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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.
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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.
Read MoreDr. Nathan Spell discusses Healthcare Quality and Safety by first explaining his perspective as CQO on Emory's improvement journey as well as his perspective as a medical educator on learning improvement (QI) skills. After, he gives multiple examples of QI work to illustrate the learning objectives.
Read MoreDr. Frank Parker discusses Opiates by first conducting a 14 question Controlled Substance Guideline Quiz. After, he gives a quick mini-lecture on Opioid Prescription Discussions with the use of various examples and videos.
Read MoreDr. Hiram Rivas Perez presents Asthma by discussing the definition, prevalence, risk of developing asthma, and diagnosis. He then goes on to discuss the history of asthma as well as diagnostic testing. After, he presents different treatments along with various cases as examples.
Read MoreDr. Anupama Raghuram discusses OIs in HIV by first reviewing pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and select opportunistic infections in HIV positive patients. She then discusses challenges in diagnosis and treatment options for select OIs in HIV positive patients
Read MoreDr. Luis S. Marsano presents Variceal Hemorrhage by discussing classification, management, history, and treatment of variceal bleeding. He then discusses the effects of antibiotics as well as rescue treatments and different forms of drug therapy.
Read MoreDr. Mitchell presents Syncope by first discussing the different types of Syncope as well as cost effective evaluations. She then discusses risk stratification along with management and complications.
Read MoreIn this presentation, Dr. Staci Mandrola presents her original "4 Horsemen" concept which gives an idea of when people go from having years to months of time left and how treatments should be taken into consideration when the time frame becomes months or less. She also discusses code status, goals of care and how to approach these treatments.
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