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It's that time of year again ! To celebrate our newest Interns on July 1st we have an exclusive Fireside Chat with our team members Drs. Orly Bogler (Toronto Site Co-lead), Claire Browne (Western Site Co-lead), Shannon Gui (Infographic Designer and McMaster Site-Co Lead) and Nafis Hossain (Sound editor). In this episode they talk about how to stay afloat mentally during residency, and what they are excited and nervous about looking forward this July! Make sure to check out Part 1 from last week.
Infographic by Dr. Shannon Gui. 

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It's that time of year again ! To celebrate our newest Interns on July 1st we have an exclusive Fireside Chat with our team members Drs. Orly Bogler (Toronto Site Co-lead), Claire Browne (Western Site Co-lead), Shannon Gui (Infographic Designer and McMaster Site-Co Lead) and Nafis Hossain (Sound editor). In this episode they talk about how they chose internal medicine, how they describe what IM is to others and how they think differently about IM now compared to when they started residency. Make sure to check out Part 2 next week.
Infographic by Dr. Shannon Gui. 

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In this episode, we discuss the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease. Our medicine minute focuses on emerging evidence for the use of Rivaroxaban following the release of the COMPASS trial in 2020. 

Written by: Dr. Palki Bhatt (Internal Medicine)
Reviewed by:  Dr. Sonia Anand (Cardiology) and Dr. Kajenny Srivaratharajah (General Internal Medicine)
Sound Editing by: Dr. Alison Lai

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In this episode, we review the two types of HIT, with diagnosis and management on HIT Type II. We go through methods of risk stratification, including the 4T score and review the gold standard testing for diagnosing HIT. 

Written by: Dr. Sabrina Allarakhia (Internal Medicine Resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. Jennifer Leung (Hematology) and Dr. Steven Montague (General Internal Medicine)
Recorded by: Dr. Laiya Carayanopolous
Produced by: Dr. Alison Lai

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This episode takes you through a commonly encountered problem that stumps many a clinician! Learn all about primary and secondary causes of eosinophilia, when to investigate for each, and how to do so. 
Written by: Dr. Shreyash Dalmia (Hematology Fellow) 
Reviewed by: Dr. Siraj Mithoowani (Hematology & Thrombosis) & Dr. John Neary (General Internal Medicine)

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In this episode, Dr. Sheliza Halani interviews Dr. Andrew Ha, cardiac electrophysiologist at the University Health Network whose interest and clinical focus is in atrial fibrillation.

They discuss the CCS/CHRS Comprehensive Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation, released in 2020.

Host: Dr. Sheliza Halani
Guest: Dr. Andrew Ha
Sound Editing: We would like to thank Krzysztof Kowalik for producing this episode and editing the audio.

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In this episode we review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and approach to the patient with DIC. Listen closely for some key tips on diagnostic scores and the trap of an inappropriately normal fibrinogen! 

Written by: Dr. Stefan Jevtic (Internal Medicine Resident), reviewed by Dr. Siraj Mithoowani (Hematologist) and Dr. John Neary (General Internist).  

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In this episode we take you through an approach to the kidney transplant patient presenting with acute allograft dysfunction. We will cover differential, key questions on history, and an overview to management. 

Written by Dr. Susan Thanabalasingam (Internal Medicine Resident)
Reviewed by Dr. Khaled Shamseddin (Nephrologist) and Dr. David Taylor (General Internist) 

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In this episiode, Dr. Sheliza Halani interview Dr. Jameel Abdulrehman (Hematology, Thrombosis) about the latest recommendations in the  CHEST 2021 Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Second Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report

Host: Dr. Sheliza Halani
Guest: Dr. Jameel Abdulrehman, Hematologist, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
Sound Editing: Alison Lai

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In this episode, we review the etiologies, diagnosis, investigations and management of rhabdomyolysis. 

Written by: Dr. Dhruv Krishnan, Internal Medicine Resident
Reviewed by: Dr. Audrey Tran (General Internist) and Dr. Samuel Silver (Nephrologist)
Sound Editing: Alison Lai

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