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The Internist’s Guide to C. Difficile
Producer and Host: Dr. Sheliza HalaniGuest: Dr. Alon Vaisman (Infectious Diseases)Sound Editing: Dr. Alison LaiResources:Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America...
The Internist’s Guide to VTE
Host: Dr. Sheliza HalaniGuest: Dr. Jameel Abdulrehman, Hematologist, Assistant Professor at University of TorontoSound Editing: Alison LaiResources:Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Second Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel ReportAmerican Society of...
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...
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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,...
Trial Files: Reducing Contrast-Induced AKI after ACS, Antibiotic Stewardship for Pneumonia, and Peri-operative Management of RAAS Blockade
Kidney Injury After Minimal Radiographic Contrast Administration in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Briguori C et al. JACC (March 2024) Bottom line: This randomized, single-blind, investigator-driven clinical trial evaluated the effectiveness of the...
Trial Files Throwback Thursday: Furosemide Dosing in CHF, Magnesium for Eclampsia Prevention, and Prone Positioning for ARDS
What’s the evidence behind different dosing strategies of diuretics in patients with decompensated heart failure? Diuretic Strategies in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (DOSE) Felker G et al. NEJM (March 2011) Bottom line: This was a...