Zulfiqar Rana, MD, MPH, FACP

Suggested Curriculum.

Core topics

• COVID-19
  

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• COPD
  

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  COPD (.pdf)
  GOLD-2019 report (.pdf)

• Coronary Artery Disease
  

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  Up-to-Date: Overview of primary prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke
  Up-to-date: Chronic coronary syndrome: Overview of care

• Diabetes type I
  

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  Up-to-date: Management of blood glucose in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus

• Diabetes type II
  

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  Therapy for Diabetes and related disorders (book)
  Practical Insulin by ADA (book) (or Read “Insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus” AND “Management of blood glucose in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus” from UptoDate)
  Medicine Algorithm by ADA

  Up-to-date: Insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus
  Up-to-Date: Management of blood glucose in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus
  Up-To-date: Interactive Diabetes case #17 – new diagnosis
  Up-To-date: Interactive Diabetes case #16 – deterioration
  Up-To-date: Interactive diabetes case #2: Switching from oral agents to insulin in type 2 diabetes

• Hypertension
  

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  JNC Guidelines: 27jnc8htnguidelinesbookbooklet (.pdf)
  JNC guidelines_made_simple_2017_hbp (.pdf)

• Hyperlipidemia
  

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  Cholesterol guidelines at a glance
  Up-to-Date: Management of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the secondary
  prevention of cardiovascular disease
  Management of LDL-C in adults without cardiovascular disease – UpToDate

• Common Infections in Primary Care
  

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  • Up-to-date: Evaluation of acute pharyngitis in adults
  • Up-to-date: Acute otitis media in adults
  • Up-to-date: Uncomplicated acute sinusitis and rhinosinusitis in adults: Treatment
  • Up-to-date: Acute sinusitis and rhinosinusitis in adults: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis
  • Up-to-date: Acute bronchitis in adults
  • Up-to-date: Diagnostic approach to community-acquired pneumonia in adults
• Office Orthopedics
  

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  • Up-to-date: Physical examination of the shoulder
  • Up-to-date: Physical examination of the knee
  • Up-to-date: Musculoskeletal examination of the hip and groin

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