This is a common topic to be pimped on in Emergency Medicine.  This pathology is not uncommon, can manifest with varying signs and symptoms and is associated with a high mortality.  This topic is extremely important to understand, not only because of its occurrence rate and related mortality, but because the actions taken immediately in the Emergency […]

Vital basics on vital signs and other signs that are vital. Our goal in medicine is to gather and organize data, interpret that data and ultimately make decisions in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of disease.  The initial part of this system is to ensure that adequate and correct data is collected and interpreted with knowledge […]

Rob Kawa discusses Acute respiratory distress syndrome. ARDS PDF ARDS Podcast

“Oh, this is definitely MEN syndrome….but which one?” No matter how many times I have memorized these syndromes I feel like the information is gone after a week.  I looked around for helpful study tips but since most use a combination of “this many Ps and that many Ms”…yet everything is a P or M, […]

Rob Kawa talks palliative care in this podcast.  This is a great talk going over lots of Osteopathic principles as well as techniques.  This should also help those out there with a COMLEX exam coming up.  Enjoy! OMT In Hospice and Palliative Care PDF

Here is a quick overview of many rheumatologic pathologies.  My goal was to create a quick visual aid to assist in differential diagnosis and managing the dreaded rheumatology board question.  I plan on editing and adding to the form so I welcome any comments. Approach to Rheumatic Patient

I am working on a few podcasts but in the meantime I thought I’d share a new sheet that is helping me during my Internal Medicine rotation.  It is a work in progress so let me know about any corrections or additions you can think of. Criteria and Rules Sheet

Postoperative fever is an extremely common finding and therefore an extremely common topic for med students to be pimped on. Fever is found in as many as 91% of post-op patients. It is most often benign and self-limited and a normal physiologic response to the trauma of surgery.  However it can be due to a variety […]

Oral case presentations (OCPs) are an integral part of the medical student learning experience and more importantly the team aspect of patient care.  In this podcast I sit down with Dr. Natasha Bray DO, Director of Medical Education at Broward Health Medical Center, to discuss some tips for presenting a patient, the common mistakes made […]

Quick Pimps is a new series where I will quickly discuss topics that medical students are commonly “pimped” on.  This first episode I will discuss the treatment of hyperkalemia.  I will rapidly go through an overview of the treatment and then go more extensively in to details on the different treatment modalities. Treatment of Hyperkalemia […]