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Hypoxic Respiratory Failure
Episode written by: Dr. Anna Tyker (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Christine D’Arsigny (Respirology and Critical Care) and Dr. Amelia Wilkinson (General Internal Medicine)Sound editing by: Kiera Liblik (Medical Student)Infographic by: Keerthana Pasumarthi...
Shock
Written by: Dr. Krish Bilimoria (Internal Medicine resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Camille Simard (GIM, OB medicine) and Dr. Jed Lipez (GIM, Critical Care)Sound editing by: Alison LaiInfographic by: Vincent LiResources:NEJM: Approach to Circulatory ShockSOAP trial:...
Acute Kidney Injury
Written by: Dr. Thulasie Manokaran (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Tyrone Harrison (Nephrologist) and Dr. Michael Fisher (General Internist)Infographic by: Keerthana Pasumarthi (Medical Student) Resources: KDIGO AKI GuidelinesBMJ Approach to AKISTARRT-AKI...
Approach to Hypogammaglobulinemia
Episode written by Dr. Vivian Szeto (Internal Medicine resident) and reviewed by Dr. Rongbo Zhu (Clinical Allergy and Immunology) and Dr. Marko Mrkobrada (General Internal Medicine). Infographic by Dr. Valarie Kim (Internal Medicine resident).
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Written by: Dr. Michael Scaffidi (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Samir Grover (Gastroenterologist) and Dr. Don Thiwanka Wijeratne (General Internist)Infographic by: Jessica Nguyen (Medical Student)Resources: Updated International Consensus Diagnostic...
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Written by: Dr. Jodi Chiu (Internal Medicine resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Cyrus Hsia (Hematology) and Dr. Rasha Abdul Karim (General Internal Medicine)Sound editing by: Margaret Sun (Internal Medicine Resident)Infographic by: Vincent Li (Medical...
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
Episode written by Dr. Candice Luo (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Paul Keith (Allergy and Immunology) and Dr. Zahira Khalid (General Internal Medicine). Infographic by Dr. Cailyn Vlasschaert (Internal Medicine Resident). Resources: MCAS Diagnostic...
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Written by: Dr. Jasper Ho (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Katie Connolly (Cardiologist) and Dr. John Neary (General Internist)Infographic by: Dr. Shannon Gui (Internal Medicine Resident) Resources: Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of...
SVC Syndrome
Written by: Dr. Samuel Chan (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. John Goffin (Medical Oncologist) and Dr. Andrew Cheung (General Internist)Podcast recorded by: Alison LaiInfographic by: Jessica Nguyen (Medical Student)Resources:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in...
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