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Supraventricular Tachycardia
Written by: Dr. Chris Olesovsky (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Sean Balmain (Cardiology) and Dr. Pete Wu (General Internal Medicine)Sound Editing by: Nafis Hossain (Internal Medicine Resident)Infographic by: Alison LaiResources:REVERT trialModified...
Hypothyroidism
Written by: Dr. Mohammed Bucheeri (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Robert Silver (Endocrinology) and Dr. Trevor Jamieson (Internal Medicine)Infographic by: Lucy Lan (Medical Student)Sound editing by: Nafis Hossain (Internal Medicine...
Organ Donation after Neurological Death
Written by: Dr. Rochelle Melvin (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Florence Morriello (Intensivist and General Internist) and Dr. Steven Shadowitz (General Internist) Infographic by: Hailey Pineda Sound editing by: Nathan Doupnik (Medical Student)...
Staph Aureus Bacteremia
Written by: Dr. Helen Genis (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Philip Lam (ID) and Dr. Jonathan Alon (Internal Medicine)Infographic by: Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert (Internal Medicine Resident)Sound Editing by: Dr. Nafis Hossain (Internal Medicine...
Beer’s List
Written by: Dr. Carolyn Tan (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Vicky Chau (Geriatrics) and Dr. Pete Wu (General Internal Medicine and Pharmacology/Toxicology)Infographic by: Rachel Ahle (Physician Assistant)Resources: 2019 Updated Beer’s CriteriaASPREE...
TCA Overdose
Written by Dr. Leah Kosyakovsky (Internal medicine resident at the time of writing, now cardiology fellow)Reviewed by Dr. Pete Wu (General internal medicine and pharmacology/toxicology) and Dr. David Juurlink (General internal medicine and pharmacology/toxicology)....
Organosphosphate Poisoning
Written by: Dr. William Kennedy (IM resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Jonathan Zipursky (Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology) and Dr. Jonathan Dean (General Internal Medicine)Sound editing by: Nathan DoupnikInfographic by: William Kennedy, and edited by Shannon Gui ...
Hypertensive Urgency and Emergency
A Pressing Pressure Problem: Hypertensive Urgency and EmergencyWritten by: Dr. Jeffrey Lam (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Amer Johri (Cardiology), Dr. Chi-Ming Chow (Cardiologist), and Dr. Marie Leung (General Internal Medicine)Infographic by: Hailey...
Primary Hypertension
Written by Dr. Ryan Peters (Internal medicine resident) Reviewed by Dr. Marie Leung (General Internal Medicine) and Dr. Zijing Yu (General Internal Medicine)Infographic by Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert (Internal medicine resident)Produced by Nathan Dupnik (Medical...
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Trial Files: IV Iron Before Surgery, Tirzepatide to Maintain Weight Loss, and The Effect of a Chair at the Bedside
Intravenous iron administration before cardiac surgery reduces red blood cell transfusion in patients without anaemia Friedman T et al. British Journal of Anaesthesia (December 2023) Bottom line: This double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial included...
Trial Files Throwback Thursday: Dexamethasone for COVID, Thresholds for RBC Transfusion, and PCI in Stable CAD
What is the evidence behind treating patients with COVID pneumonia and hypoxia with dexamethasone? Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19 (RECOVERY) The RECOVERY Collaborative Group. NEJM (February 2021) Bottom line: This was a controlled,...
Trial Files: Inpatient Initiation of Hep C Treatment, Small-Volume Phlebotomy to Reduce Transfusions, and A Potential PPI Alternative for GERD
Opportunistic Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection Among Hospitalized People Who Inject Drugs (OPPORTUNI-C) Midgard H et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases (November 2023) Bottom line: This was a pragmatic, stepped wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate the...