Episode 95 - Non Per Os: The Tale of TPN

In this episode, we will cover Gavriil Ilizarov, the Soviet surgeon who created what is now known as the Ilizarov Apparatus, which is used to heal complex bone fractures and lengthen limbs. We'll discuss his life story, how he made his discovery, and its spread beyond the USSR. A ...  Show more

In this episode, we will talk about the Fowler position in surgery, its current and historical uses, the person behind the name, and the legend of its development. Along the way, we'll cover the origins of the Red Cross and Geneva Convention, the discovery of the pancreatic duct, ...  Show more

In this episode, we discuss our article of the week from JAMA Network Open which is entitled “Patient complexity, social factors, and hospitalization outcomes at academic and community hospitals.” Then, we discuss the positive relief on pain and anxiety that immersive imagery and ...  Show more

In this week's episode, we’ll start by reviewing an intriguing study that, while not randomized, calls into question whether less-intensive induction therapies provide a survival or quality of life benefit in older patients with AML. Next, we will review the somewhat surprising f ...  Show more

In the first episode of a two-part series, Dr. Joseph Conway will discuss four biologic therapies that have been approved in recent years by the FDA for the treatment of adults with generalized myasthenia gravis. In this episode, he will talk about two of the treatment medication ...  Show more

In this episode, we delve into the groundbreaking study "Influence of therapeutic plasma exchange treatment on short-term mortality of critically ill adult patients with sepsis-induced organ dysfunction." We explore how Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) could revolutionize the tr ...  Show more