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In this episode, we discuss the fundamentals of evaluating a patient with a dermatologic emergency. There are four main dermatologic emergencies that we'll cover in this podcast: Drug hypersensitivity syndrome (formerly known as DRESS), SJS/TEN, Serum sickness like reaction (SSLR) and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP). We discuss management for each of the conditions - but the most important management point to take away is stop the offending drug!

Written by: Dr. Niko MacLellan
Reviewed by: Dr. Phil Doiron (Dermatology) and Dr. Daniel Brandt Vegas (GIM).

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Did you know that about 5-10% of patients with resistant hypertension have a secondary cause that is potentially curable? In this episode, we cover how to work-up a patient for secondary hypertension as well as which patients to suspect a secondary cause. Further, we discuss management of both resistant and secondary hypertension! 

Listen to our podcast on adrenal incidentalomas as an adjunct!

Written by: Dr. Claudia Frankfurter (IM resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. Paula Harvey (Cardiology) and Dr. Tom MacMillan (GIM)

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In this episode, we talk about non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections - the most common of which is Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) in North America. Dr. Jessica Kapralik - Respirology Fellow, takes us through the tricky diagnosis, work-up and helps clarify when and who to treat for these often insidious infections.  

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In this episode we discuss an approach to differentiating oropharyngeal from esophageal dysphagia, as well as appropriate investigations and management options. We also cover data on the safety of PPIs and discuss their indications!
Written by: Dr. Peter Wang (Internal Medicine Resident), reviewed by: Dr. David Reed
(Gastroenterologist) and Dr. Stephen Gauthier (General Internist).

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Join us this week to learn about a deadly blood stream infection - candidemia. We go over the basic microbiology of candida and cover a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to your patient with candidemia. Written by Dr. Nischal Ranganath (internal medicine resident) and reviewed by Dr. Zain Chagla (Infectious Disease Specialist) and Dr. Leslie Martin (General Internal Medicine). 

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What happens when you find a mass lesion on the adrenal gland? We've got answers in in this episode! Dr. Shirley Shuster walks us through the diagnosis, work-up and treatment for an incidentally found adrenal mass. 

Podcast written by: Dr. Shirley Shuster (Internal Medicine resident), and reviewed by Dr. Joshua Lakoff (Endocrinologist) and Dr. Steven Montague (General Internist)

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Today we take you through our approach to hyper and hypophosphatemia - diagnosis, workup, management, we've got it all! 

This episode was written by: Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert (Internal Medicine Resident) 
Reviewed by: Dr. Matt Lanktree (Nephrologist), Dr. Rachel Holden (Nephrologist), and Dr. Steven Montague (General Internist) 

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Part 2 of our Transitioning to SMR episodes! We're still answering some of your questions from twitter, but also answering some questions that we had when we were going into our second year of internal medicine residency. What do you do when you don't know what to do overnight? What's your best tip for choosing a specialty? How do you maintain wellness? And finally, what our executive board is most looking forward to as they transition to their next stage in medicine!

First released: June 28, 2020

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In this episode, we answer your questions about becoming a senior medical resident! Transitioning to your PGY2 year can be daunting, exciting, overwhelming and fun all at once, and we're here to give you some tried and true tips from our executive team to yours. How do I manage many emergency consults at once? How do I incorporate teaching into my day? How do I supervise juniors and avoid being a helicopter parent? We're here to help. Part 2 to be released next week!

Released June 21, 2020

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Originally released in June 2019. 
For our newest interns at work, this is our second Q&A podcast as a follow-up to part 1. 
You asked us some questions and we answered!
We answer questions about rounding on a team you don't know, attending to an unresponsive patient, a lot about code blues and more!

Good luck to our newest doctors on the ward, we're rooting for you!

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