Open Access Medical Education
Committed to sharing Internal Medicine focused lectures as free open access medical education.
Dr. Rodrigo Cavallazzi covers the assessment of volume responsiveness including the static exam as well as dynamic markers to aid with treatment of shock without administration of excessive fluids. He spends some time on shock definition and physiologic compensation before discussing physical exam and laboratory findings consistent with tissue ischemia. Then, he delves into methods of determining pre-load responsiveness.
Read MoreDr. Lorrel Brown returns to discuss tamponade cardiac physiology (including demystifying pulsus pardoxus). She continues to cover the differentiation of constrictive and restrictive cardiomyopathies. This action-packed lecture concludes with stress cardiomyopathy and HFpEF (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction).
Read MoreDr. Lorrel Brown covers the common (and less common) results of MI using cases. She includes papillary muscle rupture and mitral regurgitation, free wall rupture, ventricular septal defects, right ventricular infarct, pseudoaneurysm, aneurysm, pericarditis and bradyarrhythmias. Free Open Access Medical Education for Internal Medicine.
Read MoreDr, Lorrel Brown covers the basics of shock including how to recognize cardiac shock from history, physical exam and invasive monitoring. She discusses physiology and interpretation of pulmonary artery catheterization and then covers choice of vasopressors for therapy.
Read MoreDr. 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
Read MoreDr. 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!
Read MoreDr. Martin Espinoza covers differentiating Afib from Aflutter based on ECG features. Then he delves into therapeutic options including answering some FAQs of house staff officers.
Read MoreDr. 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 MoreDr. Michael Stillman covers the history of pre-operative evaluation, the ACC/AHA guidelines, and on optimizing risk of patients with major clinical risk factors.
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