Zulfiqar Rana, MD, MPH, FACP

Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Edema

Edema evaluation

Attendance requirements:


Please see the “Guidelines” section.

Objectives:


  • Know the differential for this condition
  • Know how to approach a patient with this condition.
  • Know basic signs, symptoms, and treatment of other medical conditions in the differential.

Required reading:


  • Harrison’s chapter on Edema.
  • Also, review other “student slides” below. Know the differential and work-up algorithm!

Suggested reading:


Please use the text of your choice, e.g., UpToDate, Step-up to Medicine, Harrison’s, etc.

  • Pathophysiology of Edema

Student Slides:


Hypoxia

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SOAP note

How to present a SOAP note for outpatient and general medical and surgical ward (excluding ICU): Read more of this post

Fluid and Sodium balance 1

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Cough

Introduction

Attendance:


  • There are no writing assignments for the students. We want students to do what they are supposed to do – read and have fun!
  • The students who have been assigned a topic will only have to get together with the presenter to give their input about the topic and format. This may also entail going over a topic from the presentation. Slides will be provided.
  • Please read the topic beforehand.
  • All students are expected to be logged in via Zoom, including the ones attending the meeting in person.
  • All students are expected to participate and answer questions in the text box via Zoom.
  • Download/log in to MDCalc.com | Apple | Android

Format of presentation:


Includes:

  • An introductory case that proceeds to show how to approach the symptom, including,
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Approach to the problem
  • Short cases
  • Long cases
  • Questions and discussion

Short cases:


All students are expected to be logged in via Zoom (even the ones attending the meeting in person).

All students are expected to participate and answer questions via Zoom.

Generally geared toward applying the above knowledge to diagnose various conditions in the differential diagnosis and its basic treatment.

Long cases:


Generally geared toward applying the above knowledge to treat various conditions.

Questions and discussion:


Open forum.

Anemia

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Hemolytic Anemia

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Hypercalcemia

Simple steps to work up hypercalcemia:

  • If PTHi high then follow work up for Hyperpaprathyroidism
  • If PTHi normal then order
    24 hour urine calcium and creatinine (Fractional excretion of Calcium)
    PTHrP
    TSH
    SPEP, UPEP, Serum light chains
    25-hydroxy Vitamin D
    1,25 hydroxy Vitamin D (consider lymphoma, sarcoid, TB)
  • Other rare cause
    Vitamin A
    Thyroid

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