Podcast 857: Alice in Wonderland Jeopardy

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: D-dimer: fibrin degradation product used to evaluate for clot formation and breakdown Threshold: <500ng/mL rules out venous thromboembolism in low risk patients Elevated D-dimer indicates recent or ongoing intravascular coagulat ...  Show more

Contributor: Taylor Lynch MD Educational Pearls: Melatonin is an endogenous hormone released primarily by the pineal gland Also released by extrapineal regions in the retina, the GI tract, and some immune cells Peak secretion occurs at night and is suppressed during the day Secre ...  Show more

Episode 305: Neurology VMR – Shallow breathing Episode description: We continue our campaign to #EndNeurophobia, with the help of Dr. Aaron Berkowitz. This time, Vaness presents a case of shallow breathing to Maria and Sridhara. Neurology DDx Schema   Vanessa Roque   Vanessa, a p ...  Show more

We continue our campaign to #EndNeurophobia, with the help of Dr. Aaron Berkowitz. This time, Maria presents a case of increased drowsiness to Dr. Mathieu Brunet and Dr. Mattia Rosso.  Neurology DDx Schema Maria Jimena Aleman Maria Jimena Aleman María Jimena Alemán was born and r ...  Show more

  Episode title: Episode 323: Neurology VMR – Visual hallucinations Episode description: We continue our campaign to #EndNeurophobia, with the help of Dr. Aaron Berkowitz. This time, Valeria presents a case of visual hallucinations to Greg and Umbish. Neurology DDx Schema   Valer ...  Show more

We continue our campaign to #EndNeurophobia, with the help of Dr. Aaron Berkowitz. This time, Maria presents a case of episodic transient loss of consciousness to Gabriel and Ravi. Schema 1 Schema 2 Neurology DDx Schema Maria Jimena Aleman Maria Jimena Aleman was born and raised ...  Show more