The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Medicine Pods: The Intern at Work
A pan-Canadian learner-generated internal medicine podcast. The Intern at Work is written by residents for residents, and is meant to serve you better on the wards and on call. Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational use only and is not intended as the sole resource for clinical management. All scripts are original scripts. Podcasts produced out of Canada and may contain Canadian specific guidelines. Created by: Alison Lai Executive Producers: Laiya Carayannopoulos, Zahra Merali
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Apr 24, 2022 • 13min
140. The Long Run - An Approach to Chronic Diarrhea
Send us a textIn this episode, we review the pathophysiology and diseases associated with chronic diarrhea. We use the MISO acronym to divide up etiologies as well as our work-up. We review basic treatments as well as approaches to symptom management. As always, we have an associated infographic at www.theinternatwork.com. Episode written by: Dr. Sechiv Jugnundan (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Nadia Griller (Gastroenterologist) and Dr. Kevin Venus (General Internist)Sound Editing by: Dr. Nafis Hossain (Internal Medicine Resident)Support the show
Apr 19, 2022 • 31min
139. The Internist's Guide to Chronic Hypertension
Send us a textIn this episode, Dr. Sheliza Halani speaks with Dr. Kevin Venus (General Internist) about the 2020 update to the Hypertension Canada Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment of Hypertension.Host: Dr. Sheliza HalaniSound Editing: Dr. Alison LaiProducers: Dr. Catherine Leurer and Dr. Sheliza HalaniSupport the show
Apr 17, 2022 • 15min
138. Statin Island- An Approach to Lipids
Send us a textTake a listen to learn all about cholesterol, lipids and cardiovascular risk prevention! Written by Dr. Parm Khakh (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Samir Hazra (Cardiology) and Dr. Steven Montague (General Internal Medicine). Infographic by Rachel Ahle (Physicians Assistant). Support the show
Apr 14, 2022 • 28min
137. The Internist's Guide to Dyspepsia
Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the CAG/ACG guidelines for management of Dyspepsia, released in 2017 with Dr. Piero Tartaro, Gastroenterologist. Host: Dr. Catherine LeurerSound Editing: Krzysztof Kowalik Producers: Dr. Sheliza Halani and Dr. Catherine LeurerSupport the show
Apr 12, 2022 • 40min
136. The Internist's Guide to Infective Endocarditis
Send us a textIn this episode, we have Dr. Malika Sharma, Infectious Diseases physician take us through the 2015 Guidelines to the diagnosis, treatment and management of endocarditis. We also include some of the new 2020 updates as well! Host: Dr. Sheliza Halani (Internal Medicine Resident)Sound Editing: Alison LaiProduced by: Dr. Sheliza Halani and Dr. Catherine LeurerSupport the show
Apr 10, 2022 • 14min
135. Isn't Life Swell - An Approach to Hereditary Angioedema
Send us a textIn this episode we discuss the types of angioedema, clues to help differentiate them on history, and the management of patients with a diagnosis of hereditary angioedema. Written by: Dr. Maggie Jiang (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Stephen Betschel (Clinical Immunology and Allergy) and Dr. Laura Walker (General Internal Medicine)Support the show
Apr 7, 2022 • 23min
134. The Internist's Guide to CKD
Send us a textIn this episode, we have Dr. Lisa Dubrofsky (Nephrology, University of Toronto) speaking about the KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.Host: Dr. Catherine Leurer (Geriatrics Fellow)Sound editing by: Krzystof KowalikSupport the show
Apr 3, 2022 • 11min
133. Cystic Fibrosis: Unplugged
Send us a textIn this episode we discuss our approach to cystic fibrosis. You will learn about the pathophysiology, diagnosis and new management tools. Written by: Dr. Rigya Arya (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Elizabeth Tullis (Respirology) and Dr. Michael Fralick (General Internal MedicineSupport the show
Mar 27, 2022 • 9min
132. Small and Non-Small Cells - An Approach to Lung Cancer
Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the different types of lung cancers. We review the common clinical presentation, work-up and diagnosis of lung cancer. We also discuss an overview of treatment for lung cancer. Written by: Dr. Coralea Kappel, Internal Medicine ResidentReviewed by: Dr. Peter Ellis (Medical Oncology) and Dr. Daniel Brandt Vegas (General Internal Medicine)Sound Editing by: Nathan Doupnik (Medical Student)Support the show
Mar 20, 2022 • 19min
131. What is the Wells' Score? An approach to DVT and PE
Send us a textMarch is deep vein thrombosis awareness month... and just in time, we have an episode to teach you all about venous thromboembolism! Learn about the pathophysiology, physical examination, laboratory investigations, imaging and management of VTE's in this timely episode. Written by Dr. Danyal Ladha (internal medicine resident) and reviewed by Dr. James Zhang (General Internist) and Dr. Deborah Siegal (Hematology/Thrombosis). Produced by Nathan Dupnik (Medical student), infographic by Lilly Yu. Support the show
