This week’s episode will be focusing on Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura ( ITP). We will go all the important details on causes, mechanism, diagnosis and treatment. The last time we covered this topic was in Sept 2022, and this comes up ALL the time in heme consults, and there will definitely be board review questions. It may also be tested on IM boards.
Sep 21
ctDNA, Liquid Biopsies, Methylation, NGS: What Does It All Mean?
This week’s episode we are very excited to welcome a special guest Dr. Hatim Husain, MD, a medical oncologist and physician-scientist at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, whose clinical and research expertise focuses on lung cancer and precision oncology. We cover the topic of l ... Show More
27 m
Sep 14
Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 2026 UPDATE
This week's episode focuses on metastatic non-small cell lung cancer - the quickly growing and changing systemic therapy landscape, including traditional chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted agents. Since our last recording the number of FDA-approved targeted drugs has signi ... Show More
13m 29s
Aug 31
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 2026 UPDATE
This week's episode focuses on early-stage and locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer - staging, pathology, local and systemic therapy. Before we start, the usual caveat: the treatment landscape of NSCLC is changing FAST, which is exciting, but know that the boards run a few ... Show More
13m 49s
Aug 2023
Episode 071: Heme Consults Series: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (A deeper dive!)
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We revisit a topic covered previously as part of our “Heme/Onc Emergencies” series: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in Episode 017. As part of our return, we dive deeper into the pathophysiology, principles of diagnosis, and manage ... Show More
35m 49s
Dec 2022
Episode 1 – Living with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
TTP is a life-threatening rare blood disorder requiring rapid diagnosis and treatment. Dr Eng Soo Yap and patient advocate, Ms Lisa Foster, help us understand more about the two main types of TTP, immune-mediated TTP (iTTP) and congenital TTP (cTTP), and the overall impact it has ... Show More
10m 41s
Aug 2021
Ep 79 Hemophilia: A Hemorrhagic Disposition
Bumps and bruises. Cuts and scrapes. Gashes and gouges. Injuries small and large are familiar to all of us, but what happens when part of our body’s innate healing ability is disrupted? What happens, for instance, when the blood just won’t stop flowing? In this episode, we explor ... Show More
1h 32m
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