Combined Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Abdominal Exams
Anatomy of a case report
Writing case reports: A balanced perspective As educators, we often encounter students eager to write case reports. Dr. Coidado fielded so many queries and requests for assistance that she reached out to me to help her create this resource. While I have many reservations about this effort and my own personal biases, it’s important that […]
Office of Research
Student-led workshop series
Tachyarrhythmias and ectopy
https://youtu.be/fL5pOiHdunI In this video (scrub through the video to see chapters) 00:41 Review of basic principles 02:01 Practical arrhythmia summary 03:13 Normal HR, regular, and narrow QRS 06:18 Normal HR, irregular, and narrow QRS 09:55 Atrial flutter 12:58 Atrial fibrillation 15:23 Fast HR, regular, and narrow QRS 27:45 Fast HR, irregular, and narrow QRS 33:24 Normal HR, regular, and wide QRS 35:17 Normal HR, irregular, […]
Bradyarrhythmias
https://youtu.be/PQ4TtOWgvZ8 In this video (scrub through the video to see chapters) 00:32 Analyze, synthesize, manage 05:51 Fast? Slow? Irregular? 06:14 QRS Narrow? Wide? 06:38 Where are my P waves? 08:50 Normal HR, regular, and narrow QRS 09:55 Normal HR, irregular, and narrow QRS 14:32 Slow HR, regular, and narrow QRS 21:29 Slow HR, irregular, and narrow QRS 25:19 Normal HR, regular, and wide QRS […]
Basic principles of arrhythmias
https://youtu.be/9KfVgX35wTE In this video (scrub through the video to see chapters) 03:45 Basic principles of arrhythmias 07:33 Conduction block and arrhythmias 08:35 Abnormal automaticity 10:28 Triggered activity 12:08 Summary of basic principles so far 14:05 Reentry 18:18 Rhythm strips
3. Critical analysis of a case report
In this session, we will assess a paper that is a case report on a patient with episodes of confusion and hypoglycemia. What was the diagnosis? Read the case report to find out! There will also be a short discussion on a case report and where it fits into the evidence-based pyramid. Learning Goals Learning […]
2. An approach to reading the literature
Learning Goals Demonstrate respectful, constructive, adaptive interactions with peers and/or facilitators, including punctual attendance, advanced preparation, professionalism, and giving and receiving feedback Formulate and critically analyze PICO questions (population/patient/problem, intervention, comparison, outcome) Describe predatory journals and explain how they can be identified Activity 1: Application of PICO The primary purpose of the PICO question is […]
1. Orientation and defining scholarship
Learning Goals Demonstrate respectful, constructive, adaptive interactions with peers and/or facilitators, including punctual attendance, advanced preparation, professionalism, and giving and receiving feedback Identify the experience each group member has with scholarship and discovery Identify different approaches and subjects of scholarship and discovery Activity 1: Introductions Welcome to Medschlr 500. During these small-group sessions, you will […]
Need to know
This document is meant to help focus your studies for written exams and STEP 1. Terms will be added throughout the year (i.e., this list is iterative and will change). Calculation and application of quantifying “risk” Yes, you should be able to set up a 2×2 table. Risk ratios (calculate) Odds ratio (calculate) Attack rate […]