Hospital and Internal Medicine Podcast

Pneumonia - Part 2 - Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a frequent cause of pneumonia. What makes this organism unique? Listen and find out.

Pneumonia - Part 1

Does the patient really have pneumonia? Differential diagnosis and mimics are considered in this common clinical problem. 

Dive deeper into how microbes and the immune system interact in lower respiratory infections.

Acute Liver Injury From Drugs (other than acetaminophen)

Hepatotoxicity from antibiotics, NSAIDs, dietary supplements and other sources are explored. Idiosyncratic drug induced immune related and non-immune related injuries are differentiated, which can change treatment. 

Influenza - part 4 - diagnostic testing for the the flu

Influenza - part 3 - Avian H7N9 & H5N1 (Bird Flu)

Influenza - part 2 - Lessons From H1N1 Pandemics

Was H1N1 accidentally released from a laboratory? 

Is it really a "swine flu"or is it a misnomer?

What is this H3N2 swine flu we periodically hear about in the media?

What makes a pandemic?

Find these answers and more in this episode.

Influenza - The Flu - part 1

Some years the vaccine is better than others - but there is still good reason to get it. Let's discuss those reasons.

How is flu transmitted?

How do weather patterns influence the spread of influenza?

Get these answers and more in this episode.

Pancreatic Cancer - Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Internal Medicine Pearls - Part 2

Anger Management in the Healthcare Setting

MRSA - The basics about Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus

Resistance and virulence mechanisms are discussed. 

 Clinical presentations as well as the difference between colonization and infection are considered.

Screening, prevention, and understanding Community Acquired MRSA vs Healthcare Acquired MRSA strains can be challenging, so practical information is presented for the common questions patients, families, and health care workers will often have.

Quality of Care and U.S. Payment Reform

End-of-Life Facts and Sentiments - Part 2

End-of-Life Facts and Sentiments - Part 1

Factor 5 Leiden - Part 2

Factor 5 Leiden - Activated Protein C Resistance part 1

Urinalysis Pearls for Managing Adult Patients

Azithromycin, COPD, and the Heart

Brain Death - Part 2

Brain Death - Part 1

Lithium Toxicity and Side Effects - Clinical Considerations for Hospitalists and Acute Care Provider

Acute Mitral Regurgitation - A review for Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physicians

The problem with Acute Mitral Regurgitation is that it is frequently fatal unless quickly recognized. The listener will learn about organic and functional etiologies of this precipitator of acute respiratory distress. Lessons from the SHOCK trial are scrutinized to help guide therapy in the setting of myocardial ischemia. 

Osteomyelitis

Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock

Red Blood Cell Transfusions Part 1

Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusions Part 2 - When to Transfuse

Red Blood Cell Transfusions Part 3 - Secondary Iron Overload

Rhabdomyolysis

Preoperative Pulmonary Medicine

Internal Medicine Pearls Part 1

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Acute Alcohol Withdrawal

Stevens Johnson Syndrome

Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP)