In this episode I cover meningitis. If you want to follow along with written notes on meningitis go to https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/infectiousdisease/meningitis/ or the infectious diseases section in the Zero to Finals medicine book. This episode covers the meningococcal meningitis, meningococcal septicaemia, causes, presentation, investigations, mana ... Show More
Aug 2023
Ep 123 Hand, Foot, and Mouth (and Butt?) Disease
<p>Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). The dreaded scourge of daycares, kindergartens, even occasionally college campuses, and the topic of this week’s episode. From the multiple viruses that cause HFMD to the wide array of symptoms (bye bye, fingernails), from the relatively r ... Show More
1h 30m
Mar 2022
Ep 92 Multiple Sclerosis: Scarred nerves & skating saints
Like many autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis so clearly illustrates how detection and description of a disease only gets us so far when it comes to prevention, treatment, and cure. In the over 150 years since the first comprehensive description of multiple sclerosis, a great ... Show More
1h 34m
Oct 2020
Episode 28 - Extremity Compartment Syndrome
What are the 5 or 6 Ps? If you answered Pain, Pain, Pain, Pain, Pain, and Pain, you can go right ahead and skip this episode. Extremity compartment syndrome is an acute surgical emergency and requires a HIGH index of suspicion in order to make the diagnosis. Therapy consists of f ... Show More
31m 43s
Apr 2022
Cholecystitis vs Choledocholithiasis vs Ascending Cholangitis [#DaVinciCases GI 2 - Anatomy Case 2]
This case covers the anatomy of the biliary tree and the key clinical and pathologic differences between cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and ascending cholangitis. The corresponding video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_wdiKvkw3yY
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17m 9s