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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...
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.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Podcast written by: Dr. Nawid Sayed (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. David Rodrigues (Neurogastroenterology) and Dr. Laura Marcotte (General Internist) Sound editing by: Dr. Alison Lai Infographic by Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert Resources: Canadian Association...
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Written by: Dr. Christina Ma (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Stephanie Garner (Rheumatologist) and Dr. Hugh Traquair (General Internist) Infographic by: Dr. Shannon Gui (Internal Medicine Resident) Resources: Eular recommendations for management of...
Herpes Zoster
Written by: Dr. Lauren Winquist (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Megan Devlin (Infectious Diseases) and Dr. Rasha Abdul-Karim (General Internal Medicine) Infographic by: Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert Resources: AAFP - Management of Herpes Zoster and...
Achalasia
Written by: Dr. Grace Wang (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Christopher Teshima (Gastroenterology) and Dr. Laura Walker (General Internist) Sound editing by: Nathan Doupnik (Medical Student) Infographic by: Vincent Li (Medical Student) Resources: ACG...
Malignant Emergencies
Written by: Dr. Claire Browne (Internal Medicine resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Elena Tsvetkova (Medical Oncologist) & Dr. Jeff Yu (General Internist) Recorded & produced by: Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos Infographic by: Margaret Sun (Medical Student) Resources:...
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Trial Files: A Biologic for COPD, Feedback on ABx Prescribing, Remote Care Post-ACS
Dupilumab for COPD with Blood Eosinophil Evidence of Type 2 Inflammation (NOTUS) Bhatt S et al. NEJM (May 2024) Bottom line: This phase 3, double-blind, randomized trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous dupilumab (300 mg) versus placebo every 2...
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...