covers hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia in a case-based approach.
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Dr. Eleanor Lederer addresses sodium and potassium regulation including mechanisms of diuretics. She presents a basic approach to addressing cases and analyzing serum and urine electrolytes in the context of presentation.
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Dr. Bryan Moffett presents a lecture on his approach to the differential and assessment of various types of anemia. He begins with some of his algorithms for determining testing and ends with his own set of cases to provide clinical vignettes on common presentations.
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