LIC Orientation
Year 4
NCC electronic fetal monitoring game Can you recognize these strip elements? What are some downloadable resources that I can use? Ob-Gyn Notes Includes: Sample labor and delivery admit note Sample vaginal delivery note Sample operative note Sample post-partum note: Vaginal delivery Ob postpartum note: Cesarean delivery Sample gynecologic history and physical Sample new obstetrics presentation […]
Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC)
NCC electronic fetal monitoring game Can you recognize these strip elements?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), part 2
In this case study Overview Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when disease-causing germs are able to withstand the killing or suppressing power of antimicrobial medicines. This phenomenon increases the global infectious disease burden and puts a strain on health systems. This course builds on the Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), part 1, course, which provides an overview of […]
Impact of AMR and international response
Learning objectives After completing this session, learners will be able to do the following: Describe the impact of AMR on individuals, society, health systems, and global health goals Identify key international responses to AMR Impact on individuals: Increased mortality Based on what we have seen so far in the course, you might find it easy […]
The impact of AMR on specific diseases of Public Health importance
As discussed in the previous section, the infectious disease burden, greatest in low- and middle-income countries, is significantly complicated by increasing antimicrobial resistance. And while bacterial resistance to antibiotics is of chief concern, strains of resistant parasites, viruses, and fungi also represent clear public health threats. In the past, conditions such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, […]
Illness script: Low back pain (blank)
(Save a screenshot, and fill in the table with your Apple Pencil.) Compare these diagnoses: Non-specific (mechanical) back pain Spinal cord compression, cauda equina syndrome L5–S1 Radiculopathy Enabling conditions Age, sex, race, ethnicity Family history, genetics Habits, exposures, medications Associated diagnoses Social […]
Musculoskeletal System
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), part 1
In this case study Learning objectives After completing this session, learners will be able to do the following: Define antimicrobial resistance and the mechanisms through which it occurs Describe the global size and scope of antimicrobial resistance Explain how and why antimicrobial resistance spreads and identify key drivers Background In 1928, Alexander Fleming made a […]
Neurosyphilis
Author Liana Bloom, MD Editor Dawn DeWitt, MC, MSc, MACP, FRACP Tap the arrow to view the case.Setting: Outpatient family medicine John Doe is a 40 yo AMAB presenting for routine PrEP follow up. Prior to seeing him together, your preceptor mentions John’s last visit was 6 months ago. You learn the following: John has […]