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The Internist’s Guide to Atrial Fibrillation
Host: Dr. Sheliza HalaniGuest: Dr. Andrew Ha (Cardiology)Sound Editing: Krzysztof KowalikProducers: Dr. Catherine Leurer and Dr. Sheliza HalaniResources:CCS/CHRS 2020 Comprehensive Guidelines for the Management of Atrial FibrillationCCS Pocket Guide: Atrial Fibrillation
The Internist’s Guide to Dyslipidemia
Host: Dr. Catherine LeurerSpecial Guest: Dr. Dominic Ng (Endocrinologist)Sound Editing: Kryzsztof KowalikProducers: Dr. Catherine Leurer and Dr. Sheliza HalaniResources:2021 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia for the...
The Internist’s Guide to Chronic Hypertension
Host: Dr. Sheliza HalaniGuest: Dr. Kevin Venus (General Internal Medicine)Sound Editing: Dr. Alison LaiProducers: Dr. Catherine Leurer and Dr. Sheliza HalaniResources:2020 update to the Hypertension Canada Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and...
The Internist’s Guide to Dyspepsia
Host: Dr. Catherine LeurerGuess: Dr. Piero Tartaro (Gastroenterologist)Sound Editing: Krzysztof Kowalik Producers: Dr. Sheliza Halani and Dr. Catherine LeurerResources:CAG/ACG guidelines for management of Dyspepsia (2017)
The Internist’s Guide to Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Host: Dr. Catherine LeurerGuest: Dr. Stephanie Poon (Cardiologist)Sound Editing: Krzysztof KowalikResources:2021 CCS/CHFS Heart Failure Guidelines Update: Defining a New Pharmacologic Standard of Care for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction.CCS 2021 Pocket...
The Internist’s Guide to Infective Endocarditis
Host: Dr. Sheliza Halani (Internal Medicine Resident) Guest: Dr. Malika Sharma (Infectious Diseases) Sound Editing: Alison Lai Produced by: Dr. Sheliza Halani and Dr. Catherine Leurer Resources: 2015 AHA Scientific Statement: Infective Endocarditis in Adults:...
The Internist’s Guide to CKD
Resources:KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for CKD Evaluation and ManagementCommentary on the KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for CKD Evaluation and Management from the Canadian Society of Nephrology Related Podcasts:
Parathyroid Adenoma
Written by: Dr. Akshay Varghese (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Stan Van Uum (Endocrinologist) and Dr. Ian Brown (General Internal Medicine) Infographic by: Dr. Valerie Kim (Internal Medicine Resident) Resources: Guidelines for Definitive Management of...
Pallative Symptom Management
Written by Dr. Justin Boyle (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Marie Leung (General Internal Medicine) and Dr. Danielle Kaine (Pallative Care). Infographic by Vincent Li.
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Trial Files Throwback Thursday: Treating VTE in Cancer, Hydralazine/ISDN for HFrEF, and Surgery for IE
In patients with cancer, how does LMWH compare to warfarin for preventing recurrent VTE? Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin versus a Coumarin for the Prevention of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer (CLOT) Lee A et al. NEJM (July 2003) Bottom...
Trial Files: β-Blockers after MI, Early Mgmt of Asthma/COPD, AI-Generated ECG Alerts
Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Ejection Fraction (REDUCE-AMI) Yndigegn T et al. NEJM (April 2024) Bottom line: This parallel-group, open-label trial enrolled 5020 patients with acute myocardial infarction and preserved left ventricular...
Trial Files Throwback Thursday: Treatment Choice for Status Epilepticus, Pre-Op Revascularization for Stable CAD, and Hydroxyurea to Prevent Sickle Cell Pain Crises
How did lorazepam come to be a first-line agent for treating status epilepticus? A Comparison of Four Treatments for Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus Treiman D et al. NEJM (September 1998) Bottom line: This five-year randomized, double-blind,...