The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
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
Latest episodes
Sep 9, 2024 • 6min
Introducing Medicine Pods!
Send us a textWelcome to Medicine Pods! Your one stop shop for everything internal medicine, prn. Find us at www.medicinepods.com to find everything from The Intern at Work, The Rounds Table, Everything You Need To Know and Trial Files all in one place. Support the show
Jun 30, 2024 • 49min
242. July Special - Personal Finances ft. The Loonie Doctor
Send us a textFor this year's special episode, we sat down with Dr. Mark Soth of the Loonie Doctor and Money Scope to talk about approaching creating a healthy financial future for yourself as a resident and beyond. Support the show
Jun 16, 2024 • 14min
241. A Total Eclipse of the Heart - An Approach to Cardiogenic Shock
Dr. Sabe De, a cardiologist, and Dr. Karen Geukers, a general internist, discuss the analogy of cardiogenic shock as a power outage in a city. They explore its causes, risk factors, clinical presentation, and stress the importance of early cardiology team involvement for better outcomes.
Jun 10, 2024 • 17min
240. A not so nice ring to it: An Approach to Salicylate toxicity
Dr. Bonisteel, Dr. Laird, Dr. Howes, and Sapriya Birk discuss the history, pharmacology, and clinical management of Salicylate Toxicity. Topics include the origins of salicylates, discovery of aspirin, toxic effects, criteria for dialysis, altered mental status, severe acidosis, acute kidney injury, and a case of tinnitus after ingestion.
Jun 2, 2024 • 15min
239. A Liver-Kidney Conundrum - Hepatorenal Syndrome
Dr. Cynthia Tsien, a Transplant Hepatologist, discusses the acute presentation of hepatorenal syndrome, including nomenclature, epidemiology, clinical presentation, investigations, and management. The episode also reviews the utility of terlipressin in treating HRS in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.
May 26, 2024 • 15min
238. Catch a Breath - Tracheostomy 101
Send us a textIn this episode, we provide a broad introduction to tracheostomies. This includes indications and contraindications, tracheostomy equipment, procedural options and potential complications of tracheostomies. The medicine minute discusses the TRACMAN trial published in JAMA in 2013. Written by: Drs . Tharaniya Vallipuram (Internal Medicine Resident) and Liang Chen (General Internal Medicine & ICU Fellow)Reviewed by: Drs. Peter Goldberg (Intensivist, Respirologist) and Jed Lipes (Intensivist, General Internist)Sound Editing by: Tony WalshSupport the show
May 12, 2024 • 22min
237. Starting from Scratch - Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the presentation, typical timing of onset, investigations and treatment for individuals with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. We also discuss the potential complications of ICP. Written by: Dr. Kristina Wade (Internal medicine resident)Reviewed by: Dr Giada Sebastiani (Hepatologist) and Dr Camille Simard (GIM/Ob Med)Support the show
May 5, 2024 • 14min
236. When Life Gives you Lemons- Perioperative Diabetes Management
Send us a textHow can we best prevent diabetic related complications before surgery? Learn all about it in this weeks perioperative episode. This episode was written by Dr. Michael Wong (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Robyn Houlden (Endocrinology) and Dr. Kristen Marosi (General Internal Medicine). Infographic by Dr. Valarie Kim (Internal Medicine Resident). Support the show
May 1, 2024 • 12min
235. Galloping Gangrene - An Approach to Necrotizing Fasciitis
Send us a textWritten by: Dr. Lori Israelian (Internal Medicine Resident) Reviewed by: Dr. Eva Piessens (Infectious Diseases) & Dr. Jessica Huynh (General Internal Medicine) Support the show
Apr 21, 2024 • 15min
234. Stop the Attacks - An Approach to Familial Mediterranean Fever
Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of familial mediterranean fever (FMF). Our medicine minute discusses the history of colchicine use in FMF. Written by: Dr. Sara Choi (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Zijing Wu (General Internist) and Dr. Marie Clements-Baker (Rheumatologist)Sound editing by: Tony WalshSupport the show
