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Core IM Hoofbeats: A 66M w RUQ pain, a 41M in Afib w RVR and a 50M w Syncope

By Cindy Fang MD, David Kudlowitz MD, John Hwang MD || Illustration by Amy Ou MD || Audio Editing by Richard Chen, Harit Shah For a transcript of the podcast and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/04/10/a-66m-w-ruq-pain-a-41m-in-afib-w-rvr-and-a-50m-w-syncope/ Time Stamps New features in this episode [0:30] Case one: 66M w RUQ pain [1:09] Case two: 41M w Afib in RVR ...

Core IM: Mind the Gap on Unstable Angina

Join us for Part 2 of our who, what, why exploration of unstable angina… does it even still exist and what should we do about it? || By Steven R. Liu MD and Janine Knudsen MD ||  Peer Review Dr Norma Keller MD || Graphic Design by Gaby Mayer For a ...

Core IM: 5 Pearls on Pain Management

  For a transcript of the podcast and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/03/13/5-pearls-on-pain-management/ Time Stamps How effective are non-opioids? ( 3:17) Are NSAIDs contraindicated in patients with kidney, liver or heart disease? If not, how can we use them safely? (10:51) What are the best practices for patients who require opioid analgesia? (19:00) When prescribing opioids at discharge what can ...

Mind the Gap on ACS and the TIMI Risk Score

In this 2-part Mind the Gap episode, we explore – and pick apart – everything you thought you knew about unstable angina || By Steven R. Liu MD and Janine Knudsen MD || Graphic Design by Ramon Thompson || Peer Review Dr Norma Keller MD Time Stamps The basics – what is ...

Core IM Hoofbeats: 47M with Chest Pain

By John Hwang MD, Cindy Fang MD, Patrick Cocks MD, David Stern MD || Illustration by Amy Ou MD || Audio Editing by Harit Shah Time Stamps New features in this episode [00:25] Data point 1: Early hypothesis generation? [03:20] Data point 2: Pertinent negatives? [11:18] Data point 3: Representativeness heuristic over-represented in medical education? ...