53 - Very/Qurious Hypoxemia

In this episode, Avi walks us through a medical mystery many of us may not be aware of: Did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt truly have polio, or is an alternate diagnosis more likely? Click here for show notes and click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), ...  Show more

In the waning days of summer, we at The Curious Clinicians were in the mood take things back to the rains of spring. This episode is a reboot from our archives of one originally posted on March 27, 2025. Hannah dove into a question inspired by nature: Why do humans have such a ke ...  Show more

In this episode I cover pulmonary embolism.

If you want to follow along with written notes on pulmonary embolism go to zerotofinals.com/pe/ or find the respiratory section in the Zero to Finals medicine book.

This episode covers the risk factors, prophylaxis, ...

Episode #023 In this episode, we will be talking about Pulmonary Embolus including:PathophysiologyEtiologies (including Virchow's Triad)Clinical Signs and SymptomsPrevention TreatmentBE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY CCRN REVIEW ONLINE COURSE AVAILABLE ON APRIL 11, 2022!!! Come visit my we ...  Show more

Diagnosing & Managing Acute Hypoxemia with Nick Mark MDQuick! Your patient is desaturating! Have no fear, for in this installment of our Rapid Response series we have recruited pulmonologist/intensivist extraordinaire, the great Dr. Nick Mark of ICU One Pager, to share with us al ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we discuss two main causes of hypoxia as well as the utility of the A-a gradient to help determine the underlying etiology. We discuss different methods of oxygen delivery and briefly review etiologies that may cause hypoxia. Our medicine minute d ...  Show more