GI Part 3: Pancreaticobiliary Diseases
Board Review
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COVID-19 Critical Care Part II: ICU-Level Management for Non-Intensivists
Noon Conference
Learn about our early experience with patients hospitalized with COVID-19, including recommendations for laboratory testing for prognostication and APRV ventilator mode.
COVID-19 Critical Care Part I: Airway and Ventilator Management for Non-Intensivists
Noon Conference
View Dr. Yick's crash course in the basics of initiating mechanical ventilation.
Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation with Stable Coronary Disease (AFIRE)
EBM, Journal Club
Thank you Nikita for leading us through a discussion of the AFIRE trial.
Clinical Question:
In patients with atrial fibrillation and stable CAD >1 year after revascularization (or confirmed CAD on angiography not requiring revascularization), how does rivaroxaban monotherapy compare to rivaroxaban plus an antiplatelet agent in terms of efficacy and safety?
Morning Report – Diagnosing EVALI, Exclude infection and other etiologies
Morning Report
This week's morning report focused on a patient presenting with constitutional symptoms and cough in the context of vape-product use, found to have hypoxemic respiratory failure with CT findings of diffuse ground glass opacities. A thorough infectious and auto-immune work…
Prophylactic Implantation of a Defibrillator in Patients with Myocardial Infarction and Reduced Ejection Fraction (MADIT-II)
EBM, Landmark Research
In this article, we review how prophylactic implantation of defibrillator decreases mortality in patients with advanced LV dysfunction following prior MI.
Validation and Refinement of Scores to Predict Very Early Stroke Risk after TIA
EBM, Landmark Research
When encountering patients with TIA, how do you decide to admit or not admit? The reason for admission should include those patients at high risk for stroke. So how do you risk stratify TIA patients? The ABCD2 score is a…
Morning report – High-Output Heart Failure
Morning Report
Thank you to Dr. Thetford for presenting a rare case of TIPS induced high output heart failure. A few take away points: HOHF is a rare form of heart failure caused by increased CO and decreased SVR Common causes: Obesity,…
Morning Report: Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Morning Report
Thank you Dr. Rosenstock for an excellent case presentation of a middle-aged man with HCV Cirrhosis who presented with acute onset cough and shortness of breath for three days, which was attributed to development of hepatopulmonary syndrome. Key learning points:…