UCONN IM Residency

Up next for our curriculum series is an episode on Pulmonology! Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!

Author: Dr. Akshita Sahi, PGY-3, UCONN 

Host and Editor: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN

Guest speakers:

Pulmonary Hypertension: Dr. Jose Soriano, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Diffuse parenchymal disease: Dr. Ameer Rasheed, Assistant Professor of Medicine (*correction 8:03: secondary pulmonary lobule, instead of nodule)

Pleural disease and pulmonary nodules: Dr. Omar Ibrahim, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Interventional Pulmonary

Additional resources:

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.029024

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35412560/

Up next for our curriculum series is an episode on Hematology/Oncology! Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!

Author: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN 

Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN

Guest speakers:

Immunotherapy toxicities: Dr. Margaret Callahan, Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Associate Professor 

Bleeding diathesis and approach to new cancer diagnosis: Dr. Upendra Hegde, Professor of Medicine (in Residence), Co-Director, Melanoma and Cutaneous Oncology Program, Co-Director, Head and Neck and Oral Oncology Program, Director, Oncology Inpatient Unit

Additional readings:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32382051/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34921018/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29729100/

Up next for our curriculum series is an episode on Geriatrics! Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!

Author: Dr. Tanya Jain, PGY-3, UCONN

Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN

Guest speakers:

Frailty and failure to thrive: Dr. Victoria Costello, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UConn Center on Aging 

Urinary incontinence: Content provided by Dr. Lavern Wright, Associate Professor of Medicine, UConn Center on Aging 

Comprehensive geriatrics assessment and preventative health: Dr. Aileen Pangilinan, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UConn Center on Aging

We are excited to launch our new curriculum series where we’ll give you a preview of the topics from our upcoming educational half day. Take a listen so that you’re prepared for our pre-test!

Author: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN

Host: Dr. Ritika Kompella, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN

Guest speakers:

Tick borne illnesses: Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus, Chief, Division of Infectious Disease at UCONN (0:50)

Hepatitis: Dr. Lisa Chirch, Fellowship Director, Infectious Disease at UCONN (8:15)

Approach to fever in the ICU: Dr. Emma Eunsun Lee, Assistant Director, Infectious Disease at Hartford Hospital (17:27)

Logo credits: Dr. Manik Choudhary, Chief Medical Resident, UCONN

Benign prostate hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms are commonly associated with one another. Take a listen to get a better understanding of the difference between the two! We walk through important considerations in the history and physical exam, discuss workup and when referral to urology is recommended, and we discuss management options! Thank you for listening!

Author: Nickolas Coombs, DO & Rob Harmon, DO 

Host/Editor: Rob Harmon, DO 

There are many options available to our patients who are interested in trying to lose weight. Outside of diet, exercise and medications what other options can we counsel our patients on? Well there are surgical weight loss options that may be of interest to our patients and today we will talk about a couple types of bariatric surgery that are available including a brief discussion on indications and complications. Thanks for listening!

Author/Host/Editor: Rob Harmon, DO 

 The presence of LAD can be frightening for your patients. With this framework, hopefully you are able to work through a comprehensive differential diagnosis and you are comfortable knowing when something is more likely to be more benign versus when you should be more concerned for your patient. Thank you again for listening today, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Author: Nickolas Coombs, DO & Rob Harmon, DO 

Host/Editor: Rob Harmon, DO 

Thank you for joining us, today we will be reviewing prostate cancer screening and potential benefits as well as any associated controversies. The main focus of our discussion today revolves around PSA, or prostate-specific antigen. Although  treating prostate cancer at an early stage to avoid long-term consequences, including potential metastatic disease, is important, we must acknowledge that our screening tools are imperfect. We don’t want to diminish the importance of treating an aggressive prostate cancer, but simply want to highlight that screening should not be done without a thorough explanation between you and your patient.

Author: Nickolas Coombs, DO

Host/Editor: Rob Harmon, DO

When it comes to respiratory illness, it can be challenging to evaluate and triage patients in the outpatient setting. In this episode we work through some clinical pearls that can help you evaluate your patients. Remember that completing a thorough history and physical exam can be extremely helpful in guiding you in your diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the outpatient setting. 

Author/Host/Editor: Rob Harmon, DO

We commonly diagnose and treat patients with hypertension in the outpatient setting. There are many classes of medications and related disease processes that we could talk about; however, today we will be primarily focusing on diagnosis and non-pharmacological management. Thank you for listening!

Author/Host/Editor: Rob Harmon, DO