APT: Evidenced Based Medicine
For our last Academic Half Day of the year we will review concepts in Evidenced based medicine to utilize when reviewing studies. In preparation we are asking everyone to review a 2015 article from the NEJM on the SPIRNT trial.
APT: Tuberculosis
For APT we will be taking a look at Tuberculosis. There are lots of dense guidelines to help you treat TB. We just pulled the IDSA guidelines for drug susceptible pulmonary TB. In addition, there is a booklet from the CDC on treating Latent TB. Please review both prior to your session.
APT: Arthritis
For AHD we will be covering inflammatory arthritis. In preparation please read the review articles on OA, RA, and seronegative arthritis. In addition there is a quick pre-work sheet to help you classify arthritis.
APT: Liquid Malignancy
This week we will be covering a rather dense but high yield topic: Liquid Malignancy. Please read Leukemia: An Overview for Primary Care prior to the session. We also included two more in-depth essential readings which you may find helpful.
Pre - Reading
APT: Dermatology
This week we will be looking at rashes. In preparation please review Stanford’s “The General Dermatology Exam” so we will all be familiar with the language prior to the AHD. In addition, there are 3 helpful articles to review about dermatologic emergencies you may see while in the hospital.
Required Reading
Dermatologic Emergencies
APT: Acute Respiratory Failure
Your patient is short of breath, tripoding on the side of the bed, you’re watching the O2 sat drop. What do you do? This week we hope to help give you additional tools to recognize when someone is in Acute Respiratory Failure. Below are some helpful articles and guides that may help you prepare.
Helpful reading
Learner and facilitator guides
APT: Pulmonary Hypertension
Take a deep breath, it is time to tackle Pulmonary Hypertension. We have included some helpful links below for preparation
Readings
High Yield!
APT: Heme Onc Emergencies
This week we will be covering Heme Onc Emergencies. In preparation, please read the review article below detailing a variety of emergencies that can arise for a patient with a malignancy.
APT: Adrenal and Pituitary
This week we will be discussing the adrenal and pituitary glands. Below are several brief review articles that will help you prepare. It is a lot of reading but will help lay the ground work for understanding some key concepts.
Reading
APT: Meningitis
This week we will be reviewing Meningitis. The required reading this week are from the IDSA guidelines for Meningitis. We have introduced some essential readings as well, these are aimed to help you master the topic but are not required. Finally, for those that are interested we included the NEJM study regarding use of steroids.