Hospital and Internal Medicine Podcast

Pneumonia - Part 2 - Pneumococcal Pneumonia 04.05.2014 13:38 ↓

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

Pneumonia - Part 1 26.04.2014 7:40 ↓

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) 06.04.2014 15:48 ↓

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 2 - Lessons From H1N1 Pandemics 30.12.2013 12:52 ↓

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 29.12.2013 16:09 ↓

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.

MRSA - The basics about Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus 12.05.2013 11:19 ↓

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.

Acute Mitral Regurgitation - A review for Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physicians 02.07.2012 19:52 ↓

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.