Infographics
Takatsubo Cardiomyopathy
Written by: Dr. Mehras Motamed (Internal Medicine resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Dennis Ko (Interventional Cardiologist) and Dr. David Juurlink (General Internist, Clinical Pharmacologist) Infographic by: Dr. Valerie Kim (Internal Medicine...
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Written by: Dr. Brandon Luu (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Lee Fidler (Respirologist) and Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos (Internist & Intensivist) Infographic by: Dr. Brandon Luu & Dr. Shannon Gui Resources: Brock University Cancer...
Splenomegaly
Written by: Drs. Owen Luo and Jia Li (Lily) Liu (Internal medicine residents)Reviewed by: Dr. Gizelle Popradi (Hematologist) and Dr. Samuel Mamane (General Internist) Infographic by: Julia Simone (Medical Student)Resources: Stanford Medicine - Spleen ExamCOMFORT...
Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction
Written by Dr. Aishwarya Roshan, Internal Medicine resident, and reviewed by Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan, Cardiology and CICU, and Dr. Alison Lai, Internal Medicine. Infographic by Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert, Internal Medicine Resident.
CSIM Special Episode- When the Brain Gets the Jitters: A Curious Case of Hemichorea
Dr. Zahra Merali (Host) sits down with Dr. Shaima Kaka (Internal Medicine resident) to discuss her first place winning clinical vignette (oral case report) from the Canadian Conference of Medicine (CSIM) Annual Meeting 2024. Resources: Diabetic Striatopathy; An...
Methanol Toxicity
Written by: Dr. Sarah Hammond (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Marko Skrtic (Nephrology) and Dr. Zijing Wu (General Internal Medicine) Infographic by: Dr. Valerie Kim Resources: EXTRIP - Methanol EmCrit - Ethylene Glycol & Methanol...
Polycythemia Vera & Essential Thrombocythemia
Written by: Dr. RuiQi (Richard) Chen (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Hassan Sibai (Hematology) and Dr. Christopher Langlois (GIM) Infographic by: Dr. Valerie Kim Resources: ASH - How I treat Polycythemia Vera NEJM - CYTO-PV ASH - How I treat Essential...
Hepatitis B Virus
Written by: Drs. Amine Zoughlami and Ikram Abow-MohamedReviewed by: Dr. Phillip wong (Hepatologist) and Dr. Sanabelle Zaabat (General Internist)Infographic by: Sapriya Birk (Medical Student)Resources:AASLD guidelines for Hepatitis BAAFP: Approach to Hepatitis BCDC...
Serotonin Syndrome and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Episode written by: Dr. Thomas Kiebalo (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Peter Wu (Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology and General Internal Medicine) and Dr. Gillian Spiegle (General Internal Medicine)Infographic by: Dr. Shannon Gui (Internal Medicine...
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Trial Files: Transcatheter MV Repair, Disinfecting Medical Equipment, Combination Therapy for Esophageal Varices
Transcatheter Valve Repair in Heart Failure with Moderate to Severe Mitral Regurgitation (RESHAPE-HF2)Anker S et al. NEJM (August 2024)Bottom Line: This randomized, controlled trial involved 505 patients with heart failure and moderate to severe functional mitral...
Trial Files: Top 5 RCTs for 2024
Check out this week’s episode of The Rounds Table Podcast for a deeper dive into this year’s top 5 RCTs. The Rounds Table PodcastEffects of Semaglutide on Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (FLOW)Perkovic V et al. NEJM (May 2024)Bottom...
Trial Files Throwback Thursday: DASH Diet for HTN, Ventilation Volume for ARDS, and MRAs for HFrEF
Why do we recommend a “DASH” diet for patients with hypertension?A Clinical Trial of the Effects of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure (DASH)The DASH Collaborative Research Group. NEJM (April 1997)Bottom Line: This randomized controlled trial evaluated the...