Open Access Medical Education
Committed to sharing Internal Medicine focused lectures as free open access medical education.
In this case-based lecture, Dr. Brittany Chapman discusses differential diagnosis for seizure-like events, diagnostic workup, seizure classification and epilepsy treatments. She also delves into comorbidities and long term epilepsy prognosis.
Read MoreIn this concise talk, Dr. Jan Basile covers resistant hypertension including 24-hour ambulatory measurements, workup for secondary causes and evidence for pharmacologic treatments.
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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.
Read MoreDr. Lori Earnshaw covers how to conduct a clear, effective discussion of DNR including indications and outcomes of CPR and how to approach conflicts about code status in a case-based method.
Read MoreIn this lecture, Dr. Rosenblum discusses the evidence surrounding the indications, pitfalls, and contraindications for non-invasive ventilatory support.
Read MoreDr. Raghuram review common rickettsial diseases (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Typhus, Mediterranean Spotted Fever, African Tick Bite Fever, and less common species) with a focus on board review. She delves into geography, vectors and pathophysiology of these diseases as well as discussing common look-a-like diseases.
Read MoreIn this illuminating Grand Rounds lecture, Dr. Rahel Bosson and Ruth Carrico give an overview of the real struggle of the refugee population and provide an update of the current state of refugee health in Kentucky. They give an overview of the Global Health Initiative at University of Louisville which includes the follow programs: HIV/AIDs, Refugee Health and Immunization, Vaccine and International Travel and Global Health Research Support. The talk concludes looking to the future with a comprehensive Global Health Center composed of improving refugee orientation and EMR, healthcare worker education, developing guidelines and bettering our surveillance and epidemiology surrounding global health populations.
Read MoreDr. Daniela Neamtu covers the main principles of geriatrics including polypharmacy: she reviews differences in pharmacology in older adults, demystifies the Beers criteria, discusses the ACOVE project and common sources of medical errors.
Read MoreDr. 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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