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Committed to sharing Internal Medicine focused lectures as free open access medical education.
Dr, Rodrigo Cavallazzi gives a comprehensive review of ARDS; he includes the definition, pathophysiology, risk factors, prognosis and differential. He spends time discussion the ARDS Network trial including fluid and ventilation strategies as well as advanced treatments (prone positioning, ECMO, neurally adjusted ventilation.
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Dr. Tanya Wiese gives an overview of lung cancer screening then discusses solitary pulmonary nodules in detail; she covers their definition and workup in addition to the use of endobronchial ultrasound and navigational biopsy in diagnosis.
Read MoreDr. Rafael Perez simplifies PFTs for the internist. He reviews the physiologic principles utilized in spirometry, technical aspects of a quality PFT, and common pathologic PFT presentations.
Read MoreDr. Adrian O'Hagan takes a look at the epidemiology, diagnosis (including newborn screening), therapeutic approaches, and complications of Cystic Fibrosis.
Read MoreDr. Karem El-Kersh gives a four part review of common Pulmonary and Critical Care topics: Hypoxia, PFTs, Asthma, COPD, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Pulmonary Hypertension, Cystic Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax, Lung cancer, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Surveillance, Pulmonary Embolism, Sleep Disorders, Acid-Base Disturbances, Ventilator management, ARDS.
Read MoreDr. David Nunley uses case studies to stress the importance of early identification of patients at risk for life-threatening illness, recognizing early signs and symptoms of critical illness, and initial treatment and interventions for seriously ill patients.
Read MoreDr. Rafael Perez explains the pathophysiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in context of clinical presentation and reviews classification and management of stable COPD. He also covers the assessment and treatment of acute COPD exacerbations.
Read MoreDr. Guardiola covers the management of community acquired pneumonia based on the IDSA/ATS Consensus Guidelines. This lecture includes diagnosis criteria, site of care decision making ,diagnostic testing, empiric antibiotic treatment, risk factors for special pathogens, duration of antibiotics, management of patients that fail to respond to initial therapy and prevention of CAP.
Read MoreCAP, HAP, VAP, HCAP, have trouble keeping the alphabet soup of pneumonia straight? Dr. Paula Peyrani sets you straight in this lecture covering classification of pneumonia, etiologies, diagnoses and treatment strategies.
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