291. Congenital Neck Masses

01/14/20 • 13 min

Alice Liu is a fourth year student at the University of British Columbia. Sarah Zahabi is a fourth year medical student at McGill University. By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to: describe an approach to common congenital neck masses in children explain how the clinical presentation of common congenital neck masses relates to their embryologic origins outline the treatment of the most common congenital neck masses in children

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290. Pulmonary Embolisms and Deep Vein Thrombosis

In this podcast Gaurang Joshi, a first year surgical resident at the University of Illinois in Chicago Metropolitian Group Hospitals, discusses Pulmonary Embolisms and Deep Vein Thrombosis. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: ● Understand why the detection of PE is important ● Explain the pathophysiology of a PE ● Describe the clinical signs and presentation of a PE ● Recognize your Differential Diagnosis when suspecting a PE ● Know the treatment options

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292. Acute Limb Ischemia

Rebecca Afford is a 4th year medical student from the Northern Medical Program at UBC. This podcast has been created with help from Dr. Jonathan Misskey, vascular surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital. The topic of today’s podcast will be acute limb ischemia. By the end of this podcast, the listener should be able to: #1. Define the importance of recognizing and treating acute limb ischemia #2. Understand the pathophysiology and risk factors for acute limb ischemia #3. Identify key features on history and physical examination suggestive of acute limb ischemia #4. Create a differential diagnosis for acute limb ischemia #5. Understand the natural history of acute limb ischemia #6. Be aware of surgical and non-surgical options for the treatment of acute limb ischemia and finally, #7. Identify potential complications of reperfusing a limb