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Dr. LaFaver presents Movement Disorders by first explaining the spectrum of hyperkinetic movement disorders from myoclonus to dystonia and how their movements differ among them as well as what movements are classified between hypokinetic and hyperkinetic movements. She then explains the phenomenology of movements and how to describe them before going into detail about the differences between Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremor.
Read MoreDr. Churchwell takes listeners on a journey through different mentors he has had throughout his life beginning with his childhood to his current career. With each mentor, he provides insight to their character and teaching methods specific to how they learned things themselves. Dr. Churchwell emphasizes the care each of his mentors had to their patients and friends and how their intelligence was translated through their dedication and passion.
Read MoreEric Baker presents Physician Burnout by first discussing burnout in terms of psychology from occupational burnout to job burnout. He then explains statistics involved with physician burnout through various graphs and charts comparing different scenarios from med students and residents compared to the general population as well as how burnout differs between physicians.
Read MoreDr. Lorrel Brown presents Aortic Stenosis by first describing how medicine cannot fix a mechanical problem. She then describes the symptoms of aortic stenosis along with the mainstays of treatment: diuresis, after load reduction, and avoiding hemoydynamic shifts.
Read MoreIn this lecture, Dr. Moore presents Vasculitis. He begins by giving a broad and simple definition of vasculitis before moving on to different cases. He then goes on to discuss various types of vasculitis from large-vessel vasculitis to small-vessel vasculitis.
Read MoreDr. Perez presents sarcoidosis by first taking listeners along the case of a healthy 28 year old nonsmoker with two months of having a dry cough, bilateral ankle pain, no fever and no rashes with normal exams. He then begins to explain and compare the different signs for sarcoidosis and how they may instead be a link to other diseases.
Read MoreIn this lecture, Dr. Kausar Hamiduzzaman presents Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndrome. She begins explaining when it is appropriate to consider glomerular diseases in the differential diagnosis and finishes by discusses the definition, workup, and management of both nephrotic and nephritic syndromes.
Read MoreIn this lecture, Dr. Kausar Hamiduzzaman covers hepatorenal syndrome. She begins by explaining the pathophysiology of HRS and then discusses how to diagnose and manage HRS.
Dr. Krem discusses age-related and biological factors for low-grade lymphoma pathogenesis and outcomes. He then explains the mechanisms of action from low-grade lymphoma therapies. He finishes by applying recent efficacy and toxicity data to older patients with low-grade lymphoma.
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